February
2,
2004
Beanpot Semifinals
|
INCH's Three Stars of the Night |
|
| 3.
John Daigneau, Harvard
Stemmed
the tide after relieving Grumet-Morris.
2.
Ryan Whitney, Boston University
BU's best player on both ends of the ice.
1.
Ryan Shannon, Boston College
Offensively gifted, but his backchecking effort
is tonight's most memorable moment. |
Familiar
Faces
BU, BC skate into Beanpot title game
BOSTON
UNIVERSITY 5, NORTHEASTERN 2
BOSTON –
Boston University used a familiar formula – solid goaltending
and an unlikely offensive hero – to earn a spot in a familiar
game – the Beanpot championship.
Senior Steve
Greeley's first goal of the season, just 45 seconds after Northeastern
took a 1-0 lead, sparked the Terriers, and Sean Fields made 36
saves to lead the way in a 5-2 BU victory.
|
Boston
University 5,
Northeastern 2 |
| Team |
Goal |
Str |
| Time |
Assists |
| First
Period |
| 1-NU |
Eric
Ortlip (10) |
EV |
| 1:11 |
D.
Grover, J. Mudryk |
| 1-BU |
Steve
Greeley (1) |
EV |
| 1:56 |
R.
Whitney, M. Radoslovich |
| 2-BU |
Brad
Zancanaro (3) |
EV |
| 4:54 |
M.
Mullen, F. Skladany |
| 2-NU |
Yale
Lewis (4) |
EV |
| 17:40 |
C.
Tomes |
| Second
Period |
| 3-BU |
Jekabs
Redlihs (2) |
EV |
| 0:57 |
B.
Zancanaro |
| 4-BU |
Brian
McConnell (5) |
PP |
| 18:26 |
B.
Miller, K. Schaeffer |
| Third
Period |
| 5-BU |
Ryan
Whitney (6) |
EN |
| 19:37 |
Unassisted |
| Goaltending |
| BU:
Sean Fields, 60:00, 35 saves, 2 GA |
| NU:
Keni Gibson, 59:07, 26 saves, 4 GA |
| Penalties:
BU 4/8; NU 2/4 |
| Power
Plays: BU 1-2; NU 0-4 |
| Attendance:
17,565 |
"I think
it was a huge goal because of the fact they had jumped out 1-0,"
head coach Jack Parker said of the Terriers' first goal. "Steve
Greeley scoring a goal in his senior year in the Beanpot is absolutely
fabulous."
The win extends
BU's run of Beanpot good fortune, as the Terriers have played
in the title game every year since 1995. They will meet Boston
College next Monday in search of their 26th Beanpot.
While Greeley,
a well-liked Terrier who had skated in only seven games this season
prior to tonight, provided the feel-good story, Brad Zancanaro
and Ryan Whitney also contributed offense (one goal, one assist
each).
In goal, defending
Beanpot MVP Fields outdueled Northeastern's Keni Gibson at the
other end.
"I think
the goaltending was the big difference tonight," said Northeastern
head coach Bruce Crowder. "Obviously Sean Fields had a really
good game, and I think Keni [Gibson] didn't have one of his better
efforts tonight."
BOSTON
COLLEGE 4, HARVARD 1
With the high-flying
Boston College Eagles facing a struggling Harvard team, the last
they probably needed was a couple of lucky bounces to win. But
that's exactly what the Eagles got in the first 20 minutes.
|
Boston
College 4,
Harvard 1 |
| Team |
Goal |
Str |
| Time |
Assists |
| First
Period |
| 1-BC |
Patrick
Eaves (8) |
EV |
| 4:25 |
Unassisted |
| 2-BC |
Ned
Havern (5) |
EV |
| 11:25 |
R.
Murphy, A. Pineault |
| Second
Period |
| 3-BC |
Justin
Dziama (2) |
EV |
| 3:01 |
P.
Harrold |
| 1-H |
Charlie
Johnson (7) |
PP |
| 18:11 |
T.
Cavanagh, N. Welch |
| Third
Period |
| 4-BC |
Tony
Voce (18) |
PP |
| 18:54 |
S.
Gionta |
| Goaltending |
| BC:
Matti Kaltiainen, 60:00, 19 saves, 1 GA |
| H:
Dov Grumet-Morris, 23:20, 8 saves, 3 GA; John Daigneau, 36:40,
18 saves, 1 GA |
| Penalties:
BC 8/16; H 9/18 |
| Power
Plays: BC 1-7; H 1-6 |
| Attendance:
17,753 |
From there
they coasted, carrying a 3-0 lead into late in the second period
and finishing with a 4-1 victory to advance to the championship
game.
The Eagles
got their first goal when Patrick Eaves' centering pass from behind
the net was shot past goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris by Harvard's
Tom Cavanagh. The second goal came exactly seven minutes later,
when Ned Havern's shot over the goal bounced off the glass, back
over the net, off Grumet-Morris' back and in.
"When
your own player shoots the first one in your net and the second
one hits off the glass comes back and hits your goalie, it wasn't
a good start," Harvard head coach Mark Mazzoleni said.
Boston College
head coach Jerry York recognized his team's good fortune, and
credited the old adage – you make your own breaks.
"I thought
we played extremely well in the first period in a lot of different
facets of the game, defensively and offensively," York said.
"With
that, we got really two lucky, fortunate goals. When you play
very well and also get two breaks like that it's certainly the
deciding factor in the game."
The Eagles
took further control of the game when Justin Dziama's innocent
shot hit Grumet-Morris in the chest before bouncing past him into
the net. Harvard backup John Daigneau entered the game shortly
thereafter, but the damage had been done.
Harvard's
Charlie Johnson scored late in the second to cut the lead to two
goals, and Tony Voce added BC's fourth late in the third.
Harvard will
face Northeastern in next Monday's consolation game (5 p.m.),
while familiar rivals Boston College and Boston University meet
for the championship at 8 p.m.
