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Apr 13, 2022
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Nicholas Kopp of Amherst won all 22 faceoffs against Colby

D-I

BEARS vs BEARS

YALE (Jake Cohen) 23

DARTMOUTH (Brendan Gallagher, Brett Gallagher) 6

After a slow paced first quarter, Yale exploded in the second scoring eight goals in the first ten minutes. Yale backed that run up with eleven consecutive scores from the third quarter into the start of the fourth. After Dartmouth stopped the big run with a single score, Yale closed out the game with three more.

Jake had a caused turnover and got to three ground balls.

LOYOLA (Cam James) 18

NAVY (JT Thomas) 7

Navy got the first goal of the game, but Loyola got the next ten. The flow of the game evened out after that with Navy unable to get back-to-back scores until early in the fourth quarter and Loyola making one mini-run of four straight scores.

Cam had a ground ball and a caused turnover.

PENN STATE (Nate Buller) 9 OT

MICHIGAN (Zach Johnson, Graham Hertzberg) 8

With Penn State scoring twice in the first minute of the game, fans likely suspected this would be a high scoring tilt, not a close game with both teams scoring in the single digits. After that opening outburst, the teams trade scores until the Nittany Lions put together a four-goal run that covered the end of the first half and the start of the second. Penn State was up by four heading into the fourth quarter, but Michigan’s offense managed to manufacture their own run of four to tie the game at the end of regulation. In overtime, Penn State won the faceoff and, after two errant tries, got the game winner just before the possession clock expired.

Zach had one ground ball for Penn State.

OTHER GAMES

BUCKNELL (Drew Wellington) 12

Lehigh 13

Lehigh tied the game up with the last goal of the first quarter and then shut down the Bison offense while scoring four goals in the second period. Midway through the third period Lehigh extended their lead to eight with a three-goal run then Bucknell started their comeback. Bucknell’s 4-1 scoring advantage in the last five minutes of the third period drew them within three to start the final period. The pace of scoring slowed in the fourth with each team scoring once before Bucknell’s desperation rally. With two minutes left in regulation, Bucknell scored cut Lehigh’s lead to two, then Drew forced a turnover which led to a goal for the Bison with 41 seconds left in the game. Bucknell won the final possession but couldn’t get off a shot, turning the ball over just before the final horn sounded.

DARTMOUTH (Brendan Gallagher, Brett Gallagher) 13

Stony Brook 14

Dartmouth got their first lead of the game with a four-goal run only to see Stony Brook take the lead back with their own set of four to close the first half. The Seawolves extended their lead with the first score of the second half and then traded scores with Big Green until there were four minutes left in regulation with Stony Brook was up by five. Dartmouth then started a furious comeback attempt, scoring three times in just 42 seconds. Stony Brook scored again, then Big Green got two goals sixteen seconds apart. Now less than two minutes remained and Dartmouth was down by just one goal. Dartmouth won the final faceoff, but their one shot was blocked and Stony Brook ran out the clock.

DENVER (Ryan Giles) 12

Villanova 10

Denver and Villanova traded goals early on until Denver got the first back-to-back scores early in the second period. Villanova came right back with a three-goal run to take a one goal lead at the half. Denver started the third with a pair of scores and closed it with another two while Villanova scored just once in the middle of the quarter. In the fourth quarter the game reverted to its earlier form with the teams matching each other goal for goal.

Ryan played in the game.

HARVARD (Joey Graham) 9

Cornell 17

Big Red over the Crimson. Cornell took over the game in the second period, scoring six straight goals to close out the first half, then adding three more at the start of the third period. Harvard responded with four straight scores to cut Cornell’s lead to five, but that was the last time Harvard would benefit from successive scores until the closing minute of the game.

JOHNS HOPKINS (Joey Epstein) 10

Ohio State 12

Neither team could sustain any advantage over the first three periods. While the teams traded leads, neither team could do better that score twice before the other countered and neither team led by more than a single goal. Ohio State broke that trend with three consecutive goals in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter to go up by two. Each team scored once more before a seven minute war of attrition ended the game.

Joey was back in the starting lineup and took two shots for the Jays.

MARYLAND (John Geppert, Matt Kopp) 17

Rutgers 9

The Terrapins started the game with a five-goal run then put up another four straight in the second period to go up 11-4 at the half. After Rutgers got the first goal of the second half, the Terrapins scored four in a row again, closing out the third period up by ten. The first three penalties of the game led to a fourth quarter with three man-up goals and one man-down goals but no change in the outcome.

John had five ground balls for the game and one shot. Matthew also played.

PENN (Stephen Bou) 10

Brown 12

Penn led 5-0 at the end of the first quarter but with runs of three and four goals in the second quarter for Brown, the game was tied at seven at the half. Single scores, not runs, dominated play in the final half with Brown getting the lead for good late in the third quarter with the half’s only back-to-back scores.

TOWSON (Mo Sillah) 12

U Mass 9

Towson grabbed a three-goal lead in the first quarter and kept U Mass at bay until the Minutemen cut that lead to one in the middle of the third period. The Tigers responded with two to close out the third period and two more to start the fourth to forge a five-goal lead which proved insurmountable.

YALE (Jake Cohen) 22

Boston U. 15

This game was over well before halftime. Yale closed out the first quarter with four straight scores then added six more to start the second quarter. After BU stopped the run of ten, the Bulldogs got four more to close out the half. The Terriers took a small bite out of Yale’s lead with a pair of three-goal runs but couldn’t challenge Yale’s advantage.

