PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The 15th-ranked Providence College Friars shutout the Union Skating Dutchmen, 8-0, Sunday, October 29, 2000 at PC's Schneider Arena. Providence sophomore goaltender Nolan Schaefer made 35 saves and recorded his first career shutout.

The Friars took an early 2-0 lead on goals from J.J. Picinic at 12:41 and Peter Fregoe at 13:37. Picinic netted his second goal in as many games when he fired a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that beat Union goaltender Brandon Snee high to the glove side. Fregoe added to the lead when he finished off a breakaway by wristing a high shot over a sprawled Snee.

Providence took over in the second period with four goals to take a 6-0 lead after 40 minutes of play. Sophomore Jon DiSalvatore netted consecutive goals at 1:45 and 5:22 before Drew Omicioli recorded a short-handed tally at 9:48 to give PC a seven-goal cushion. Senior Jay Leach finished off the scoring in the period with a blast from the left point with 23 seconds remaining in the period.

The Friars added power-play tallies by Mike Lucci at 6:15 and 7:32 to finish out the scoring in the third period.

Snee, who was replaced by Marc Wise at the start of the third period, combined with Wise to make 32 stops in the game

With the win, the Friars' record improved to 3-0-1 overall, while the Dutchmen dropped to 2-1-0.

Providence College will return to action on Friday, November 4 versus Maine at Schneider Arena at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 29, 2000

Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.


Union College (2-1-0)	0	0	0	---0		15-30	0-8
Providence College (3-0-1)	2	4	2	---8		11-25	3-11

Per	Time	Team	Goal Scorer  (Assists)
1	12:41	PC	J.J. Picinic, 2 (Marc Suderman, Adam Lee)
1	13:37	PC	Peter Fregoe, 1(Regan Kelly, Jon DiSalvatore)
2	1:45	PC	Jon DiSalvatore, 3(Devin Rask, Peter Fregoe)
2	5:22	PC	Jon DiSalvatore, 4 (Devin Rask, Drew Omicioli)PP
2	9:48	PC	Drew Omicioli, 2 (Devin Rask, Matt Libby)SH
2	19:37	PC	Jay Leach, 2 (Marc Suderman, Cole Gendreau)
3	6:15	PC	Michael Lucci 3 (Regan Kelly, Peter Zingoni) PP
3	7:32	PC	Cody Loughlean 2 (Stephen Wood, Jay Leach) PP



Saves:
Brandon Snee (UC)	10	9	x	--19	(40:00)
Marc Wise (UC)	x	x	13	--13	(20:00)
Nolan Schaefer (PC)	13	12	10	--35	(60:00)


Attendance: 1,114 (Schneider Arena)