PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Troy Lake and Mike Omicioli each tallied two goals to lead the Providence College Friars to an 8-1 win against UMass-Amherst in HOCKEY EAST action on Friday, January 15 at PC's Schneider Arena.

The Friars wasted little time taking advantage of a five minute major penalty to Bryan Fitzgerald at 2:40 of the first period as Mike Omicioli slapped home a PC goal eight seconds into the penalty to give the Friars a 1-0 lead. Jerry Keefe made a nifty move during a one-on-one break in when he slipped the puck through the UMass defender then skated by the defenseman and slid a low shot past UMass goaltender Mike Johnson at 10:45 of the first for the Friars' second goal. The Friars tallied their final goal of the first period when Josh MacNevin blasted a low shot past Johnson on the stick side at 15:53 of the first.

PC's offense looked sharp in the second period as the team increased its lead to 7-0 with four goals in the second 20 minutes of play. Nick Lent intercepted a pass by Johnson out of the defensive zone and wristed a shot into the an empty net at 6:29 of the second. After Lent's goal, Johnson was replaced by Markus Helanen in goal for the Minutemen. Special teams accounted for the next two PC goals as Troy Lake scored a power-play tally at 13:11 and Mike Omicioli contributed with his second goal of the night in a short-handed situation at 16:08. Lake added his second goal of the period at 18:28 to close out the scoring for the Friars in the second.

UMass' Jay Shaw tallied the lone goal of the game for the Minutemen when he fired in a wrist shot at 5:53 of the third period. Matt Libby closed out the scoring for the Friars with his third goal of the season at 17:29 of the third.

With the win, Providence raised its record to 11-9 overall and 6-5 in HOCKEY EAST action, while UMass-Amherst fell to 5-13-1 overall and 2-8-1 in league play.

Providence College will return to action against UMass-Lowell on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2:00 p.m. at Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass.

Friday, January 15, 1999

Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.

UMass-Amherst (5-13-1) 0 0 1 -- 1 5-21 0-6

Providence College (11-9) 3 4 1 --8 11-38 2-3

Per Time Team Goal Scorer (Assists)

1 2:48 PC Mike Omicioli 12 (Jerry Keefe, Doug Sheppard) PP

1 10:45 PC Jerry Keefe 13 (Fernando Pisani, Jason Ialongo)

1 15:53 PC Josh MacNevin 2 (Jon Cameron, Jon Coe)

2 6:29 PC Nick Lent 4 (unassisted)

2 13:11 PC Troy Lake 9 (Heath Gordon, Josh MacNevin) PP

2 16:08 PC Mike Omicioli 13 (Jerry Keefe, Mike Farrell) SH

2 18:28 PC Troy Lake 10 (Mike Farrell, Dave Gunderson)

3 5:53 UMA Jay Shaw 1 (unassisted)

3 17:29 PC Matt Libby 3 (Doug Sheppard)

Saves:

Mike Johnson (UMA) 9 1 x --10 (26:29)

Markus Helanen (UMA) x 2 6 --8 (33:31)

Mark Kane (PC) 8 9 5 --22 (60:00)

Attendance: 1,108 (Schneider Arena)