{"id":89661,"date":"2018-12-09T00:09:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T06:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=89661"},"modified":"2020-08-24T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T18:41:57","slug":"uscho-com-game-of-the-week-no-1-umass-rebounds-downs-no-8-quinnipiac-in-front-of-sold-out-mullins-center-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2018\/12\/09\/uscho-com-game-of-the-week-no-1-umass-rebounds-downs-no-8-quinnipiac-in-front-of-sold-out-mullins-center-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"USCHO.com GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 1 UMass rebounds, downs No. 8 Quinnipiac in front of sold-out Mullins Center crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Massachusetts used three goals in the final period to come from behind and defeat Quinnipiac Saturday night to split the home-and-home set between the two clubs (photo: Thom Kendall\/UMass Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

AMHERST, Mass. —<\/b> It took a while for Massachusetts to give the home crowd something to cheer about Saturday night, but when it did, the Mullins Center erupted.<\/p>\n

The top-ranked Minutemen scored three third-period goals to beat No. 8 Quinnipiac 3-1 before a crowd of 8,412. The attendance was a new program record and the first time in 18 years that the Mullins Center sold out for a hockey game \u2013 and the first time UMass hosted a game as the No. 1 ranked team in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was something special — you kind of got goose bumps walking out there and seeing all those people with the white towels,\u201d said UMass senior Ivan Chukarov, whose first goal of the season tied the game early in the third. \u201cIt was a sight to see. It was something that we hadn\u2019t been used to in a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacob Pritchard scored the game-winning goal for the Minuteman later in the period. That goal was set up by an aggressive play from Philip Lagunov, who forced a turnover behind Quinnipiac goalie Keith Petruzzelli (37 saves) and then found Pritchard near the crease at 8:37 to send the crowd into an uproar.<\/p>\n

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Here's how we took the lead courtesy of @jpritch91<\/a> <\/p>\n

Currently still 2-1 with 7:43 to go in the third#NewMass<\/a> | #Flagship<\/a> ? pic.twitter.com\/DNH9Fg9vXz<\/a><\/p>\n

— UMass Hockey (@UMassHockey) December 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n