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NCAA Day 3: New Hampshire 3, Miami 1
6:31 p.m. — New Hampshire 3, Miami 1, final, top-seeded RedHawks finish 23-10-6
6:28 p.m. — UNH 3, Miami 1, empty net goal with 1:25 left
6:19 p.m. — 4:25 left, UNH leads 2-1
6:10 p.m. — 8:04 remaining, UNH still up 2-1
6:01 p.m. — New Hampshire still leads 2-1, has 23-14 edge in shots
5:54 p.m. — Mike Sislo scores for New Hampshire, which goes up 2-1 with 19:21 left in the game
5:36 p.m. — Miami and New Hampshire are tied 1-1 after two periods. Wildcats have an 19-15 edge in shots. RedHawks in defensive mode for a large chunk of the second period, three penalties in a span of 7:08 were painful
5:23 p.m. — Still 1-1, but New Hampshire is about to begin its third power play in the last 7:08
5:18 p.m. — 8:25 left in second, it’s still tied at 1-1
5:08 p.m. — 13:24 left in second period, still 1-1
4:43 p.m. — End of first period, Miami 1, New Hampshire 1, UNH has a 10-8 edge in shots on goal
4:33 p.m. — Still 1-1 with 3:41 left in first period, both teams have eight shots on goal
4:15 p.m. — It’s 1-1 with 13:57 left in first period, two quick goals
Byron Paulazzo hits the post and gets his own rebound, scoring for Miami 53 seconds into the game. Exactly one minute later, Kevin Goumas scores for the Wildcats
3 p.m. — It’s a bright, windy, cold day here in Manchester, N.H. Very brisk is the proper description. I’m heading off for some media food, but here’s a few facts & figures for the NCAA Northeast Regional game between Miami and New Hampshire, set for a 4 p.m. start:
RECORDS Miami 23-9-6 UNH 21-10-6
SERIES The series is tied 5-5-1. These teams split 6-3 decisions Oct. 8-9 in a season-opening series at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford.
RECENT GAMES Miami: The RedHawks are 10-0-3 since Jan. 22. UNH: The Wildcats are 4-5-2 in their last 11 games.
TOP SCORERS Miami: Andy Miele (24 goals-47 assists-71 points), Carter Camper (19-37-56), Reilly Smith (28-26-54), Pat Cannone (14-23-37), Alden Hirschfeld (12-13-25) UNH: Paul Thompson (28-24-52), Mike Sislo (13-33-46), Phil DeSimone (10-30-40), Stevie Moses (14-12-26), Blake Kessel (5-21-26)
GOALTENDERS Miami: Cody Reichard (15-4-2, 2.05 goals allowed per game, .911 save percentage), Connor Knapp (8-5-4, 2.03, .909) UNH: Matt Di Girolamo (21-10-6, 2.49, .921)
NCAA HISTORY Miami: This is the RedHawks’ ninth appearance and sixth straight. They are 7-8 in NCAA play. UNH: This is the Wildcats’ 21st appearance and 10th straight. They are 13-22 in NCAA play.
MIAMI NOTES — The RedHawks rank second nationally in power-play success (25.1 percent) and penalty killing (88.1 percent). — The senior class of Andy Miele, Carter Camper, Vincent LoVerde, Justin Vaive and Pat Cannone need two more wins to become the outright winningest senior class in school history. This class has 108, last year’s senior class had 109. — Andy Miele is riding a career-long 17-game point streak, which ties the school record. — Miami has scored first in 26 of its 38 games. — If the RedHawks qualify for their third straight Frozen Four, they’ll become the first CCHA team to achieve that feat since Michigan in 2001-03. UNH NOTES — Paul Thompson, a Hobey Baker Award finalist, is second in the nation with 12 power-play goals. — The Wildcats are 17-0-2 this season when leading after two periods. — Goalie Matt Di Girolamo leads the nation in saves with 1,088. — This season marks the first time UNH has been a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament
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