Scott BiggarIn the opening game of their NCAA quarterfinal series, the RIT Tigers (25-0-1) defeated the Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (18-8-2) by a score of 8-1. After RIT established a 4-0 lead early in the second period, Lebanon Valley scored a shorthanded goal to get on the board, presaging an even and scoreless remainder of the … Read more
The Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (18-7-2) travel to Rochester, N.Y., to take on the RIT Tigers (24-0-1) for NCAA quarterfinal action on March 9 and 10. While on the surface, this might look like the proverbial David of the ECAC Northeast taking on Goliath in the No. 1 team in the nation, the Dutchmen have … Read more
For the third consecutive season, RIT proved itself the class of the ECAC West, this time taking the league’s tournament championship by running away from Manhattanville, 8-2. Next up for the NCAA-bound Tigers: surprising ECAC Northeast champion Lebanon Valley. Scott Biggar reports.
Top-ranked RIT took a third consecutive ECAC West title Saturday night, using four power-play goals to outrun Manhattanville 8-3.
No. 3 Manhattanville defeated No. 2 Elmira, 6-5, in a tightly-contested ECAC West semifinal game Friday. With the win, the Valiants move on to their first appearence in the ECAC West finals, in only their second year of existence.
RIT returned to the ECAC West finals with a 9-1 thrashing of Hobart Friday night.
Elmira got the monkey off its back, earning its 500th and 501st all-time victories in rapid succession last week to warm up for the playoffs. The Soaring Eagles rematch with Manhattanville in Friday’s first semifinal. Meanwhile, well-rested RIT lies in wait for Hobart. Scott Biggar rounds up the league.
Number-one RIT completes an undefeated regular season; Manhattanville pastes Neumann; and shorthanded Elmira awaits its shot at revenge. Scott Biggar wraps up the ECAC West.
The RIT Tigers scored on four out of six power plays and used a dominating second period to defeat the Elmira Soaring Eagles 7-1 in an ECAC West contest on Saturday, virtually locking up the Pool B bid to the NCAA tournament. “Our power play was unbelievable early in the year,” said RIT coach Wayne … Read more
After a costly defeat at the hands of Manhattanville, number-seven Elmira faces a do-or-die matchup with rival RIT this weekend. Meanwhile, the top-ranked Tigers roll on. Scott Biggar reports.
The RIT Tigers scored two early goals, answered the counterattack scoring by Hamilton, and then pulled away in the third period to defeat the Continentals by an 8-3 score on Saturday. Hamilton held a territorial advantage for stretches of the first period, but was unable to get many high quality shots on the RIT net. … Read more
To no one’s surprise, RIT settled the ECAC West regular-season race last weekend, sweeping Hobart and Manhattanville for the coup de grace. Scott Biggar reports.
The RIT Tigers outshot the Hobart Statesmen 51-14, and rolled on to a 10-0 victory in an ECAC West game on Friday. Hobart kept up a strong forecheck and backcheck right from the beginning of the game and played a scrappy style for most of the contest. RIT got two power plays during the first … Read more
RIT tops Elmira to hold onto first place, and Manhattanville makes a move. Check out Scott Biggar‘s new-look ECAC West newsletter.
In another titanic clash at the Thunderdomes Saturday, a goal by RIT’s Mike Bournazakis midway through overtime gave the Tigers a 4-3 win over the Elmira Soaring Eagles and put them in the driver’s seat of the ECAC West. Elmira applied physical play for much of the game, and RIT never responded as the Soaring … Read more
After a weekend in which national number-one RIT suffered its first blemish and Elmira climbed back into the pollsters’ field of vision, the two squads match up for what could be Elmira’s 500th all-time win — or the reaffirmation of the Tigers’ dominance. You want drama? Scott Biggar presents the ECAC West.
No. 1 RIT disposes of Brockport with little trouble, as the Bournazakis brothers pick up the hat tricks.
A night after tying RIT 3-3, Oswego outshot the Tigers 47-28 on Saturday, but came away with a 4-2 loss. RIT freshman goaltender Rob Boope stood up to the Oswego pressure for the victory. “These Oswego games were by far the hardest two games we’ve faced all year,” RIT coach Wayne Wilson said. The first … Read more
The RIT Tigers scored two early goals, answered the counterattack by Hamilton, and then pulled away in the third period to defeat the Continentals by an 8-3 score. Hamilton held a territorial advantage for stretches of the first period, but were unable to get many high quality shots on the RIT net. The Tigers, on … Read more
In the opener of the biggest Division III series of the weekend, ninth-ranked Oswego rallied from a three-goal deficit against No. 1 RIT, leading to a 3-3 tie. RIT got off to a roaring start against the Lakers, scoring three goals in the first 2:33 of the game. However, Oswego slowly stemmed the tide and … Read more