BU Beats UMass, 3-2, in OT to Win Hockey East Quarterfinal

 

The No. 9 Terriers (3rd in Hockey East) advance over No. 14 UMass (6th in the conference). 

BU got goals in regulation time by Shane LaChance and Sasha Boumedienne, and then Cole Eiserman won it with a goal 2:59 into OT.  Mikhail Yegorov made 36 saves in goal.

The Semifinal round will be held at TD Garden on Thursday, March 20. The winners will advance to the Hockey East title game on Friday, March 21 to determine the winner of the Lamoriello Trophy and the league’s automatic qualifier into the NCAA Tournament.

The Terriers already won the Hockey East women's championship. Now's the time for the men to step up, too.