Oct. 20, 2000

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College senior goaltender Boyd Ballard made 30 saves to lead the Friars to a 5-0 shutout over Miami University in men's college hockey action on Friday, October 20 at Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I. The shutout improved the Friar's record in openers to 31-18-1 as they began the 50th season of Providence College hockey.

Sophomore Michael Lucci gave the Friars a 2-0 first period lead with goals at 2:50 and 12:50. The Friars took over in the second period as junior Drew Omicioli opened the scoring with a short-handed blast that beat Miami netminder David Bowen at the 13:50 mark. Senior Matt Libby added a power play goal at 19:58 to give the Friars a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes of play. Freshman Cody Loughlean scored the final goal of the game when he one-timed a pass from Peter Zingoni just 36 seconds into the third period.

PC's special teams played a significant role in the victory as the Friars were 11-11 in penalty kill situations, 2-7 on the power play and notched one short-handed goal.

For Ballard, it marked his fourth career shutout and first since December 10, 1999. Bowen recorded 25 saves in the loss for Miami.

Providence College will return to action on October 21 versus Lake Superior State at Schneider Arena at 7:00 p.m.

Friday, October 20, 2000

Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.

Miami University (1-1-1)	0	0	0	---0		10-20	0-11
Providence College (1-0-0)	2	2	1	---5		14-28	2-7

Per	Time	Team	Goal Scorer  (Assists)
1	2:50	PC	Michael Lucci, 1 (Devin Rask)
1	12:50	PC	Michael Lucci, 2 (Drew Omicioli, Matt Libby)PP
2	13:50	PC	Drew Omicioli, 1 (Unassisted) SH
2	19:38	PC	Matt Libby, 1(Doug Wright, Jay Leach) PP
3	00:36	PC	Cody Loughlean, 1(Peter Zingoni)


Saves:
David Bowen (MU)	4	10	11	--25	(60:00)
Boyd Ballard (PC)	12	12	6	--30	(60:00)


Attendance: 1,685 (Schneider Arena)