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Mar 15 2013

Mass. College Hockey: Hockey East Quarterfinals Scoreboard

By NoontimeSports.com 

The Hockey East men’s quarterfinals commenced for most teams this evening and below are the local scores.

UMass Lowell 2, Maine 1 (OT) - Derek Arnold‘s extra session goal lifted the River Hawks past the Black Bears and provided the hosts with a series sweep. With the win UMass Lowell will advance to next Friday’s semifinals.

Boston College 4, Vermont 2 - Johnny Gaudreau‘s 19th goal of the season, which was recorded at 18:58 in the third, secured the Eagles their first win of the best-of-three series.

Boston University 3, Merrimack College 0 - Matt Nieto recorded two points (one goal, one assist) as the Terriers topped the Warriors in Boston and earned their first win of the best-of-three series.

Mar 14 2013

Mass. College Sports: Thursday Evening Roundup

Olivier Hanlan's 41 points carried the Eagles to a first round victory! (Photo Credit: Boston Globe/Boston.com)

Olivier Hanlan’s 41 points carried the Eagles to a first round victory! (Photo Credit: Boston Globe/Boston.com)

By Matt Noonan 

Another day of college sports are in the books and below are Thursday’s summaries.

Men’s Basketball: 

Boston College 84, Georgia Tech 64 - The Eagles outscored the Yellow Jackets, 46-31 in the second to earn a first round win in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) tournament. BC’s Olivier Hanlan set a conference record with 41 points, which broke the old mark of 40 by North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes.

UMass 77, George Washington 72 - Chaz Williams‘ jumper with 35 seconds remaining secured a first round win the A-10 (Atlantic-10) tournament. Williams paced UMass with 16 points, while Terrell Vinson and Trey Davis finished with 14 points, respectively.

Men’s Ice Hockey: 

UMass Lowell 4, Maine 2 - Scott Wilson‘s second goal in the third frame provided the River Hawks with the lead for good as UMass Lowell defeated Maine and earned their first quarterfinal victory.

Men’s Lacrosse: 

Anna Maria College 7, Nichols College 5 - Chris Summers and Jason Baker each netted two strikes to help the AMCATS improve to 2-2 overall. Nichols’ Brian Hancock led all scorers with four goals.

Wentworth 10, UMass Boston 9 - Ryan Coakley (three goals, three assists) scored his team’s final three goals in the fourth, which helped the Leopards defeat the Beacons at Sweeney Field. Ryan McGoff paced UMass Boston with four points (three goals, one assist), while Henry Bristol recorded a season-best 22 saves between the pipes.

Women’s Lacrosse: 

Washington College 14, Wheaton College 7 - Charlotte DeSantis (three goals, one assist) and Leila Mills (four goals) each recorded four points, but that wasn’t enough to lead the Lyons past the Shorewomen.

Curry College 11, Fitchburg State 2 - Haley Carey and Mel Brickey each recorded four goals, Ana Bottary registered five points (three goals, two assists) as the Colonels defeated the Falcons and improved to 3-1 overal.

Mar 10 2013

Mass. College Hockey: Five Local Squads Earn Sports In Hockey East Quarterfinals

By Matt Noonan 

Five local Hockey East squads secured spots in the 29th annual Hockey East Tournament, which begins this Thursday when the top-seeded UMass Lowell River Hawks host Maine at the Tsongas Center.

The winners of each first round series, which are best of three, will advance to the conference’s semifinals on Friday, March 23 at the TD Garden. The championship will be played the following day.

The two non-Massachusetts schools that’ll also be competing this weekend are New Hampshire and Providence College.

