Boston
University 2, New Hampshire 1 |
Team |
Goal |
Str |
Time |
Assists |
First
Period |
1-BU |
Corey
Trivino (6) |
EV |
13:43 |
C.
Connolly, V. Saponari |
Second
Period |
1-UNH |
Bobby
Butler (9) |
EV |
5:52 |
P.
LeBlanc, G. Collins |
Third
Period |
2-BU |
Jason
Lawrence (24) |
PP |
19:45 |
C.
Higgins, C. Cohen |
Goaltending |
UNH:
Brian Foster, 59:45, 21 saves, 2 GA |
BU:
Kieran Millan, 60:00, 27 saves, 1 GA |
Penalties:
UNH 4/8; BU 3/6 |
Power
Plays: UNH 0-3; BU 1-4 |
ALBANY, N.Y. — It started harmlessly
enough, after approximately eight minutes had been played
in the early semifinal at the Bank of America Hockey Championships.
Princeton goalie Zane Kalemba stared down Colgate star forward
Tyler Burton as Burton split the Tiger defensemen and had
a clear breakaway. Kalemba went low to the ice on his belly,
covered the bottom of the net and denied Burton's backhand
deke attempt by snaring the shot in his catching glove.
Burton had the game's best opportunity later
in the first period when a rebound fell to him in the low
slot, with Kalemba stationed at the far post after having
made the initial save. Burton didn't get a great chance
on his backhand attempt and it rolled off the end of his
stick. Instead of finding the five and a half feet of gaping
net mouth, Kalemba's glove again reached down to stop the
first-class chance.
As stated earlier, that was just the start.
Kalemba kept it up all the way through Princeton's 3-0 win
over Colgate that sent Princeton to Saturday night's ECAC
Hockey Championship game against Harvard.
It continued through the second period with
good stops on Jesse Winchester and David McIntyre as the
game remained scoreless through 40 minutes.
Kalemba's victim in the third period was Ethan
Cox. The first came off a point-blank one-timer on a 2-on-1
rush to keep the game scoreless. Princeton's Matt Arhontas
broke the scoring drought with 11:56 left in the third period.
Teammate Mark Magnowski forced a Colgate turnover and Arhontas
was the beneficiary of a bounce. He was in clearly on Raider
goalie Mark Dekanich and slid the puck between the pads
for a 1-0 Princeton lead that would hold up as the game-winner.
The second stop on Cox was a spinning stuff
attempt from inside the crease with 5:25 left to play and
Princeton leading 1-0. The ensuing play saw Kevin Lohry
go the distance the other way and score on a breakaway with
5:16 left that put Princeton ahead by two goals..
Bemidji
State 4, Cornell 1 |
Team |
Goal |
Str |
Time |
Assists |
First
Period |
No
Scoring |
Second
Period |
1-COR |
Sean
Collins (3) |
EV |
12:35 |
K.
Ross , T. Mugford |
1-BSU |
Ryan
Adams (1) |
EV |
14:25 |
T.
Scofield |
Third
Period |
2-BSU |
Tyler
Scofield (21) |
EV |
4:05 |
M.
Read, K. Hardwick |
3-BSU |
Matt
Francis (13) |
EV |
9;30 |
B.
Kinne |
4-BSU |
Tyler
Scofield (22) |
EN |
16:37 |
M.
Read, G. McManamin |
Goaltending |
BSU:
Matt Dalton, 60:00, 25 saves, 1 GA |
COR:
Ben Scrivens, 56:26, 17 saves, 3 GA, 1 ENG |
Penalties:
BSU 5/10; COR 4/8 |
Power
Plays: BSU 0-4; COR 0-5 |
Scanning a box score or the league's scoring
leaders won't bring Taylor to mind. Watching any Harvard
game will paint a clear picture of how vital he is to the
Crimson's success. That was the case in Friday night's 3-1
semifinal win over Cornell that sent Harvard to Saturday's
ECAC Hockey Championship against Princeton.
Taylor's energy and work ethic, his poise
with the puck and willingness to pursue it when Cornell
had it set the tone for Harvard. It's been that way since
early February, when Harvard started its impressive run
of 10 wins, two losses, and a tie to put itself in a position
to resurrect a season that was sliding downhill. It's no
coincidence that Taylor has at least one point in those
13 games.
"I lead by example, but I'm also able
to open up around my teammates when I'm pretty soft spoken.
That's what we've tried to do in the second half. I had
a great talk with (co-captain) Dave MacDonald and we knew
we needed to turn things around," Taylor said.
His reputation for scoring big goals is well-earned.
He's got three short-handed goals on the season. All of
them broke scoreless ties, and Harvard went on to win those
games. He had a goal and an assist in the three-goal spree
in the first period of the Beanpot win over Northeastern
that started to turn the Crimson tide.
PLUSSES AND MINUSES
As
expected, Cornell had the largest number of supporters in
attendance, but their enthusiasm waned after Harvard tallied
those back-to-back PPGs in the second period. It's easy
to cheer for your team when they're winning. Fans cheer
for their team at all times.
Cheers
for beers! Concession stands and vendors sold a variety
of beers in the arena and a good number of fans enjoyed
an adult refreshment or two during the evening's festivities.
They won't have that opportunity next weekend when the Times
Union Center hosts the NCAA East Regional.