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Mar 23 2013

Mass. College Hockey: BU Remains Focused On Winning A Championship

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By Matt Noonan

BOSTON, MA – Jack Parker must have said something motivational to his troops during a media timeout last night during the Hockey East semifinals against Boston College.

The Eagles, who were leading the Terriers by two tallies midway through the second frame, appeared to have all the momentum on their side. Yet, something was different, especially about this particular match.

Boston College has always felt at home at the TD Garden. They’ve won four consecutive Boston Beanpot championships, as well as the last three conference crowns, too. And even though history appeared to be on their side with a two-goal advantage, their momentum vanished after two quick strikes from BU’s Evan Rodrigues and Matt Lane, which tied the game at 2.

Lane’s goal, his fourth of the season, was what really changed the contest as the first-year forward stole a pass off a face-off in his team’s zone and raced down the ice to net the equalizer.

“I don’t know if we got complacent, but they got a few lucky breaks, we didn’t catch those breaks and I think we kind of got away from what made us successful in the first 35 minutes,” said BC’s Pat Mullane, who watched Lane’s goal from the bench.

“I don’t think guys sat back, we still attacked, but maybe just the bounces didn’t go our way tonight.”

BU’s offensive onslaught continued with a go-ahead goal from Garrett Noonan, who didn’t appear in his team’s last three contests, late in the second, which pushed the Terriers ahead for good.

Danny O’Regan, a member of this year’s Hockey East 2013 Pro-Ambitions All-Rookie Team, tacked on two power play goals early in the third to seal the win for the Terriers and setup a rematch of the 2009 conference championship against UMass Lowell, who defeated Providence College in the first game on Friday.

The win was certainly an impressive performance for a BU team that had struggled in January and February, but entered the contest on a four-game winning streak, two of which came last weekend against Merrimack College in the first round of the tournament. And while the players know this is Parker’s last ride, they certainly don’t seem interested in concluding their season without some hardware.

“I think especially after the first period we kind of realized that he’s such a great coach that we weren’t going to let him lose to BC at the Garden,” said O’Regan. “We were willing to do whatever it took.”

BU appeared flat following the opening face-off and destined to skate off the ice with a loss, but whatever Parker said to his squad during that timeout provided the Terriers with the necessary spark to rally and beat the Eagles.

“We have our backs to the wall, we played pretty well down the stretch here, but buried ourselves earlier in January and February, (especially) early February and we have to win to continue the season,” said Parker.

“After the way we played in the Garden (during the Beanpot tournament), I didn’t think we were going to be here this time, but the way we fought back and got home ice and took advantage of home ice by beating a really good Merrimack team and then get by BC tonight (was good for our team). I’m very proud of these guys and very happy for them and they have a chance to play a championship, (so) we’ll see what happens.”

It certainly will be an emotional night for the Red and White, who will once again be the underdog against a River Hawks club that’s 6-1 in the current month. And even though they haven’t defeated UMass Lowell this season, don’t expect the Terriers to lie down. Friday’s game proved that BU is determined to extend their season for another week, as well as do whatever is necessary to pull out a win.

“It’s obviously good to beat BC in the Garden,” said Noonan. “I don’t know if we have yet in my career here, but the jobs not done yet and we need to win tomorrow and it was a good win tonight.”

Feb 12 2013

Mass. College Sports: Tuesday Night Roundup

By NoontimeSports.com 

There were some exciting and interesting outcomes in the college basketball and hockey world on Tuesday, and below are those game summaries.

Women’s Ice Hockey:

Northeastern University 4, Boston College 3 – Katie MacSorley’s eighth strike of the season proved to be the difference, as the Huskies skated past the Eagles and earned their 16th Boston Beanpot championship at historic Matthews Arena.

Harvard 3, Boston University 0 – Samantha Reber finished the Beanpot consolation match with three points (one goal, two assists), as the Crimson defeated the Terriers. The loss marked the first time Boston University had dropped two straight games this season and also the first time they’ve finished fourth in the tournament.

Men’s Basketball:

Holy Cross 66, Navy 57 – The Crusaders tallied 43 of their 66 points in the first half, which helped them go onto to defeat the visitors in Worcester. Justin Burrell led Holy Cross with a team-high 14 points, while Dave Dudzinski added 13 points and pulled down eight boards. The Crusaders are now 11-13 overall, 3-6 in the Patriot League.

St. Michaels 66, Bentley University 62 – Jasper Grassa and Tyler McFarland combined for 44 points, but that wasn’t enough to help the Falcons get past the Purple Knights in Waltham.

Amherst College 104, Middlebury 101 (3OT) – Willy Workman scored 30 points; Peter Kaasila netted 29 points, and the Lord Jeffs outlasted the Panthers in triple-overtime to earn their 16th consecutive win.

