ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine Black Bears scored
20 seconds into the game and bantered with the UMass-Amherst
Minutemen for most of the first period before opening up a 4-2
at the end of the period en route to a 7-4 Hockey East quarterfinal
win at Alfond Arena Saturday night.
     Maine (29-4-6 overall), the No. 1 seed in the HE tournament,
will play No. 5 seed UMass-Lowell (17-17-4) Friday at Boston
Garden in the semifinals. UMass-Amherst (6-28-2) finishes its first
season in HE. Seeded No. 9 in the tournament, UMass-Amherst beat
No. 8 Boston College in a preliminary round game Tuesday night to
earn the right to play Maine.
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Ryan Robbins               "Nothing in fine print is ever good news."
University of Maine                                  -- Andy Rooney
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