Below are the local squads’ first round schedules:

No. 1 UMass Lowell vs. No. 8 Maine

* Thursday, March 14 at 7:00 p.m. @ Tsongas Center

* Friday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m. @ Tsongas Center  

* Sunday, March 17 TBA @ Tsongas Center (IF NEEDED)

No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 7 Vermont

* Friday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m. @ Kelley Rink

* Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. @ Kelley Rink

* Sunday, March 17 TBA @ 4:30 p.m. (IF NEEDED)

No. 3 Boston University vs. No. 6 Merrimack College

* Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. @ Agganis Arena

* Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. @ Agganis Arena

* Sunday, March 17 TBA @ Agganis Arena

Mar 1 2013

Mass. College Hockey: Friday Evening Roundup

By Matt Noonan 

Another evening of college hockey is in the books and below are the highlights.

Men’s Ice Hockey: 

Boston College 3, Providence College 2 - Pat Mullane and Steven Whitney each tallied one goal and one assist as the Eagles soared past the Friars in Providence.

UMass Lowell 4, Merrimack College 0 - Derek Arnold netted two goals and Ryan McGrath recorded two assists, which helped the River Hawks blank the Warriors in Lowell.

Maine 3, Northeastern University 1 - Vinny Saponari lone goal in the second didn’t propel the Huskies to victory as the Black Bears deposited the puck three times in the third, which snapped their one-game skid.

Boston University 3, Vermont 1 - Matt Nieto notched his first hat trick of the season, while Danny O’Regan and Evan Rodrigues each recorded two assists as the Terriers topped the Catamounts in Boston.

UMass 2, New Hampshire 2 - John Henrion‘s tally at 19:56 helped the Wildcats force overtime. During the extra session Massachusetts outshot the hosts, 5-4, but couldn’t find the back of the net as the Minutemen and Wildcats skated to a tie. Michael Pereira and Eddie Olczyk each scored goals for the Minutemen, while Steve Mastalerz deflected 32 shots between the pipes.

AIC 2, Bentley University 1 - Alex MacMillian‘s third period strike proved to be the difference as the Yellow Jackets stung the Falcons in Springfield. Joe Campanelli provided the visitors with the lead, but AIC answered with an Adam Pleskach strike roughly 11 minutes later, which evened the score at 1.

Harvard 2, Quinnipiac 1 - Alex Fallstrom‘s overtime strike lifted the Crimson past the Bobcats in the team’s second to last game of the season.

Babson College 4, UMass Boston 3 (OT) - Ryan Smith‘s extra session tally at 3:18 lifted the Beavers past the Beacons in the semifinals of the ECAC East tournament and earned Babson a spot in tomorrow’s title match against Norwich University. UMass Boston led, 3-1 after two sessions, but Babson stormed back and evened the score with two goals in roughly 30 seconds by Mike Driscoll and Jay Haseley, which forced overtime.

Women’s Ice Hockey: 

Boston College 2, Maine 1 (OT) - Haley Skarupa netted the game-winning strike at 4:00 in overtime to secure the Eagles a spot in next weekend’s Hockey East semifinals. Maine commenced the quarterfinal match with a goal in the second by Jennifer More before Boston College tied the game in third off Melissa Bizzari‘s 17th strike of the season.

Harvard 3, Dartmouth 0 - Katey Stone collected her 400th win behind the bench as the Crimson cruised past the Big Green in the ECAC quarterfinal matchup. Harvard, which earned its first victory in this best-of-three series, will have two more chances to secure a spot in their conference’s semifinals with a win tomorrow or Sunday.

Feb 23 2013

Mass. College Hockey: Saturday Afternoon/Evening Roundup

By NoontimeSports.com 

Another day of college hockey in the Bay State is in the books and below are some highlights.

Men’s Ice Hockey: 

UMass Lowell 3, Boston University 1 - Joseph Pendenza repeated his performance from last night with one goal and one assist as the River Hawks defeated the Terriers in Lowell.

Providence College 3, Northeastern University 2 - Josh Manson‘s power play goal at 9:30 in the third couldn’t spark the Huskies, as the Friars earned a weekend sweep.

UMass 5, Maine 2 - Branden Gracel and Conor Sheary each recorded two points (one goal, one assist) as the Minutemen defeated the Black Bears in Amherst. UMass and Maine were tied at 2 entering the third, but the Minutemen exploded for three strikes during the final frame.

