Jake Percival reverses curse, records first career hat trick in UConn's 4-2 win

Coming into Friday night, Jake Percival had yet to score through UConn’s first 10 games. Despite putting 23 shots on net in that span — fifth-most on the team — he couldn’t find the back of the net. Those weren’t empty chances, either. Percival had gotten breakaways, odd-man rushes, looks on the doorstep — grade-A chances of every kind.

The puck just wouldn’t go in.

“I thought it was cursed for a little bit,” Percival said.

Against Northeastern, his luck finally turned. Percival broke through with his first goal of the year late in the second period, added a second midway through the third and then capped off the 4-2 win with an empty-netter to secure the first hat trick of his collegiate career.

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