UConn's valiant effort at No. 3 BC comes up short

UConn men’s hockey gave No. 3 Boston College all it could handle on Wednesday night but the Huskies ultimately fell 2-1 in overtime at Conte Forum.

Despite the loss, it was far from a frustrating finish to the first half. UConn outplayed the hosts for stretches and survived a third period push from the Eagles to force overtime and steal a point.

There’s not much shame in coming up just short on the road against a bonafide national title contender.

“I thought it was a really good hockey game,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh said postgame. “We came out and played pretty well.”

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