Some scores from Division III action over the weekend:
 
Friday, February 21:
     Army 4, UConn 4 (OT)  (Yes, I know Army isn't Div. III! :-)
     Connecticut College 4, Colby 4 (OT)
     Middlebury 3, Babson 2
     Norwich 8, St. Anselm 3
     Plattsburgh State 15, Binghamton State 2
     Trinity (CT) 9, Iona 2
     Wesleyan 15, Villanova 5
     Williams 0, North Adams State 0 (OT)
 
Saturday, February 22:
     Amherst 6, Wesleyan 4
     Army 7, New England College 4
     Babson 6, Norwich 1
     Bowdoin 7, Connecticut College 5
     Elmira 6, RIT 4
     Mercyhurst 7, St. Bonaventure 2
     Middlebury 7, St. Anselm 1
     Plattsburgh State 11, Oswego State 3
     Potsdam State 7, Binghamton State 2
     UMass-Dartmouth 4, North Adams State 1
 
As usual, here are a few notes on the Elmira game:
 
Elmira 6, RIT 4
     Elmira completed a season sweep of the Tigers with this win and in the
     process dealt a serious blow to RIT's hopes of getting a berth in the
     ECAC West playoffs.  The victory gave the Soaring Eagles a 20-win
     season for the third consecutive year.
 
     Greg Moore put the Eagles on the board at 2:50 of the first period, but
     RIT's Kyle O'Brien answered at the 10:41 mark.  Joe Spinelli stole an
     RIT clearing pass and beat Tiger goaltender Derrick Barnett at 16:35 of
     the first, but RIT's Scott MacNair and Greg Jarvis each netted a goal
     in the final three minutes to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead.  RIT had only
     two shots on goal in the second period (to Elmira's 16), but the first
     one resulted in another score, as Jay Murphy took a feed from Mike
     Smith and slapped the puck past Elmira goaltender Dave Laudato at the
     1:41 mark.  Bernie Cassell brought the Soaring Eagles back to within
     one at 11:56 of the second with his 40th goal of the season, tying the
     Elmira record that Joe Spinelli set last year.
 
     Barnett, RIT's freshman goaltender, was having a terrific game, but
     Elmira's relentless attack finally got to him in the third period.
     Scott Williams tied the score at 4:27 of the third with just his second
     goal of the season, and then Robb Wilson's slapper from the point got
     past Barnett for the game-winner at the 12:14 mark.  Moore iced it for
     the Soaring Eagles with 38 seconds to go.  Barnett finished the game
     with 36 saves, while Laudato had 16.  Tom O'Brien went between the
     pipes for Elmira for the last eleven seconds of the game and did not
     face a shot.
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LET'S GO RED!!
"I'm not allowed to say anything about the officiating, even if it's bad.  I'm
 not allowed to talk about the officiating, even if it's pathetic."
-- BU head coach Jack Parker after the Feb. 14th game between BU and Lowell,
   in which the officiating did leave a little to be desired