D-I USILA POLL

1. Maryland

2. Georgetown

3. Princeton

4. Cornell

5. Yale

6. Virginia

7. Rutgers

8. Ohio State

9. Jacksonville

10. Notre Dame

11. Penn

12. Army

13. Duke

14. Harvard

15. North Carolina

16. Boston U.

17. Lehigh

18. Denver

19. Richmond

20. Brown

THIS COMING WEEK

Harvard (Joey Graham) visits Penn (Stephen Bou) and Penn State (Nate Buller)

faces Johns Hopkins (Joey Epstein) in this coming week’s Bears versus Bears games.

A Bit Too Early NCAA Tournament Field

Big Ten: Maryland, Rutgers, Ohio State

Big East: Georgetown

ACC: Virginia, Notre Dame*

Ivy: Cornell, Princeton, Yale, Penn*

Patriot: Lehigh, Army

Colonial: Towson*

SoCon Jacksonville

Northeast: St. Joseph’s

Atlantic Sun: Utah

MAC: St. Bonaventure

America East: Vermont

Waiting in the wings: Harvard, Duke, North Carolina, Boston U.

* Indicates likely at large team with higher risk for a losing record

D-III

BEARS vs BEARS

AMHERST (Nicholas Kopp) 12

COLBY (Miles Tonkel) 7

A very modest score considering Amherst won all 22 faceoffs (all by Nicholas), got two-thirds of the groundballs, and took 62 shots—38 of which were on-goal. Colby’s goalies also had eye-popping numbers on the day, saving 26 of the 38 shots that they were tested by and that is what kept this game close. Despite Amherst’s domination of possessions, Colby still led by two at the half, 5-3. That changed in the second half as Amherst only allowed one goal per quarter while enjoying runs of two, three, and four goals.

As noted, Nicholas won all 22 faceoffs and added to that effort with 14 ground balls. Miles played in the game for Colby.

OTHER GAMES

AMHERST (Nicholas Kopp) 14

Wesleyan 21

Amherst took an early lead by scoring the last three goals of the first period. Three minutes into the second quarter four Wesleyan goals wiped out that lead and put the Cardinals out in front by one. After the teams traded goals, Wesleyan launched another run—this time seven straight goals—that lasted until the end of the third period. In the final period neither team could develop any scoring momentum, leaving Amherst seven goals down at the final buzzer.

Nicholas scored the first quarter goal that put the Mammoths up by three, won 17 of 38 faceoffs, and picked up six ground balls.

COLBY (Miles Tonkel) 24

Thomas College 0

Not much to say about this sort of an epic blowout other than it could have been much worse—the Thomas goalies had sixteen saves.

Miles scored a goal, his first of the season.

COLORADO COLLEGE (Max Becker) 19

Southwestern 14

Trips east for the Tigers have not been kind this season, but back west of the Mississippi things have been going better for the Tigers. Colorado College got an early lead by reeling off three small runs while limiting Southwestern to one goal at time in the first half. After the Tigers opened the scoring for the second half, Southwestern started to mount a comeback, but Colorado College stopped that string at five. Over the balance of the game, Southwestern could get no closer than within three. The Tigers ran their lead out to six late in the fourth quarter before Southwestern scored the last goal of the game.

COLORADO COLLEGE (Max Becker) 18

Centenary College 2

The Tigers shutout Centenary in the first half 14-0. Centenary’s two goals were the first of the second half and the last of the game. Jack Murdock, Sandy’s grandson, scored a goal in the first half.

GETTYSBURG (Billy Banfield) 10

Swarthmore 14

This game was an even battle into the third period. The game had been tied seven times, Gettysburg had four one-goal leads and Swarthmore had three. That rhythm was broken when Swarthmore closed out the third quarter with a five-goal run. The Bullets bounced back with a pair of scores, but Swarthmore stopped that comeback in its tracks with three consecutive scores.

SALISBURY (Jace Menendez) 22

Washington College 8

The “War at the Shore” was a one-sided battle this year. Salisbury blanked the Shoremen in the first quarter 8-0. After Washington College got their first goal early in the second period things calmed down a bit. Salisbury generated small runs over the course of the game while not allowing Washington to score successive goals until the game’s final minutes.

Jace played in this annual grudge match.

TUFTS (Garrett Kurtz) 19

Williams 10

The Jumbos jumped out to a 3-0 lead but Williams rallied back with their own set of three straight goals to match. The teams traded single scores into the second quarter when Tufts ran of five goals in a row to close the first half. Tufts then opened the second half with three straight scores to go up by nine. Williams stopped that run with a pair of goals, but Tufts started the final period with another string of three.

Garrett scored one goal on two shots.

TUFTS (Garrett Kurtz) 21

Connecticut College 14

Connecticut College did not yield any long scoring streaks to Tufts, but two smaller runs—five in the middle of the first half and two sets of three in the second half—gave the advantage to the Jumbos. Connecticut College could not match that as their best was one streak of three late in the game.

Garrett had one ground ball for Tufts.

WASHINGTON & LEE (Will Bou) 19

Randolph College 1

The Generals were in complete control of the game, up 14-0, when Randolph got it’s first (and lone) score of the game late in the third period. Randolph’s saving grace was their goalie who recorded 17 saves on the day.

Will took and won six faceoffs and collected five ground balls.