{"id":28026,"date":"2021-10-02T23:43:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T03:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=28026"},"modified":"2021-10-03T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T14:00:15","slug":"mens-hockey-no-10-terriers-throttle-holy-cross-in-exhibition-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/10\/02\/mens-hockey-no-10-terriers-throttle-holy-cross-in-exhibition-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Hockey: No. 10 Terriers throttle Holy Cross in exhibition matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Patrick Donnelly<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Junior forward Sam Stevens notched a goal and an assist as the Boston University Terriers took down the Holy Cross Crusaders 5-1 in an exhibition game at Walter Brown Arena on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Five different Terriers found the back of the net and 11 recorded at least a point. The game also marked the fist time the Terriers played in front of fans since the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s exciting to play again,&#8221; BU head coach Albie O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;It&#8217;s exciting to see the band and get fans in the building. I think that was a big boost after our guys went out for warmups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore goaltender Drew Commesso made 19 saves. For Holy Cross, junior Matt Radomsky, freshman Thomas Gale and senior Erik Gordon combined for 34 stops.<\/p>\n<p>Crusader sophomore forward Jack Ricketts opened the scoring on a breakaway to give Holy Cross a 1-0 lead at 11:37 of the first.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First goal of the season (sort of)! <\/p>\n<p>We see you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackricketts19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jackricketts19<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoCrossGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoCrossGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WwqivPXWTr\">pic.twitter.com\/WwqivPXWTr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Holy Cross M. Hockey (@HCrossMHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HCrossMHockey\/status\/1444452080073129984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Freshman forward Tyler Boucher tied it up just 30 seconds later on the power play at 12:07. Sophomore forward Luke Tuch and junior transfer forward Matt Brown picked up the assists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re up 1-0 thanks to Tyler Boucher&#39;s power-play goal! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E8zZih5U0H\">pic.twitter.com\/E8zZih5U0H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1444453458350850048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Junior forward Robert Mastrosimone gave BU a 2-1 lead at 2:16 of the second period on the man-advantage to finish a smooth tic-tac-toe play with junior forwards Wilmer Skoog and Ethan Phillips. Mastrosimone finished with nine shots on goal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great passing sets up Mastro on the power play to make it 2-1!<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s really 2-1 we promise. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4n2fEAo4LT\">pic.twitter.com\/4n2fEAo4LT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1444461029744955398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We kind of took the game over in the second, and obviously made a couple big plays with that the bang-bang-bang goal,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;That was kind of a changing moment of the game that took a little bit of wind out of their sail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Freshman blueliner Ty Gallagher made it 3-1 Terriers at 11:51. After a scrum in front, Stevens fished it loose towards the high slot where Gallagher roofed a shot high, glove-side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you got featured in our pregame tweet, you&#39;ve scored tonight!<\/p>\n<p>Ty Gallagher gets in on the fun to make it 3-1! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TjkfLpHVSK\">pic.twitter.com\/TjkfLpHVSK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1444467369879896064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Under two minutes later junior defenseman Case McCarthy made it 4-1 at 13:35 as BU piled it on. Senior captain Logan Cockerill led the rush and his shot deflected wide before McCarthy picked it up behind the net and banked it in off Gale.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Case called bank!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#39;s the goal that put us up 4-1. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QqI01Mkazc\">pic.twitter.com\/QqI01Mkazc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1444471025937395715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>1:18 after McCarthy&#8217;s goal, Stevens scored short-handed to make it 5-1 at 14:53 after a pretty finish. The Montreal, Que., native broke in before finishing a pretty shot upstairs on Gale.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Stevens] had a good night,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;And [Mastrosimone] was terrific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re heading to the third period with a 5-1 lead thanks to this great individual effort from Sam Stevens! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wSEWI719Mk\">pic.twitter.com\/wSEWI719Mk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1444471663471443973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The two sides combined for seven penalties in a heated second period.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a lot of after the whistle stuff, which we&#8217;re not crazy about,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;It was a little bit of some wrestling matches, and it was a little bit like a junior hockey game from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought our guys stood tall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Neither team found the scoresheet in the third period. Gordon stopped all 12 shots he faced in the final 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Terriers converted on two of nine power plays on the night, while Holy Cross went zero-for-six.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t give up a lot of shots or scoring chances, and were able to generate a lot,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;Our power play is definitely gonna have the opportunity to get better, even though we scored two [goals on the power play].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BU will open their regular season on the road against the University of Connecticut Huskies at 7:05 p.m. before returning to Agganis Arena for the first time since Feb. 29 2020 for the home opener and 100th season celebration against the Huskies at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image: Junior forward Sam Stevens shields the puck from Nick Hale during an exhibition game against Holy Cross at Walter Brown Arena on Oct. 2, 2021. 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