{"id":99638,"date":"2019-10-06T20:39:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T01:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=94827"},"modified":"2020-08-24T11:39:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:39:47","slug":"hausinger-rookies-pace-umass-lowell-to-opening-weekend-sweep-of-alabama-huntsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2019\/10\/06\/hausinger-rookies-pace-umass-lowell-to-opening-weekend-sweep-of-alabama-huntsville\/","title":{"rendered":"Hausinger, rookies pace UMass Lowell to opening weekend sweep of Alabama Huntsville"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UMass Lowell senior Kenny Hausinger scored a back-breaking goal on Sunday to help lead the River Hawks to a 3-1 win and a weekend sweep of Alabama Huntsville (Photo: Rich Gagnon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOWELL, Mass.\u00a0<\/strong>— UMass Lowell put up a dominating defensive performance on Sunday on the back-end of a two-game series with Alabama Huntsville.<\/p>\n

But despite limiting the chances for the Chargers, the River Hawks had just a one-goal lead after Huntsville’s Tyr Thompson scored a power play goal with 12:40 remaining.<\/p>\n

That’s when senior Kenny Hausinger made the game’s biggest play. A night after scoring on a breakaway to extend a River Hawks lead, Hausinger repeated the feat, this time just 57 seconds after the Chargers pulled close, leading the River Hawks to a 3-1 win and sweep of the opening weekend series.<\/p>\n

Lowell took a 2-0 lead on goals by freshmen, the fourth and fifth goals scored by the rookie class on the weekend. Carl Berglund opened the scoring poking home the rebound of a Zach Kaiser pass that seemed to fool goalie David Fessenden. Then Andre Lee scored his second of the weekend on an odd-man rush.<\/p>\n

Tyler Wall earned his second win of the season making 12 saves.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. 20 Arizona State 6, Mercyhurst 4<\/strong>
\nThe 20th ranked Sun Devils bounced back from a difficult loss on Saturday to earn a 6-4 victory over Mercyhurst on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Host Arizona State held leads of 4-1 and 5-2 before Mercyhurst drew close late, as third period goals from James Anderson and Owen Norton, Saturday’s hero who scored the overtime game winner. But unlike a night earlier when Mercyhurst found a way to tie and win the game in the closing minutes, Johnny Walker put this game away with an empty-net goal with 12 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

Max Prawdzik, a transfer from Boston University, earned his first win as a Sun Devil, making 17 saves.<\/p>\n

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? SUN DEVILS WIN! ?<\/p>\n

Back in action next weekend on the road at #3 Minnesota State. pic.twitter.com\/O4TiMG2Tkl<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) October 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n