SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Colgate ties No. 3 Boston University; No. 9 Michigan downs No. 7 Providence; No. 6 Maine blanks Holy Cross

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BU goalie Mikhail Yegorov makes one of his 23 saves Saturday night against Colgate (photo: Eliza Nuestro).

Third-ranked Boston University tied Colgate 2-2 on Saturday night at Agganis Arena in Boston.

After neither team could find the winner in overtime, the Terriers won the shootout 2-0.

“As a staff, we are happy for our guys to trust that they are good and able to achieve,” Colgate coach Mike Harder said. “It’s not perfect, but it’s a start.”

In a back-and-forth battle, the Raiders struck first on a Ryan Sullivan goal at 10:17 of the first period before Cole Eiserman scored for the Terriers at 5:25 of the second period, already his fifth of the season, to make it a 1-1 game.

Then in the third period, Colgate again took the lead as Antonio Fernandez scored 1:48 into the period, but BU’s Jack Murtagh tied the contest at 2-2 with 15:25 left to play.

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With 44 seconds remaining, BU’s Sascha Boumedienne fired home a shot from the point, but Colgate successfully challenged for offside, negating the play and sending the game into overtime.

Eiserman and Jack Harvey both scored for BU in the shootout while goaltender Mikhail Yegorov (23 saves) stopped both of the Raiders’ attempts.

Colgate goalie Andrew Takacs finished with 33 saves.

SCOREBOARD | POLL

Ice Breaker

In the Ice Breaker at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz., No. 8 Quinnipiac won the consolation game, 7-2 over Notre Dame.

The title game between No. 15 Arizona State and Alaska was still in progress with Logan Morrell staking ASU to a 1-0 lead late in the first period.

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Sun Devils goalie Connor Hasley has 10 saves and Nanooks netminder Lassi Lehti 11.

Antonin Verreault posted two goals for Quinnipiac, while Mason Marcellus, Markus Vidicek, Chris Pelosi, Ethan Wyttenbach and Aaron Schwartz added goals for the Bobcats to back Matej Marinov’s 23 saves in goal.

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Sutter Muzzatti scored both goals for the Irish and goaltender Nicholas Kempf stopped 31 shots.

No. 5 Denver 1, Bentley 1 (in progress)

Eric Pohlkamp and Samu Salminen have Denver up 2-0 on Bentley at the end of two periods from Magness Arena in Denver, Colo.

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Paxton Geisel has 13 saves in goal for DU and Easton Hesse has 25 for Bentley.

No. 6 Maine 6, Holy Cross 0

Josh Nadeau scored two goals and Albin Boija pitched a 22-save shutout as Maine blanked Holy Cross 6-0 at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine.

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Jaden Lipinski, Thomas Freel, Miguel Marques and Oskar Komarov added goals for the Black Bears.

Holy Cross goalie Danick Leroux made 14 saves.

No. 9 Michigan 3, No. 7 Providence 1

Josh Eernisse scored a pair of goals to lead Michigan past Providence 3-1 from Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I.

Malcolm Spence also scored for the Wolverines and goaltender Jack Ivankovic made 24 saves.

For the Friars, John Mustard scored and Philip Svedebäck finished with 20 saves between the pipes.

No. 16 Ohio State 3, Northern Michigan 1

Nathan Lewis, Adam Eisele and Felix Caron scored for Ohio State as the Buckeyes downed Northern Michigan 3-1 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Buckeyes goalie Kristoffer Eberly finished with 23 saves.

Landon MacDonald tallied NMU’s lone goal and Oliver Auyeung-Ashton made 45 saves in goal for the Wildcats.

No. 20 Minnesota State 4, Omaha 1

Evan Murr, Charlie Lurie, Jakob Stender and Jacob Conrad recorded goals as Minnesota State defeated Omaha 4-1 from Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb.

Mavericks goalie Alex Tracy made 30 saves in goal.

Brett Hyland netted Omaha’s lone goal and goaltender Simon Latkoczy stopped 17 shots.