AMHERST – Despite even chances throughout the contest, No. 12/13 University of Massachusetts men’s hockey team was unable to solve goaltender Louka Cloutier, falling to No. 18/16 Boston College, 4-0 on Saturday night at the Mullins Center.

The setback leaves the Minutemen at 7-6-0 overall, 1-4-0 in Hockey East action, while the Eagles improve to 6-4-1, 4-2-0 in league play.

“That was the kind of effort I was hoping for from our team tonight after last night,” said UMass head coach Greg Carvel . “I thought we played a solid game. It was a game of which team was going to get a bounce or deflection. We had some chances early in the game. It would have been nice to score early, and maybe it takes the game on a different course.

“But it was tight checking. Both teams just dumping and try

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