Uconn skates to last-minute victory over No. 18 BC

HARTFORD — Uconn grad student Kevin O’neil capped a wild third period Saturday night, scoring with 34 seconds left to send the Huskies home with a 5-4 Hockey East win over 18th-ranked Boston College in Chestnut Hill. The Huskies (9-7-0, 6-40) earned their first victory at BC’S Kelley Rink in 10 games (1-7-2) since joining the league.

Uconn fell behind 2-0 in the second period but managed to enter the third tied 2-2 behind goals by sophomore Hudson Schandor and senior Carter Turnbull. Uconn struck early in the third as sophomore Artem Shlaine scored his third goal of the season for a 3-2 lead just 1:03 in.

BC tied it on a Colby Ambrosio goal at 7:24, but a Uconn power play with 5:34 to go gave the Huskies the lead again on senior Jachym Kondelik’s fourth goal of the season. After just pulling the goaltender with a minute to play, BC’S Patrick Giles created a breakaway chance and tied it again, 4-4, with 54 seconds to play, setting up O’neil’s late heroics.

The Huskies got a late rush as O’neil broke up a BC break in the neutral zone and burst up the right side. Looking shot all the way, he buried it past Eric Dop to the far post for the Uconn win.

Niagara men top Quinnipiac: Noah Thomasson had a career-high 21 points as Niagara beat Quinnipiac in a MAAC men’s basketball game Sunday in Niagara, N.Y. Niagara (6-7, 1-3) totaled a season-high 53 points in the second half. Dezi Jones scored a season-high 24 points for the Bobcats (7-5, 2-2), whose four-game winning streak was broken. Matt Balanc added 14 points, and Kevin Marfo had 12 rebounds and five assists.

Fairfield loses fourth in a row: Nick Hopkins posted 19 points and eight rebounds as Siena handed Fairfield its fourth straight loss, 69-62 in Albany. Aidan Carpenter had 15 points for Siena (5-6, 2-1 MAAC). Jesus Cruz had 14 points for the Stags (8-7, 2-2). Supreme Cook added 14 points and 11 rebounds.