Eagles fall to Riverhawks to end the semester.

David Vallorani had a goal and an assist for the Riverhawks.

You always want to go with a bang but unfortunately the Eagles could not as they fell to a Lowell team that is really really good tonight in the last game before Christmas Break. What Lowell did is they just clogged the lanes in the middle of the ice and didn't give BC really any odd man rushes that the Eagles could take advantage of. The first Lowell goal was just terrible. Vallorani  was on a 1-2 vs Alber and Cross and just split them to go in all alone and put the Hawks up 1-0. Lowell's PK got the job done on the night, holding the Eagles to 1/5 on the night. Lowell does a better job than anyone of going down and blocking shots and boy did they do it a lot. Every shot from the point seemed to be blocked by a Lowell player that soon resulted in a Lowell odd man rush. None of the three goals were Billett's fault as they were just defensive collapses. On the second Lowell goal (a pp goal) BC's rotation messed up when Cross went all the way out to the point and no one picked up the guy that dropped down which led to a 2-1 right in front of the net and soon another Lowell goal. The third goal though, was the worst. BC nearly converted on a 2-1 chances but they were also in the mist of a change and no one decided to pick up a streaking Joe Pendeza who went in all alone for the game winner. Overall, I am really disappointed in the way the first line played tonight. Gaudreau-Arnold-Krieder go outplayed by the Wetmore line all night long. That line needs to be hitting on all cylinders for the Eagles to win, and it wasn't.

Why BC Lost 

1. The team that wanted it more won. Lowell really gave it their absolute best effort on the night. BC gave a solid effort but were just outplayed by a very defensively sound Lowell team.

2. Defensive collapses. All three Lowell goals were because of BC defensive collapses whether it was short handed or just in the neutral zone.

3. Doug Carr made some spectacular saves for the Riverhawks. That Lowell team is definitely a Hockey East title contender. I really like the way that team plays.

Positives

 I didn't think BC was that bad I just thought they had too many defensive collapses that led to grade A chances for the Riverhawks. Good games from Steve Whitney, Paul Carey, and Barry Almeida

Next Game- The Great Lakes Invitational in Detroit vs Michigan on 12/29.