Site AdministratorMinnesota Duluth’s plan this weekend was to move back into the top five of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. But the sixth-place Bulldogs found out after a loss Friday that there are other concerns. The second division is rapidly gaining ground. UMD needed a boost in a rematch with ninth-place Michigan Tech on Saturday night … Read more
Canisius dropped another close game, 3-1, to Sacred Heart Saturday night at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. The loss was the 10th straight for the Griffs (5-16-1, 3-12-1 Atlantic Hockey), with the last eight losses coming by a combined 14 goals, and four of those goals being empty-net goals. Sacred Heart had a goal in … Read more
The Quinnipiac University Bobcats (10-13-0, 4-11-0 ECACHL) took a hard fought 3-1 loss at the hands of the No. 16 Colgate Raiders (11-6-5, 7-2-1) at Yale’s Ingalls Rink Saturday night. The Bobcats and Raiders, both coming off of loses last night, were looking to come out quickly to score the night’s first goal and gain … Read more
Lyle Gal tipped a pass from Casey Bickley past Holy Cross goalie Ben Conway on the power play with 2:31 remaining in the contest to finish off host Army’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Crusaders on “Derek Hines Night” at Tate Rink on Saturday night. Army (7-12-3, 5-7-3 Atlantic Hockey) erased a two-goal deficit for … Read more
Two of the ECACHL’s struggling squads met today at Ingalls Rink. Brown (3-10-4, 2-6-2 ECACHL) and Yale (5-10-2, 4-6-1) traded goals for 60 minutes of regulation and five more of overtime, but, in a fashion typical of teams unaccustomed to victory, neither could muster the game-winner. For Yale head coach Tim Taylor, who believed his … Read more
For the home-and-home series with St. Cloud, Minnesota coaches placed star forwards Erica McKenzie and Gigi Marvin on different lines for the first time this season. The duo made the most of their time together on the ice in Saturday’s rematch, combining for five goals and four assists. Two keys sequences, one late in the … Read more
Freshman defenseman Raymond Eichenlaub scored two goals, the second with 6:31 left in the game, to lift No. 3-ranked Miami to a 3-2 win over Notre Dame in front of a sellout crowd of 2,763 at the Joyce Center on Saturday night. The loss snapped Notre Dame’s four-game unbeaten streak (2-0-2) and was the first … Read more
Rensselaer used a four-goal second period and then held off No. 14 Clarkson, 4-3, before 4,267 fans at the Houston Field House. The Engineers, who got a goal and an assist from freshman forward Kurt Colling, improve to 10-10-3 overall and 4-3-3 in league play. The Golden Knights are now 12-8-2 overall with a 5-4-1 … Read more
Justin Abdelkader’s power-play goal at 15:56 of the second period stood up as the game-winner in Michigan State’s 2-1 win over Alaska Fairbanks Saturday night. The game featured a full-out playoff atmosphere complete with a review and a goal being overturned, tough defense, terrific goaltending, and a post-game brawl. The Nanooks threatened several times late, … Read more
The freshman line of Erika Lawler, Angie Keseley, and Tia Hanson was in on three of four Wisconsin goals as the Badgers completed the sweep of North Dakota with a 4-0 shutout victory. No. 2 Wisconsin (19-2-1, 14-1-1 WCHA) came out with the same jump as at the finish of Friday night’s game. The freshman … Read more
If only Brian Salcido had read the signs. With his opponent decked out in its road red jerseys, the Tigers defenseman still decided to “go” for an ill-advised check from behind seven minutes into the Saturday game between Colorado College and Wisconsin. The penalty ended up costing the home team in more ways than one… … Read more
Robert Morris University gave up two power-play goals and four third-period goals in an 8-1 loss at Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday night. Bruce Mulherin finished with three goals and two assists as he led the Chargers (10-7-1, 6-2-0 CHA) to a sweep of the Colonials (5-14-1, 2-6-0) following a 3-1 victory on Saturday night. Mulherin scored … Read more
Senior goaltender Eric Leroux made 35 saves to post his second shutout of the season as Princeton shut out No. 7 Cornell, 3-0, on Saturday night at Baker Rink. The win was Princeton’s first over Cornell in 11 tries and snapped the Big Red’s nations-best nine-game unbeaten streak. The win also completed Princeton’s first sweep … Read more
After giving a dominating effort in Friday’s 5-0 win over Clarkson, Union didn’t have the same energy level Saturday against St. Lawrence. The 13th-ranked Saints jumped on the Dutchmen for an early goal, and smothered them the rest of the way for a 3-0 ECACHL victory that ended Union’s record-setting 11-game unbeaten streak at Messa … Read more
North Dakota left every bit of energy out on the ice, but in the end Wisconsin was just a little better in a 2-1 overtime win. Sophomore defenseman Emily Morris scored her first goal of the year at 3:47 of overtime to seal the win for Wisconsin (18-2-1, 13-1-1 WCHA) over UND (5-14-2, 1-12-2 WCHA). … Read more
St. Cloud State (10-8-3, 5-7-1 WCHA) snapped a six-game losing streak against the University of Denver (11-10-2, 8-5-2) with a 5-1 victory over the Pioneers on Friday in Denver. The Huskies opened the game’s scoring at 5:44 of the first with a tally by senior forward Joe Jensen, who dug the puck past DU goalie … Read more
Sometimes it does not matter how you start, but more importantly how you finish. Despite being 90 seconds away from its third loss of the season, New Hampshire (16-2-1, 7-1-1 Hockey East) received a desperation goal from Shannon Clement as the No. 1 team in America tied Maine 5-5 on Friday night at Alfond Arena … Read more
Junior Kevin Westgarth had a goal and two assists and junior Grant Goeckner-Zoeller scored twice as Princeton defeated No. 16 Colgate, 5-3, on Friday night at Baker Rink. Tied at 2-2 late in the second period, the Tigers scored twice in a span of 16 seconds to take control of the game and post the … Read more
Two teams going in opposite directions in the CCHA put a halt to their respective streaks at the BG Ice Arena on Saturday night, as the Western Michigan Broncos defeated the Bowling Green Falcons by a score of 5-4. With the victory, the Broncos (5-13-3; 5-8-2 CCHA) snapped a seven-game winless streak, dating back to … Read more
A baseball play set the tone for a dominating performance by the Union Dutchmen on Friday against Clarkson. Chris Potts swung and, in effect, hit a homer when he swatted a puck past goalie David Leggio 14 seconds into the game. Just over two minutes later, Scott Brady scored, and the Dutchmen were on their … Read more