(CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.H. -- Coming off a surprising tie to Merrimack, the Boston College men's ice hockey team had the tough task of regrouping against No. 6 New Hampshire.
For the Eagles, hopes of keeping up with UNH on Saturday came down to a pivotal momentum swing in the third period that gave the Wildcats a lead they would not relinquish.
After Boston College's Ryan Hayes tied the game four minutes into the third period, University of New Hampshire's Brad Flaishans scored just 1:16 later to put the Wildcats back on top.
UNH then used the rest of the period to pull away from the Eagles, who could not solve UNH goaltender Kevin Regan.
Carl Switzer and James vanRiemsdyk also netted goals in the third to give UNH a 5-2 win.
BC took advantage of the power play (resulting from Mike Radja slashing) to score the tying goal.
Hayes redirected Ben Smith's centering pass from midair into the back of the net to give BC reason to hope.
Andrew Orpik scored BC's first goal at 11:07 in the second period.
Carl Sneep found Orpik in the slot, where he fired the puck above goaltender Kevin Regan's left shoulder.
Defenseman Flaishans fired off the winning shot from above the left face-off circle; the puck flew past BC goalie John Muse's glove.
Defenseman Switzer's goal came at 12:26 from the top of the left faceoff circle.
At 14:49, forward vanRiemsdyk scored on a partial breakaway over the left shoulder of Muse.
The first period featured defensive mistakes on BC's part that resulted in goals for UNH.
