The MAAC has taken baby steps since being established, and after landing an NCAA tournament automatic bid in the offseason, it now has its first win over a team from the “Big Four” conferences, thanks to Sacred Heart.

The Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds out-defensed the Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers in a 4-1 victory on Saturday. The Blugolds’ Ian Sgambelluri scored three goals on the night to lift the Blugolds to their first win of the season. But it wasn’t just Sgambelluri’s offense that did the trick tonight, it was also the stingy Blugold defense that … Read more

The opening round in this classic rivalry goes to Michigan State and their goalie Ryan Miller, as Michigan suffers its first loss.

Seven different players scored goals, six had at least a goal and an assist and 12 players registered at least a point as the University of Vermont men’s ice hockey team put on an offensive show in a 9-1 exhibition victory over Queen’s University of Ontario Saturday. Freshman Billy Kelly and senior captain Jerry Gernander … Read more

The goals came in pairs Saturday night, as Clarkson was able to defeat a tired Quinnipiac squad, 4-2, in front of 3,215 fans at Cheel Arena. Clarkson’s offense found the solution to beating Quinnipiac (5-1-2) goaltender Justin Eddy that had eluded St. Lawrence the night before. “We wanted to drive the net,” said Clarkson forward … Read more

Freshman Tim Coskren’s goal with 55 seconds left to play gave the visiting College of the Holy Cross Crusaders a come-from-behind victory over Bentley College Saturday night in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action at the John A. Ryan Arena. Coskren, who scored his first collegiate goal to tie the game at one in the second … Read more

Minnesota State-Mankato broke open a 1-1 tie with three second-period goals en route to a 5-1 victory and a weekend sweep of Michigan Tech on Saturday night. Tim Jackman, Tyler Baines, Nate Mauer, Cole Bassett, and Andy Hedlund scored for the Mavericks (3-5-0, 3-5-0 WCHA). Jerry Cunningham and Ben Christopherson each had three assists. “I … Read more

Northeastern scored two goals in the third period to defeat visiting Princeton 3-2 Saturday at Matthews Arena in an ECAC game. Princeton outshot NU 48-23, but Husky senior goaltender Erika Silva made a career-high 46 saves to frustrate the Tiger offense. Princeton led in shots 34-10 after two periods, but the score was tied 1-1. … Read more

Tennie McCabe and Emily Kearns each scored twice as St. Mary’s cruised past Wisconsin-Eau Claire 10-0 Saturday night. St. Mary’s dominated, forcing Eau Claire goalie Erin Bray to make 62 saves. Meanwhile, St. Mary’s Nitara Frost made only seven saves. St. Mary’s scored six times in the first period.

Wisconsin scored a pair of power-play goals and Kerry Weiland scored once and added two assists to lead the seventh-ranked Badgers to a 3-1 victory over No. 5 Harvard at the Bright Hockey Center on Saturday. Meghan Hunter added two assists as the Badgers knocked off their second top-five opponent of the season. “Kerry Weiland … Read more

In a game dominated by special teams, it was an even-strength goal that proved to be the difference. Kevin Swider notched two goals and a assist while Jason Basile got the game-winner at 14:18 in the third period to give Ferris State a 5-4 win at home over Colgate. With the game on the line, … Read more

Friday night, the Colorado College Tigers took on the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs at home hoping to maintain their unblemished record. And that they did, getting out of the blocks quickly en route to a 5-1 win. The Tigers scored three first-period goals and senior Justin Morrison scored twice to help his squad move to a perfect … Read more

Sophomore right wing Tim Turner scored the game-winning goal with 14 seconds left in overtime as UMass-Amherst defeated UMass-Lowell, 5-4, in front of 1,896 Friday night at the Tsongas Arena. With the victory, the Minutemen improved to 2-3-1 overall and 2-1-0 in Hockey East. The River Hawks suffered their third straight loss and slipped to … Read more

Wisconsin-River Falls scored four goals in the first period and coasted to a 7-2 victory over Wisconsin-Stout in the teams’ NCHA opener. At the 3:25 mark of the opening period, Dan Miller found a streaking Adam Kragthorpe, who beat Blue Devil goaltender Justin Wiskie for a 1-0 lead. Seven minutes later, Tim Beres’ first goal … Read more

St. Benedict scored the first six goals and went on to beat Concordia 8-1 Friday in an MIAC game. Katy Rollwagen, Shannon Kegley and Paula Vogt each had two goals for St. Benedict. The Cobbers’ only goal came in the third period when Sandra Johansson scored on a power play.

The Lake Superior State Lakers were without six of their top players Friday night, but still overcame an early one-goal deficit to win their first CCHA game by a score of 4-3 over the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks. Scratches for the Lakers included senior captain Ryan Knox and junior Jeremy Bachusz, two of their top scorers. Knox … Read more

Yale followed up last year’s upset win over UNH, by doing it again, this time on the road.

For the first time, a MAAC team picked up at least a tie against a team from one of the “Big Four” conferences. The Saints, still looking to get untracked, poured 58 shots on net, but only mustered one goal.

Adam Will scored a shorthanded goal with 1.05 seconds remaining in overtime to give St. Olaf a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over Gustavus Adolphus at Don Roberts Ice Rink. The Oles scored two goals in the final 12 minutes of the third period to rally from a 2-0 deficit and send the game into overtime. St. … Read more

So who have you beaten? Providence answered that question with an exclamation point, riding a 3-0 first-period lead to a 5-3 win over Maine. The undefeated Friars, now 4-0-1, had entered the game ranked 15th in the nation, but had their doubters. Although they tied No. 10 Boston University last weekend, their wins had come … Read more