No. 19/18 Massachusetts Hockey Drops Non-League Matchup To Northeastern, 4-1

AMHERST, Mass. – No. 19/18 Massachusetts hockey pulled level with Northeastern in the second period, but the Huskies converted on a 5-on-3 to net the eventual game winner and skated past the Minutemen, 4-1 on Saturday at the Mullins Center. The setback leaves UMass at 2-3-1, while Northeastern improves to 2-1-0. “It’s really tough to earn sweeps in this league,” said UMass head coach Greg Carvel . One team goes home angry, shows up to play hard the next night. One doesn’t and that was the case tonight. Give Northeastern a lot of credit. They came out, played very hard.…