SCHENECTADY, N.Y. –– The Providence College hockey team outshot Union, 29-19, but Dutchmen goaltender Corey Milan made 27 saves and center Jason Walters had two assists to lead them to a 4-2 victory last night at Messa Rink.

Left wing Matt Cook scored the winning goal at 2:53 of the third period to move the Dutchmen to 6-4-1. The Friars fell to 2-11-1.

The Dutchmen took a 1-0 lead with six seconds left in the first period when Mike Schreiber fired a slap shot from just inside the blue line that bounced off the pad of PC goaltender Justin Gates of Cranston and into the net.

Union added to its lead at 1:25 of the second period when Mario Valery-Trabucco scored on a slap shot from the top of the left circle to give his team a 2-0 advantage.

The Friars had several scoring chances in the period as they had three power-play opportunities, but they weren’t able to convert.

PC scored 19 seconds into the third period to cut the lead to 2-1. While on the power play, John Cavanagh of Warwick pounced on a loose puck in front and netted his team-leading fifth goal of the season. Matt Bergland and Pierce Norton assisted on the goal.

The Dutchmen regained their two-goal lead at 2:53, however, when Matt Cook skated in on a breakaway before scoring his first goal of the season.

The Friars responded at 4:05, trimming the lead to 3-2. Mark Fayne ripped a slap shot from just inside the blue line that eluded Milan.

Union added a goal at 19:04 to seal the win.

The Friars will be back in action on Friday night, in a nonconference game at Quinnipiac (7:30).

Providence

0  0  2––2

Union

1  1  2––4

 First period - U, Schreiber (Walters, Presizniuk) 19:54; Penalties –– PC, 1-2; U, 1-2.

 Second period - U, Valery-Trabucco (Yanovitch, Wakita) 1:25. Penalties –– U, 4-8.

 Third period - PC, Cavanagh (Bergland, Norton) :19 (pp). U, Cook (unas.) 2:53. PC, Fayne (Collins, Norton) 4:05. U, Milnamow (unas.) 19:04. No penalties.

Saves –– Gates, PC, 5-6-4––15; Corey, U, 7-13-7––27.

Records –– PC, 2-11-1; Union, 6-4-1.