Williams College 68, Trinity College 47 – Nate Robertson scored a game-high 19 points, which lifted the Ephs to their 23rd victory of the season.

Westfield State 77, Framingham State 59 – Tyrone Figueroa netted a game-high 31 points, but that didn’t help the Rams top the Owls on Senior Night. Lee Vasquez paced the visitors with 28 points and eight steals.

Women’s Basketball:

Bentley University 79, St. Michael’s 49 – Every member of the Falcons squad netted at least two points, as Bentley rolled past St. Michaels and claimed their 22nd win of the season. Kelsey Roberson paced the Falcons with 12 points, while Courtney Finn added 11 points.

Emmanuel College 71, St. Joe’s (CT) 40 – Fiona O’Dwyer filled the stat sheet with 24 points, five rebounds, three assists and one block, which helped the Saints win their 18th game of the season.

Suffolk University 67, Mount Ida College 48 – Jacqueline Vienneau finished the game with 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and five steals, as the Rams defeated the Mustangs in Boston.

Bridgewater State 87, Salem State 55 – The Bears picked up their seventh consecutive win by downing the Vikings in Bridgewater. Michaela Cosby filled the stat sheet with 19 points, six rebounds, six steals, three assists and one block, while Elisha Homich recorded 16 points, six assists, three steals and two boards.

East Nazarene 56, Curry College 52 (OT) – Kylie Beltz netted a game-high 19 points, but that wasn’t enough, as the Lions stunned the Colonels in Quincy.

Feb 12 2013

61st Boston Beanpot: Boston College Postgame (VIDEO)

By Matt Noonan

 BOSTON, MA – After earning their fourth consecutive Boston Beanpot championship against Northeastern University, Boston College head coach Jerry York, as well as Patrick Wey, Pat Mullane and Steven Whitney discussed the game with the media.

Feb 12 2013

61st Boston Beanpot: Championship Notes & Stats

By NoontimeSports.com 

BOSTON, MA – With the 61st Boston Beanpot officially in the books, here’s a few statistics and notes from last night’s championship contest.

Boston College 6, Northeastern 3:

* Kevin Roy (Northeastern University) was the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He was the first MVP on a losing team since Sean Fields (Boston University) of 2004.

* Roy was his college’s fifth MVP of all-time, and the first since 1988 (Bruce Racine won the award then). And Roy is NU’s first MVP on a losing team, too. 

* Monday’s win was Boston College’s 18th Beanpot title. They’re now 18-15 overall in the championship round, while Northeastern is now 4-11.

* BC’s Parker Milner won the Eberly Award with a save percentage of .907. He recorded 39 saves, but yielded four goals.

* Milner had never won the award until last night. BC now has 12 players that have won the Eberly Award.

* Monday’s win marked BC’s first ever four-peat, too. They won the title the last four years.

* BC and Northeastern have met in the championship four times and they’ve never combined to score less than nine goals. In 1980, Northeastern won their first championship in overtime by a score of 5-4. In 1983, Boston College won, 8-2, and in 2011, BC won 7-6 in overtime, and obviously Monday’s score matched the nine-goal total.

* An interesting note about the scoreless first period – 20 periods had past since a scoreless frame was played between the two teams, and the last time there was no score after one period was February 9, 1998. BC beat Northeastern that day in the consolation match, 4-1.

* Finally, the women’s Beanpot Championship, which will be played this evening, is also between BC and Northeastern. It is the second time in the tournament’s history that an identical final has been played between two teams. The last time it occurred was in 2007, which featured Boston College and Boston University appeared in both championships. 

Feb 11 2013

61st Boston Beanpot: BC Skates Past Northeastern, Claims Fourth Consecutive Title (Game Summary)

By Matt Noonan 

BOSTON, MA – Johnny Gaudrea netted the game-clincher with 5:23 remaining in the third, as Boston College soared past Northeastern University, 6-3, and claimed their fourth consecutive Beanpot championship.

The Eagles were held without a goal for close to 31 minutes before Bill Arnold slapped a one-timer past Chris Rawlings, which provided Boston College a lead they’d never relinquish.

Gaudreau doubled the Eagles lead two minutes after Arnold’s strike before Northeastern responded with a goal from Kevin Roy, which brought the Huskies within one. However, the Eagles halted their opponent’s moment by potting two more strikes, which came off the sticks of Patrick Brown and Steven Whitney that provided BC with a 4-1 advantage after two frames.

Northeastern rallied during the opening minutes of the final stanza with goals from Roy and Branden Pimm, but Gaudreau’s second goal of the evening sealed the victory for the Eagles.

Boston College tallied one more goal during the final minutes, as Pat Mullane netted an open-net goal, which secured the win.

