Smith, Wall Help UMass Lowell Sweep Colorado College, 4-0
Junior C.J. Smith scores two goals and freshman Tyler Wall makes 29 saves for River Hawks

Junior forward C.J. Smith scored two goals for the River Hawks
Prd Time  Team Score Type Scored By Assists
1st 2:14  UML1-0 PP GW C.J. Smith (1)Joe Gambardella/4, John Edwardh/1
1st 15:45  UML2-0 PP C.J. Smith (2)Michael Kapla/4, Chris Forney/1
2nd 14:27  UML3-0 EV Dylan Zink (2)Connor Wilson/2, Evan Campbell/2
2nd 16:45  UML4-0 EV EA Mattias Göransson (3)Joe Gambardella/5, John Edwardh/2
Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final
UMass Lowell  2204
Colorado College  0000
Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG
UMass Lowell  107926
Colorado College  911929
Team Stats and Records  PP PIM SHGF
UMass Lowell (2-0-2)  2/6 6/12 0
Colorado College (1-3-0)  0/6 6/12 0
UMass Lowell Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Tyler Wall (W, 2-0-1)59:450 911929
Empty Net0:150     
Colorado College Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Alex Leclerc (L, 1-3-0)40:004 85013
Derek Shatzer20:000 0099

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Junior forward C.J. Smith (Des Moines, Iowa) scored a game-high two goals to lead the No. 7 UMass Lowell Hockey team to a 4-0 victory and a series sweep against Colorado College in non-conference play on Saturday night at the Broadmoor World Arena in the series finale.

With the win, UMass Lowell improves to 2-0-2 and the Tigers drop to 1-3-0 overall.

Senior defenseman Dylan Zink (Madison, Wis.) extended UMass Lowell's lead to 3-0 with second tally of the season with just 5:33 left in the second period. Freshman Mattias Goransson added his third of the year to give the River Hawks a 4-0 lead on an extra attacker goal at 16:45 of the middle stanza.

Smith scored goals at 2:14 and 15:45 to give the River Hawks 2-0 lead at the end of the first period. It marked Smith's seventh career two-goal game as a River Hawk. UMass Lowell held a 10-9 shot advantage at the end of the opening period.

Freshman goaltender Tyler Wall (Leamington, Ont.) made his second career start for the River Hawks, posting 29 saves in his first career shutout and second career win, which included 11 saves in the second frame. Alex Leclerc posted 13 stops for the Tigers in the losing effort in the first 40 minutes and was relieved by Derek Shatzer stopping nine shots in the third period.

UMass Lowell finished the night 2-for-6 on the power play and a perfect 6-for-6 on the penalty kill.

Senior forward Evan Campbell (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) led the River Hawks in the faceoff circle, winning 9 of 12 faceoffs (75%) in the win vs. the Tigers.

UMass Lowell returns to action on Friday, October 21st against ECAC foe St. Lawrence on Homecoming Weekend. Game time from the Tsongas Center is 7:15 p.m.