Scott BiggarRIT tallied three goals in the first period, and then put in a workmanlike effort to beat Hobart 10-1 in the ECAC West semifinals. The win moves RIT into the championship game, where it will face Elmira, which defeated Manhattanville in the earlier semifinal. Sam Hill and Jason Chafe each had five-point nights for RIT, … Read more
RIT senior Jerry Galway was named ECAC West Player of the Year today. Galway has 13 goals and 31 assists this season, and 46 goals and 115 assists during his four-year career at RIT. Galway set a school record for assists by a defenseman, and currently leads the nation in points per game by a … Read more
Scott Biggar presents a team-by-team look at this weekend’s ECAC West first round, and then updates the Elmira-RIT Pool B situation. Can the Soaring Eagles overtake the Tigers for the NCAA bid, or will RIT return?
Last Saturday featured plenty of action for ECAC West fans, including heartstoppers, brawls and upsets. Scott Biggar rounds up the weekend, then looks ahead to the ECAC West playoffs and the faceoff between RIT and Elmira for a potential Pool B NCAA bid.
RIT overcame a 3-1 third-period deficit, and won in the closing seconds, defeating a stunned Elmira.
Hobart heads into postseason play; Neumann sticks together through adversity; the ECAC West by the numbers; and the Game of the Week is a familiar one. Scott Biggar reports.
Down 3-0 entering the third period, Utica came charging back to make the game close. But Hobart held on, scoring a critical goal midway through the period to win 4-2. The victory clinched a playoff spot for Hobart. “They compete. They’re a good team,” said Hobart coach Mark Taylor. “You’ve got to keep that mentality … Read more
Hobart dominated play against Neumann for the first two periods of the ECAC West contest, scoring seven goals. The Statesmen then coasted in the third period on the way to a 7-1 victory. The first period was spent almost entirely in the Neumann end of the rink. There was some play at center ice, and … Read more
It was a game for the record books at RIT’s Ritter Arena. Unfortunately for the Neumann Knights, the school records that RIT broke were all in the offensive category on the way to a 24-0 victory. RIT broke its school record for most goals in a period, scoring ten in the second. The previous record … Read more
Don’t look now, but only three weeks of play dot the ECAC West regular-season schedule — which means that Scott Biggar can start the playoff projections.
RIT scored three goals in the first 21:09 against Hobart, and then jumped on the shoulders of netminder Tyler Euverman, who earned his ninth career shutout. Hobart mounted significant pressure in the third period, but the Statesmen couldn’t solve Euverman and lost by a score of 4-0. RIT opened the scoring 6:48 into the game. … Read more
The Tigers of RIT came out with a high level of intensity right from the opening faceoff against the Hobart Statesmen. Junior David Bagley scored just 41 seconds into the game, on the way to a 7-1 victory. The Tigers (18-2) dominated territorially throughout most of the game, especially in the opening ten minutes of … Read more
After a tight-checking first period, RIT exploded for three goals in the opening five minutes of the second in its Friday game against Utica. The lead was enough as RIT carried on to a 10-4 victory. “[Utica] wanted to win the game more than we did in the first period,” said RIT coach Wayne Wilson. … Read more
The heart of the ECAC West regular season has finally begun. Inter-league play dominates the schedule of most teams over the next four weeks as each jockey for positions. Elmira is currently in the driver’s seat, knocking
off RIT last weekend to remain the only undefeated team in league play.
A fast start was just enough for Elmira, which scored three goals in the first period to beat RIT 4-2 Saturday. The 10th-ranked Soaring Eagles moved into first place in the ECAC West with yet another win against a ranked opponent.
With the showdown between No. 1 RIT and No. 10 Elmira looming, the Soaring Eagles look to keep the hex on ranked opponents, while RIT may want to repeat its all-Mike, all the time success of last weekend. Also: Scott Biggar reports on Utica and Manhattanville.
The RIT power play rolled Saturday against Oswego, scoring on four of six opportunities to make the difference as RIT cruised to a 5-1 victory, sweeping the weekend series. RIT’s Mike Bournazakis and Mike Tarantino each scored two goals in the game to lead the Tigers. “This is probably our most complete weekend to date,” … Read more
Junior Mike Bournazakis scored three goals to lead RIT to a 5-0 victory over Oswego Friday night. Bournazakis pitched in one goal in each period, scoring two of those on power plays, to up his total to 13 goals on the season. “Mike is a self-motivated and self-driven player,” said RIT coach Wayne Wilson. “He … Read more
Manhattanville gains an admirer; Neumann and Buffalo State battle it out — literally; the week’s action in review; and Scott Biggar rates the ECAC West’s arenas.
After seeing Fredonia score two goals in the third period to force overtime, RIT sophomore Matt Moore took matters into his own hands, tallying 3:06 into overtime to give RIT the 5-4 victory. Saturday’s game went back and forth on the scoreboard, with both teams holding leads at various times. Fredonia found itself trailing 4-2 … Read more