Corey Lescault may have been fatigued when he skated off the Portsmouth Abbey ice last night but teammate Ben Morrissette made all his hard work pay off.

Morrissette scored the game-winning goal with 2:49 to play and Lescault was sensational in net, making a season-high 52 saves, as Mt. Hope defeated North Providence, 2-1, in the deciding game of the Division III quarterfinal best-of-three series.

Mt. Hope, the third seed, advances to the semifinals, where the Huskies will play second-seeded North Kingstown. Game One is Friday night at URI at a time to be determined.

North Providence took a 1-0 lead at 10:11 of the second period on a power-play goal by Steve Borino. Rob Emma and Derek Castellone assisted on the goal.

Mt. Hope tied it at 5:37 when Ryan Doherty skated an unassisted, breakaway goal. Doherty’s shot from point-blank range was stopped by Cougar goalie Chris Sgambato but Doherty tapped in the rebound. Morrissette tallied the game-winner at 12:11, his third goal of the series.

In the other Division III quarterfinal series last night, Narragansett advanced with a 4-1 victory over Woonsocket. Narragansett, the fourth-seed, will play top-seed St. Raphael in the semifinals.

First period — No scoring. Penalties — MH 2-4; NP 2-4.

Second period — NP, Steve Borino (Rob Emma, Derek Castellone) 10:11 (pp). Penalties — MH 5-10; NP 1-2.

Third period — MH, Ryan Doherty (una.) 5:37; Ben Morrissette (Rob Andreozzi, Doherty) 12:11. Penalties — Mh 2-4; NP 1-2.

Saves — Chris Sgambato, NP, 38; Corey Lescault, MH, 52.

DIVISION II

CUMBERLAND 3, COVENTRY 1: Kyle McLaughlin scored two goals and Patrick Norton made 36 saves to lead the sixth-seeded Clippers to victory over the third-seeded Knotty Oakers in the third game of the Division II quarterfinals at the West Warwick Civic Center. McLauglin wasted little time in putting Cumberland ahead with an unassisted goal two minutes into the first period. Coventry tied it just 45 second later on a score by Derick Bonin. Then Cumberland’s Matthew Jones scored the winning goal at 10:00 of the first. Eric Meunier kept the puck in the zone and teammate Jonathan Pora picked it up and took a shot on net. Coventry goaltender Brett Vaudreuil made the save but Matthew Jones chipped in the rebound.

First period — Cu, Kyle McLaughlin, 2:00. Co, Derick Bonin (John Paul Carparco) 2:45. Cu, Matthew Jones (Jonathan Pora, Eric Meunier) 10:00. Penalties — Co, 4-8; Cu, 2-4.

Second period — C, McLaughlin (Jack Cox) :30. Penalties — Cu, 4-8.

Third period — No scoring. Penalties — Cu, 2-4; Co, 2-4.

Saves — Patrick Norton, Co, 36; Brett Vaudreuil, Cu, 34.