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Saturday, March 29, 2008
NCAA: Miami-Boston College III
The Miami University hockey team is one win away from the Frozen Four in Denver, but the RedHawks will have to overcome a big, familiar obstacle to get there.
Boston College defeated Minnesota 5-2 in Saturday’s second NCAA Northeast Regional contest at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. That means the Eagles will square off with Miami for the regional title Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
Good news for MU? Well, decide for yourself. Boston College has knocked the RedHawks out of the NCAA tournament the last two seasons, 5-0 and 4-0, respectively.
I’ll provide some pre-game information and live blogging Sunday afternoon, so stay tuned.
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NCAA: Miami 3, Air Force 2
It’s over at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., and Miami is one win away from the Frozen Four in Denver.
Justin Mercier scored an unassisted goal at the 15:21 mark of overtime to give the RedHawks a 3-2 victory.
Miami will play for the Northeast Regional championship Sunday against either Boston College or Minnesota at 4:30 p.m.
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NCAA OT: Miami 2, Air Force 2
We’re heading to overtime at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Miami has rallied to tie Air Force 2-2 in the NCAA Northeast Regional. Both goals for the RedHawks by freshmen, Tommy Wingels and Carter Camper. Some great saves on both sides by MU’s Jeff Zatkoff and Air Force’s Andrew Volkening, particularly the latter.
Miami senior forward Nathan Davis has missed the majority of the game with an undisclosed injury.
The RedHawks have a 26-19 advantage in shots. Volkening has 24 saves, Zatkoff 17. Air Force is 0-for-1 on the power play, Miami is 1-for-4.
Now it’s sudden-death OT …
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NCAA: Miami 2, Air Force 2
Miami has just tied the game against Air Force with 6:16 left in the third period. Alec Martinez ripped a shot that was deflected and put in the net by freshman Carter Camper. It was a power-play goal with 26 seconds left in the power play. The Falcons were penalied 2:00 for having too many players on the ice.
5:10 remaining …
Miami 2, Air Force 2
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NCAA: Air Force 2, Miami 1
11:16 left in the third period, timeout on the ice
Miami still trailing Air Force 2-1
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NCAA: Air Force 2, Miami 1
Miami outshot Air Force 11-7 while getting outscored 2-0 in the second period. Overall, the RedHawks have a 20-15 edge in shots.
Air Force goalie Andrew Volkening has 19 saves, Miami’s Jeff Zatkoff has 13.
The RedHawks getting plenty of close-to-net opportunities, but Volkening has been a force most of the way.
Can Miami avoid the first-round upset as the top seed in the Northeast Regiona? We’ll know soon.
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NCAA: Air Force 2, Miami 1
The second period is history, and Miami is 20 minutes away from a possible ouster from the NCAA tournament. Air Force’s two second-period goals and the stellar play of goalie Andrew Volkening have the Falcons holding a 2-1 lead.
Statistics to follow ….
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NCAA: Air Force 2, Miami 1
Getting used to wireless difficulties wherever I go …
Suddenly Air Force has a 2-1 lead over Miami here at the DCU Center. The Falcons have scored twice in the second period, one goal by Derrick Burnett at the 3:21 mark and another by Josh Print at 8:34. Burnett’s tally was a rebound off MU goalie Jeff Zatkoff, and Print took control of a bouncing puck near the net the beat Zatkoff with a shot.
Air Force goalie Andrew Volkening has come up with some huge saves after falling behind 1-0 in the opening 19 seconds of the game. The RedHawks have had a lot of opportunities around the net, getting stopped by near-misses and Volkening.
There’s 9:00 left in the second period …
Air Force 2, Miami 1
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NCAA: Miami 1, Air Force 0
That didn’t take long. Nineteen seconds into the game, Miami freshman Tommy Wingels rips a shot to the upper left of Air Force goalie Andrew Volkening, and just like that it’s 1-0.
It’s the 15th goal of the season for Wingels. Assists go to Ryan Jones and Carter Camper, who now has at least one point in 16 of his last 17 games.
Miami 1, Air Force 0
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NCAA: Miami vs. Air Force
Greetings from the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. We’re about 50 miles west of Boston in central Massachusetts, and the opening faceoff for the NCAA Northeast Regional contest between Miami University and Air Force isn’t far off.
A slow-arriving crowd right now, maybe a couple thousand. Word is they’re hoping to get 9,000 fans today and Sunday. The arena will surely be more filled for the second game between Boston College and Minnesota. If BC isn’t in Sunday’s title game, I’m not sure how many fans they’ll get for the Gophers vs. Miami or Air Force. First things first …
Here’s some by-the-numbers facts on the Miami game:
Miami 32-7-1 Air Force 21-11-6
Falcons All-America forward Eric Ehn will play today. The senior’s been out since January because of a fractured fibula and ligament damage in his ankle.
The RedHawks are 1-5 in NCAA play. The Falcons are 0-1.
Air Force is 8-0-1 over its last nine games.
The starting goalies are Jeff Zatkoff (26-7-1, 1.68 goals-allowed average, .934 save percentage) and Andrew Volkening (21-10-6, 2.08, .912) for Air Force
OK, folks, the puck is ready to drop. I’ll be back with updates as we move along …