Feb 11 2013

61st Boston Beanpot: Harvard Skates Past BU In Consolation Game, 6-4 (Game Summary)

Harvard's Luke Greiner recorded his first hat trick of the season against Boston University! (Photo Credit: Harvard Athletics)

Harvard’s Luke Greiner recorded his first hat trick of the season against Boston University! (Photo Credit: Harvard Athletics)

By Matt Noonan 

BOSTON, MA – For the second time in three seasons, Boston University and Harvard University skated in the Boston Beanpot consolation game. And similar to the outcome in 2011, the Crimson defeated the Terriers, 7-4.

Harvard’s Luke Greiner recorded his first hat trick of the season, Marshall Everson netted two goals, and Peter Traber turned away 42 shots between the pipes.

BU jumped out two a two-goal advantage thanks to strikes from Mike Moran and Wade Megan before Harvard responded with goals from Dan Ford and Danny Biega, which evened the contest at 2.

Evan Rodrigues provided the Terriers with an early lead during the middle frame at 1:38, but the Crimson responded with three consecutive tallies – two from Greiner and one from Everson, which pushed Harvard ahead for good.

Everson potted his second goal at 3:13 during the final frame to secure Harvard’s third consecutive consolation victory in the last three years.

BU’s Casey Hohmann netted the Terriers’ fourth goal roughly five minutes later, but that didn’t spark a comeback for Jack Parker’s unit.

With the win, Harvard improves to 6-15-2, while BU falls to 13-12-1.

Feb 6 2013

Mass. College Sports: Mid-Week Check In

By NoontimeSports.com 

We apologize for this late, as well as shortened mid-week check in, but we’ll definitely have more on the blog later. Here are a few mid-week tidbits:

* One of the biggest pieces of news this week was Assumption College’s announcement on Tuesday about the hiring of Bob Chesney, who’ll be the new football coach next season for the Greyhounds. Chesney, who spent the past three years as the head coach at Salve Regina, guided the Seahawks to a 23-9 record. According to the college’s release, Chesney coached 30 All-Conference selections, two All-Americans, 41 Academic All-Conference selections and one Academic All-American and his defense consistently ranked among the league and national leaders.

* Last night was the women’s Boston Beanpot, and similar to the men’s tournament, Boston College and Northeastern University will be facing-off against one another in the finals next Tuesday, February 12. The Huskies knocked off Boston University, a squad they defeated last year during the tournament’s finale, while the Eagles soared past an incredibly talented Harvard University squad.

* According to the most recent men’s D3Hoops.com poll, WPI’s men’s basketball team checked in as the second best team in the country. Chris Bartley’s squad is 21-0 thus far and has four more contests remaining on their slate. The Engineers have been a great story this season.

* Amherst College’s women’s team, which checked in this week as the third best team in America, is another squad without a blemish. The Lord Jeffs picked up an enormous win last weekend, as they defeated Tufts University, 54-48. Megan Robertson and Marcia Voigt each tallied 13 points in the win.

Feb 5 2013

61st Boston Beanpot: Leftover Notes And Stats From Monday

By Matt Nonan 

With the first day of the 61st Boston Beanpot in the books, we thought we’d provide a few tidbits, news and leftover statistics from last night’s games.

* Prior to their game last night against Boston University, Northeastern University was 0-4 in the first round of the tournament against their crosstown rival since 2001. With a 3-2 victory, thanks to Kevin Roy’s hat trick, the Huskies are now 1-4.

* Since 2001, Boston College is 4-0 against Harvard University in the first round. The Eagles 4-1 victory was the same outcome in 2001 and 2004.

* Boston College and Northeastern last met in the tournament championship two years ago. The Eagles defeated the Huskies in overtime, 7-6.

* Since 2000, Northeastern has appeared in the title game four times. They have lost twice in overtime and three times to Boston University.

* Boston College has appeared in the championship 10 times since 2000, and is 5-5.

* In the title game, Boston College is 3-1 when an extra session is needed to determine the outcome. Their only overtime loss in the last 13 seasons came against Jack Parker’s squad in 2007.

Extra Stats from Boston University-Northeastern University:

* Boston University finished the contest 0 for 6 on the power play, while Northeastern ended 0 for 3.

* BU outshot NU, 34-26. Northeastern tallied three goals on 26 shots, while Boston University recorded two strikes off 34 shots.

* Roy recorded his first collegiate hat trick during this game.

Extra State from Boston College-Harvard University:

* Harvard’s Raphael Girard recorded 42 saves (second highest of the season) against the Eagles. Girard’s season-high is 44, which occurred against Yale University.

* Girard deflected 14 shots in each period. Boston College recorded 46 shots in the game, while BC’s Parker Milner turned away 19 of 20 shots.

* Milner’s 19 saves matches his save total from his team’s early season win against Notre Dame.

* Boston College is now 26-13 against Harvard in the Beanpot tournament. The Eagles have won 13 of their last 14 meetings against the Crimson, too.