UMass Boston 5, University of New England 2 - Travis Daniel netted one goal and recorded two assists as the Beacons skated past the Nor’easter’s in the first round of the ECAC East tournament. UMass Boston will face-off against Babson College in the semifinals next Friday evening, which will be held in Northfield, Vermont.

Babson College 7, Skidmore 1 - Three Beavers finished the contest with three points as Babson beat Skidmore in the ECAC East quarterfinals. Troy Starrett led the Green and White with two tallies, while Pt Donato ended the contest with three assists.

Salve Regina 8, Western New England 4 - The Gulls potted three goals in the second and third periods, which lifted them past the Golden Bears in Springfield College in the first-round of the ECAC Northeast tournament. Alan Martin netted two goals in the setback.

Middlebury College 4, Amherst College 3 - Louis Belisle‘s third period strike helped the Panthers sneak past the Lord Jeffs in Amherst in the first round of the NESCAC tournament.

Williams College 2, Colby College 1 - Craig Kitto netted a goal and assisted Nick Anderson as the Ephs defeated the Mules in the first-round of the NESCAC tournament.

Johnson & Wales 6, Curry College 4 - Ian DePasquale registered a hat trick as the Wildcats defeated the Colonels in the ECAC Northeast quarterfinals in Milton.

Women’s Ice Hockey: 

Boston University 7,  Connecticut 5 - Five Terriers finished  with three points, which secured an important win at home for BU. The Huskies netted four first period goals before the Terriers answered with four strikes in the second, which tied the game at 5, but Kayla Tutino and Jenelle Kohanchuk netted the go-ahead strikes in the third to seal the victory.

Northeastern University 5, Providence College 1 - Casey Pickett recorded two goals and two assists as the Huskies skated past the Friars in Providence.

Clarkson 3, Harvard 1 - Miye D’Oench‘s second period goal couldn’t ignite the Crimson as the Golden Knights defeated Harvard in Cambridge.

UMass Boston 5, Castleton 3 - Emily Larosa finished with three points (two goals, one assist) as the Beacons stunned the Spartans in the first-round of the ECAC East tournament.

Amherst College 5, Hamilton College 1 - Courtney Baranek and Megan Doyen each found the back of the net twice as the Lord Jeffs topped the Continentals in the first-round of the NESCAC tournament.

Feb 23 2013

Mass. College Hockey: Hockey East Friday Roundup

By NoontimeSports.com 

It was another exciting evening in the Hockey East world and below are highlights from the various games.

UMass Lowell 3, Boston University 0 - Joseph Pendenza recorded two points (one goal, one assist) as the River Hawks topped the Terriers in Boston.

Maine 3, UMass 0 - The Minutemen fired 30 shots on net, but Black Bears goaltender Martin Ouellette deflected every scoring chance to secure an important road win.

 

Providence College 6, Northeastern University 2 - Tim Schaller and Stefan Demopoulos each had career nights, which helped the Friars defeat the Huskies in Providence. Schaller concluded the contest with five points (one goal, four assists), while Demopoulos finished with five points (two goals, three assists).

Feb 16 2013

Mass. College Hockey: Hockey East Friday Highlights (VIDEO)

By NoontimeSports.com 

There were some interesting outcomes last night in the Hockey East and below are highlight reels from the various games.

Merrimack College 2, Boston College 1 (OT) - Connor Toomey netted the game-winning goal for the Warriors in overtime, which lifted Merrimack past Boston College in a critical conference tilt in North Andover.

 

UMass Lowell 6, UMass 3 - Derek Arnold recorded three points in the win (two goals, one assist), as the River Hawks defeated the Minutemen in Amherst.

 

Boston University 3, Maine 3 - Ahti Oksanen evened the score at 8:02 on the power play, which helped the Terriers earn a tie on the road. Matt Nieto finished the game with two points (one goal, one assist).

 

Vermont 2, Northeastern 1 - Ben Albertson netted his first goal of the season at 11:29 in the second, which secured a road win for the Catamounts.

