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Sunday, March 30, 2008
NCAA: Boston College 4, Miami 3
Miami dominates most of overtime, but suffers a devastating 4-3 defeat to Boston College in the NCAA Northeast Regional when BC freshman Joe Whitney, falling down as he dove for the puck, scores the winning goal 12:12 into the extra period.
A bitter bill to swallow for the RedHawks, who finish 33-8-1 and are denied their first-ever Frozen Four berth. It’s their third straight NCAA loss to Boston College.
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NCAA: Miami-Boston College In OT
The Northeast Regional final between Miami and Boston College is tied 3-3 at the end of three periods. Sudden-death overtime will begin in about 13 minutes here at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.
This will be the RedHawks’ third OT contest in their last four … they beat Notre Dame and Air Force in those previous overtime games.
Miami 3, Boston College 3. The winner goes to the Frozen Four.
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NCAA: Miami 3, Boston College 3
Miami senior captain Ryan Jones has just tied the game at 3-3, taking a pass from freshman Carter Camper in front of the net and beating Boston College goalie John Muse. The time was 9:02 of the third period.
The last half of the final period is here …
Miami 3, Boston College 3
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NCAA: Boston College 3, Miami 2
Timeout on the ice with 11:13 remaining, Miami still trails Boston College 3-2. The RedHawks have had one power-play opportunity so far in the third period, but couldn’t capitalize.
That’s the latest …
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NCAA: Boston College 3, Miami 2
In a stunning reversal of fortune, Boston College has scored three goals in a span of 1:58 to move ahead of Miami 3-2 in the Northeast Regional final at DCU Center.
Nick Petrecki scored at the 16:48 mark of the second period for the Eagles, Nathan Gerbe scored at 17:02 and Ben Smith found the back of the net at 18:46. An unbelievable shift in momentum.
The second period is over. It’s 3-2 Eagles with 20 minutes remaining.
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NCAA: Miami 2, Boston College 0
Miami has taken a 2-0 lead against Boston College in the NCAA Northeast Regional final at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.
At the 8:34 mark of the second period, Nino Musitelli gets a Brian Kaufman pass in front of the net and sends the puck past Eagles goalie John Muse. It is Musitelli’s ninth goal of the season.
Boston College has hit Miami goalie Jeff Zatkoff with several extreme clusters of shots, but Zatkoff has held firm to this point.
There’s 9:45 left in the second period.
Miami 2, Boston College 0
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NCAA: Miami 1, Boston College 0
The second period is just beginning here at the DCU Center and Miami still leads 1-0 on the strength of Jarod Palmer’s goal. RedHawks goalie Jeff Zatkoff has been outstanding with 13 saves, weathering a barrage of Boston College shots.
The Eagles outshot Miami 13-10 in the first period.
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NCAA: Miami 1, Boston College 0
It won’t be a shutout this year. Miami, blanked by a combined 9-0 in its last two NCAA meetings in 2006 and 2007 with Boston College, has scored 90 seconds into the game in the Northeast Regional final at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.
Alec Martinez takes a shot that is blocked by Eagle goalie John Muse, but Jarod Palmer is right there for the rebound and makes it 1-0.
Timeout on the ice, 15:38 left in the first period
Miami 1, Boston College 0
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NCAA: Miami vs. Boston College
It’s round 3 for Miami against Boston College, and the first two rounds didn’t go so well. The RedHawks lost to BC 5-0 here two years ago and 4-0 in New Hampshire last season, giving MU convincing NCAA exits both seasons.
This is the Northeast Regional final at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The winner goes to the Frozen Four in Denver and will play in the national semifinals on April 10.
The big news for Miami today is that senior forward Nathan Davis, who reinjured his left shoulder in the first round against Air Force on Saturday, will not play today and is out for the rest of the season. It appears to be a separated shoulder that will require surgery.
Facts from today:
It’s 33-7-1 Miami vs. 22-11-8 Boston College, starting right now. The RedHawks are in white, the Eagles are in maroon.
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NCAA: Miami-Air Force Follow
Here are some notes and observations from Miami’s 3-2 overtime victory over Air Force Saturday in the NCAA Northeast Regional here at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. …
The RedHawks were fortunate to win. The Falcons were better than advertised and had that intangible “will to win” that nearly did just that in the face of an athletically superior opponent. Air Force coach Frank Serratore is right on when he talks about the character that academy kids bring to athletics. Thank God for all of us, really, that these kids are the way they are. They may be saving all of our lives someday …
Air Force senior forward Eric Ehn returned to action after being sidelined by injuries since January. Ehn had no points, but played well. He was also classy in defeat after the gut-wrenching ending. He was asked about what it meant to be back on the ice.
“For me, it was pretty magical,” he said. “Not so much that I got to play again, but just the way my teammates played. For these guys to go out and win the Atlantic Hockey championship while I was in the crowd, I was just so proud of them. Just to join them on the ice for this is a dream come true. We played as good as we can play I think and gave ourselves a chance to win. There’s disappointment there, but you can’t hang your head abaout the way you played, especially taking the second-ranked team in the country to overtime.”
For Miami …
The win extended a lengthy streak in games when they score first. They are now 22-0 in such games this year. Freshman Tommy Wingels had the first goal Saturday in the opening 19 seconds.
Freshman Carter Camper had a goal and an assist against Air Force, his ninth multi-point effort of the season. The only two Miami players with more multi-point games this season are Ryan Jones (12) and Justin Mercier (10).
Miami is 9-0 against teams outside the Central Collegiate Hockey Association this year. Two CCHA teams, Michigan and Notre Dame, have already advanced to the Frozen Four in Denver in other regionals. The other two Frozen Four teams will come from today’s matchups: Miami vs. Boston College and North Dakota vs. Wisconsin. The winners of those two games will square off in the national semifinals April 10.
