{"id":127088,"date":"2021-03-17T21:48:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T02:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=127088"},"modified":"2021-03-22T08:56:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T13:56:00","slug":"hockey-east-tournament-semifinals-see-umass-lowell-down-boston-college-in-double-ot-umass-defeat-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2021\/03\/17\/hockey-east-tournament-semifinals-see-umass-lowell-down-boston-college-in-double-ot-umass-defeat-providence\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey East tournament semifinals see UMass Lowell down Boston College in double OT, UMass defeat Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matt Brown celebrates his double-overtime winner for UMass Lowell Wednesday night as the River Hawks downed Boston College 6-5 to advance to the Hockey East title game Saturday night (photo: Rich Gagnon).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One Hockey East tournament semifinal Wednesday night could be compared to a roller coaster of epic proportions.<\/p>\n

The other one was simply 60 minutes of hockey.<\/p>\n

When the dust settled, UMass toppled Boston College in double overtime and UMass defeated Providence.<\/p>\n

The two Massachusetts teams will now meet for the Hockey East championship for the first time ever Saturday night with the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament on the line.<\/p>\n

If Lowell wins, it will be the first time a No. 7 seed has won the title. If UMass wins, it will be the first-ever conference championship for the Minutemen.<\/p>\n

The Hockey East championship game gets underway at 7 p.m. Saturday night from the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass.<\/p>\n

UMass Lowell 6, Boston College 5 (2OT)<\/h4>\n

After a potential Boston College goal was overturned in the first overtime due to an offside call, Matt Brown won it for the River Hawks 12 minutes into the second extra session.<\/p>\n

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How now Matt BROWN!!!! ??#UnitedInBlue<\/a> #HockeyEast<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kWDpY2KgQ7<\/a><\/p>\n

— UMass Lowell Hockey (@RiverHawkHockey) March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n