 

Feb 15 2013

Mass. College Hockey: Five Games To Watch This Weekend (Feb. 15-17)

By NoontimeSports.com 

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to unveil our five college hockey games to watch this weekend. And as usual, make sure to keep tabs on your favorite teams by circling back to our blog for recaps and roundups.

Also, make sure to follow us on Twitter (@NoontimeSports or @NoonSportsBlog) and on Facebook (Facebook.com/NoonSports), too.

Men’s Ice Hockey:

Boston College at Merrimack College (Friday, 7:30 p.m.) – After earning their fourth consecutive Boston Beanpot crown, the Eagles will return to the ice this evening in what will be one of Hockey East’s biggest games of the weekend. The Warriors have won four of their last five contests and remain one point behind the Eagles in second place.

Boston College defeated Merrimack back on November 16, 4-3 in Chestnut Hill. The Eagles outshot the Warriors in that game, 42-26, but Warriors netminder Sam Marotta managed to turn away 38 shots between the pipes.

According to the conference’s recent release, Merrimack is 7-4-3 at home this season and 42-14-8 in their last four seasons.

The Eagles are the number one scoring offense in the league, so the Warriors defense, which is ranked second, will have to do their best at stopping Steven Whitney and Johnny Gaudreau.

Army vs. Bentley University (Friday, 7:05 p.m. @ Watertown, MA/ Saturday, 7:05 p.m. @ West Point, NY) – This is a critical weekend series for a Falcons. Army defeated Bentley on November 29, 3-2, and will look to earn an additional win this evening.

The Falcons are coming off two tough losses to Connecticut last weekend, a squad that’s currently three points ahead of them in the standings. If Bentley is able to pick up at least one or two wins this weekend, it’ll help their chances toward possibly hosting a first round home matchup in the Atlantic Hockey conference tournament.

Army leads the all-time series 23-16-7, while Bentley is 6-4-1 against the Black Knights since the 2008-09 season.

Norwich at UMass Boston (Saturday, 4:00 p.m.) – The Beacons will attempt to even their season series with against a Cadets squad that defeated them a few weeks ago in Vermont.

Norwich remains the top team in the ECAC East and continues to receive votes as the best team in the land. However, their only two setbacks came against Babson College and Neumann.

UMass Boston has won three of their last four games and will face-off against St. Michaels this evening. Mike DeGrazia, who ranks 11th in points per game in the conference, has registered four goals and 14 assists this season for the Beacons, while Peter MacIntyre leads the unit with 18 goals.

Women’s Ice Hockey:

Northeastern University at Maine (Saturday, 2:00 p.m./ Sunday, 2:00 p.m. @ Orono, ME) – After earning their 16th Boston Beanpot championship on Tuesday, the Huskies will look to continue their momentum against the Black Bears, a squad they defeated earlier this season, 3-0.

Northeastern will certainly lean on Kendall Coyne, who was named the Beanpot tournament’s MVP with five points (three goals, two assists) in two games. Coyne is second in the Hockey East in point scoring with 29 goals and 22 assists. She netted two goals during her team’s win against Maine, as well as six shots on net.

Maine’s Brittany Dougherty leads the squad with 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists), while Audra Richards right behind her with 13 points (seven goals, six assists).

Amherst College vs. Bowdoin College (Saturday 7:00 p.m./ Sunday 3:00 p.m. – Both games in Amherst, MA) – Consider this the battle of the twins.

Both Amherst and Bowdoin are 10-3-1 in the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference) and riding two-game winning streaks. However, while it’s highly doubtful we’ll see two back-to-back ties this weekend, this particular series should certainly determine second place in the conference.

Amherst enters the weekend having won two games against Trinity College. Their last three games at home featured back-to-back wins against Williams College, as well as a setback to Norwich University, the third best team in the country.

Bowdoin checked in as the seventh best team on this week’s D3Hockey.com poll and have won 10 of their last 14 games. The Polar Bears are the number one team in the conference in scoring offense and defense, while the Lord Jeffs are number one on the power play (18 of 72). 

