The No. 6/4 Providence College men’s ice hockey team fell to No. 2/2 Boston College, 4-1, on Saturday (Jan. 18) at Schneider Arena. Will Elger scored in the second period for the Friars. RECORDS No. 2/2 Boston College (16-4-1, 9-3-1 HEA) | No. 6/4 Providence (15-5-2, 5-4-2 HEA) SCORE Boston College – 4 | Providence – 1 VENUE Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I. GOALIES Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 20 saves, 4 goals against Jacob Fowler (BC) – 30 saves, 1 goal against NOTES – Boston College opened the scoring 7:06 into the first period, as Gabe Perrault put away a one-timer feed from James Hagens to put the Eagles ahead 1-0. – The Eagles doubled their lead early in the second period on a tip-in effort from Jake Sondreal in front of the net, putting Boston College up 2-0. – Providence got one back late in the second period, as Will Elger connected on a one-timer feed from Hudson Malinoski in the high slot, capitalizing on the power-play opportunity just three seconds into the man-advantage. Graham Gamache also collected an assist on the win in the face-off circle. – Boston College regained their two-goal lead 8:02 into the third period, as Ryan Leonard caught a piece of a Lukas Gustafsson shot before redirecting it into the net on the power play. – The Eagles tacked on their fourth goal of the night just over six minutes later when Teddy Stiga finished on a one-timer low glove-side to bring about the final 4-1 score. – Twelve different Friars landed a shot on net, including five-shot performances from Will Elger, Trevor Connelly and Chase Yoder. PC GAME HIGHS Goals: Elger (1) Assists: Malinoski, Gamache (1) Points: Elger, Malinoski, Gamache (1) Shots: Elger, Connelly, Yoder (5) POWER PLAYS Boston College – 1/3 Providence – 1/3 SHOTS Boston College – 24 Providence – 31 UP NEXT Providence returns to action on Friday, Jan. 24 when the Friars take on the UMass-Lowell Riverhawks at Tsongas Arena with a 7:15 p.m. puck drop in Lowell, Mass. Categories: Sports