In reply to Deron's request on some commentary on the game....Maine played
like it was the first game of the season not the last...play was very ragtag
with major defensive lapses resulting in UMass goals.  The heartbreaker was
that in the first minute of play Maine had a goal disallowed for a man in
the crease.  What could have been the start of a rout turned into a sloppy
game.  When Maine scored it was on well executed plays and flashes of the
way they are capable of playing.  We were always playing catchup the entire
game even though we dominated play and shots on goal.  UMass played a very
smothering defense with a lot of holding and tying up of players.  Robert
Ek's first goal could not have come at the right time...great shot from the
left point thru a crossing screen into the upper right corner of the goal.
 
UMass pulled its goalie with 40 sec of the OT and we had one opportunity at
the empty net but couldn't get it in.
 
I read with great interest and enjoyment the Discussion list.  My son is a
soph. at Maine and we journeyed to UMass from CT to watch the game.  ON TO
HOCKEY EAST!!  I have tickets to the NCAA finals so I am hoping for a
miracle.
 
Bill Dewkett
-----Original Message-----
From: Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, March 07, 1998 10:58 PM
Subject: HE QFinals Set
 
 
>Here are the Hockey East Quarterfinal Matchups:
>
>#6 Maine at #3 New Hampshire (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
>#8 Merrimack at #1 Boston University
>#7 Providence at #2 Boston College
>#5 Lowell at #4 Northeastern
>
>All games are best two-of-three series.
>
>Maine received the #6 seed by virtue of its 5-5 tie with UMass
>Saturday night.  Maine needed Lowell to lose to UNH to pull into a
>tie, which Maine would have won.  Lowell stunned UNH 3-0, first
>shutout of a UNH team since 1993 according to Fox New England.
>
>UMass (and Tim Lovell) were eliminated from playoff contention.  They
>needed a win and a Merrimack loss Sunday.
>
>Was anyone at the UMass/Maine game that could post some thoughts?
>From the updates on television it seemed it was a tight close game
>throughout.
>
>-Deron
>
>
>
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