Mike hestitated just slightly on that first goal and it might have been
enough to allow Domish to get to the puck first but I'd sooner blame the
turnover at the blueline before I'd blame Mike. 6 of one, half dozen of the
other, do you want a breakaway or take the chance that Mike gets there
first. The Second goal was a great shot by Mcgrane who happens to kill
Maine at Alfond. I'm alittle worried about the shorthanded goals being
scored on Maine.
 I thought Maine played well against a good opponent. Team D was very good
at keeping Lowell on the boards. Maine forwards were using their bodies and
sticks to block shots and passes thruout the game. What a shot by Shields
on that cherry picking breakaway, did that play look like  Mike
Latendresse(sp?) or what?. I have to say the Deschamps and Barnes look to
be pretty good freshman. They might not be strong enough yet but they seem
to know when to jump into the offense. Kudos to Niko also, instead of
looking to do it all, he is really seeing his teammates well. That third
goal was all Niko with a beautiful between the legs assist to Reimann. I
wanted instant replay bad on that play.Can't wait for BU friday night,
Alfond should be jumping, what could be better than that!










At 07:28 AM 11/5/01 EST, you wrote:
>Deron wrote, in part..
>>One-half of the league's top tandem, Morrison (a product of Phillips Ex
>>eter
>>Academy) has posted remarkably sharp numbers to open the year. Relieving
>>Matt Yeats at the Ice Breaker Tournament, he made his first start at Nort
>>h
>>Dakota, calmly registering 46 saves to allow the Bears to cruise to a 5-1
>>win for a two-game split on the road.
>
>Morrison was in goal for U Maine Saturday against 4-0 U Mass Lowell.
>Viewers might fault Mike for allowing a slapper from near the blue line
>and an "empty net" goal when he failed to win a race to the puck near
>the blue line, but I thought he otherwise played very well and was an
>excellent choice to start Maine's only game of the week.  It will be
>interesting to see the goalie selection this week as BU and Sacred Heart
>are hosted Friday at 7 and Sunday at 4 pm.  The BU game, as you all
>know, is very important and should be a good battle, whereas the Sacred
>Heart contest really doesn't matter, except perhaps for MAAC bragging
>rights.
>
>By the way, U Maine won Saturday 6-3 with Tom Reimann (hat trick, with
>an ENG) and Niko Dimitrakos (3 assists) leading the offense, and with
>fine performances from many players, including several first-year
>players.
>
>Special kudos to the great student turnout.  U Maine gave out hundreds
>of tee shirts to the students, but the students just kept pouring in
>long after the shirts appeared to be gone.  Very impressive ...  and
>definitely a fun night all around.
>
>cheers, wayne
>