Trois-Rivières, Que. - The Ontario Tech men's hockey team had their season come to a close with a 6-3 loss to the UQTR Patriotes on Saturday night in the Ridgebacks second Round 2 appearance in program history.
UQTR and McGill will now meet in the east final, playing for a spot in the Queen's Cup.Â
Ontario Tech was down 5-0 through two periods, battling back in the third with goals by
Andrew Suriyuth (Kingston, Ont.),
Jack Patterson (Bedford, N.S.) and Matt Barron (Yarmouth, N.S.).Â
Leif Hertz (Kingston, Ont.) finished the night with 27 saves over two plus periods of work, while
Christian Mattiace (King City, Ont.) made one save in 12 minutes of action between the pipes.Â
Mathieu Boucher led the Patriotes scoring with two goals, while Alexis Gravel earned the win with 27 saves.Â
RIDGEBACKS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 11-14-0 (W-L-OTL)
Conference Record: 8-8-1
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