Jan 25 2013

Mass. College Hockey: Friday Evening Roundup

By Matt Noonan 

There were some exciting outcomes in the college hockey world this evening and here are a few highlights.

Men’s Ice Hockey:

* Boston University 3, Providence 2 – Sahir Gill netted his fifth strike of the season at 7:14 in the third, which provided the Terriers with their 13th win of the season. Sean Maguire deflected 32 shots between the pipes, while Providence outshot the home team, 34-25.

* Maine 4, Boston College 1 – The Black Bears potted three of their four goals in the first two periods, while netminder Martin Ouellette turned away 34 shots.

* Northeastern University 4, UMass Lowell 4 OT – The Huskies surrendered a two-goal lead in the third, as Daniel Furlong and Derek Arnold evened the score, which forced an extra session at Matthews Arena.

* UMass 3, Vermont 2 – The Minutemen earned their ninth win of the season, as Conor Sheary potted a power play goal at 5:32 in the third.

* Merrimack 3, New Hampshire 2 – Brian Christie’s goal seven seconds into the final stanza lifted the Warriors to an important win against the Wildcats. Merrimack finished the game outshooting their opponent, 35-31.

* Clarkson 5, Harvard 1 – Despite entering the first intermission with a one-goal advantage, Clarkson responded with two tallies in the second and three in the third to earn their fifth win of the season in Cambridge.

* Bentley University 4, Holy Cross 1 – Brett Switzer netted two third period goals, which lifted the Falcons past the Crusaders in their first of two tilts this weekend in Worcester.

* UMass Boston 7, Babson College 5 – Steve Weston, Cam Harvey and Mark Grinhaus each netted one goal for the Beacons in the third period, as UMass Boston skated past the Beavers in an important ECAC East showdown.

* Amherst College 3, Wesleyan University 1

* Williams College 5, Tufts University 3 

Women’s Ice Hockey:

* Boston University 5, Vermont 2 – Three different Terriers netted a goal in the second, while Jordan Juron registered her second tally of the contest at 6:28 in the third, as BU defeated the Catamounts and earned their 16th win of the season.

* Clarkson 3, Harvard 1 – Despite a first period goal from Kalley Armstrong, Clarkson responded with two third period strikes, which halted Harvard’s winning streak, as well as provided them with their first ECAC setback of the season.

* Bowdoin College 1, Williams College 1

* Nichols College 2, UMass Boston 2 OT

* Holy Cross 5, Plymouth State 0

Sep 7 2012

Mass. College Football: Week Two Schedule

Huddle Up! Week Two of the college football season kicks-off Friday! (Photo Credit: Matt Noonan for NoontimeSports.com)

By NoontimeSports.com 

The second official week of college football in Massachusetts is upon us. Last week, there were some exciting contests, as well as interesting finishes, too. Will we see a repeat of week one or will some new squads emerge as winners? Also, what teams will take the next step forward?

All of those questions will be answered either by the end of today or tomorrow, but below you’ll find this week’s schedule.

Friday, September 7, 2012: 

* Framingham State at Nichols, 7PM

* Massachusetts Maritime at Maritime (N.Y.), 7PM  – (Fifth Annual Chowder Bowl)

* St. Anselm at Assumption, 7PM

Saturday, September 8, 2012: 

* UMass-Dartmouth at Bridgewater State, 12PM

* Castleton at Endicott, 12PM

* American International at Shepard, 12PM

* Bentley at Western Virginia Wesleyan, 12PM

* Maine vs. Boston College, 1PM

* Becker at MIT, 1PM

* Rowan at Merrimack, 1PM

* Southern Conn. at Stonehill, 1PM

* Mount Ida at Plymouth State, 1PM

* Maine Maritime at Anna Maria, 1PM

* Westfield State at Western New England, 1PM

* Worcester State at WPI, 1PM

* Curry at Fitchburg State, 1:30PM

* Indiana at UMass, 3:30PM