{"id":136435,"date":"2022-10-15T23:13:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T04:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=136435"},"modified":"2022-10-15T23:13:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T04:13:25","slug":"saturday-recap-massachusetts-completes-sweep-of-no-1-denver-minnesota-state-sweeps-minnesota-duluth-quinnipiac-takes-w-over-north-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2022\/10\/15\/saturday-recap-massachusetts-completes-sweep-of-no-1-denver-minnesota-state-sweeps-minnesota-duluth-quinnipiac-takes-w-over-north-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY RECAP: Massachusetts completes sweep of No. 1 Denver, Minnesota State sweeps Minnesota Duluth, Quinnipiac takes ‘W’ over North Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luke Pavicich pitched the shutout in goal Saturday night for UMass (photo: Thom Kendall\/UMass Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Massachusetts completed the sweep of No. 1 Denver, as the 13th-ranked Minutemen downed the Pioneers 3-0 Saturday night at the Mullins Center.<\/p>\n

Luke Pavicich stopped all 30 shots fired his way and Cal Kiefiuk registered a goal and an assist for UMass.<\/p>\n

“Last night was a pretty disjointed game and I came away just happy to win the game,” said UMass coach Greg Carvel. “Tonight, I was very happy with the way we played. I’m very proud of this group. I’m sure everyone will say ‘the team made a statement,’ but most importantly we made a statement to ourselves. I think this group created an identity this weekend, very similar to our teams in the last couple years. I saw so many positives tonight and, of course, it starts with the goaltender. I thought our defense played way better tonight. To shut out that team, that’s quite a feat. I thought we got a little lucky at times.<\/p>\n

“We had some puck luck this weekend for sure, but I walk away tonight feeling like we earned the victory tonight for sure.”<\/p>\n

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MOOD RN \ud83d\udc47#NewMass<\/a> X #Flagship<\/a> \ud83d\udea9 pic.twitter.com\/8Y07TY30GF<\/a><\/p>\n

— UMass Hockey (@UMassHockey) October 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n