Well, let's start with the three series that were decided tonight:
(HOME team in CAPS):
BOSTON UNIV. 8, Michigan 1 (BU wins 2-0)
MAINE 5, Minnesota 3 (Maine wins 2-0)
NORTHERN MICHIGAN 5, Alaska-Anchorage 3 (N. Mich. wins 2-0)
So, it'll be Maine vs. Northern Michigan in one semifinal, while the other
will be BU against the winner of Clarkson/LSSU. Obviously, you now know
that Clarkson lost. Here's the gory details.
LSSU 6, Clarkson 2
Things started off well for the Knights, as Mike Casselman scored just
11 seconds into the game. LSSU tied it up at 2:58, and the first period
ended 1-1. LSSU scored the only two goals of the second, at 1:50 and 7:14,
both on the power play. The Golden Knights pulled Jason Currie for sophomore
Chris Rogles, but this goalie change was not as effective as it was last night.
Rogles did keep LSSU scoreless for the rest of the second, and the Knights
failed to score on a late power play in the period, as the Lakers took a 3-1
lead into the locker room. It looked like Clarkson might turn things around
in the third, as Dave Trombley scored on the power play at 5:01. Then, the
Knights self-destructed, as LSSU scored at 9:40, 14:12, and 18:13, to win
6-2. So, once again, the two teams will face each other, tomorrow at
7:30 PM EST, to decided the fourth and final participant in the important
Final Four (as opposed to that other NCAA Tournament). As a totally
irrelevant side note, even if this were total goals, there'd still be a game
tomorrow night (9-9 in terms of total goals)...
Score by periods:
1 2 3 T
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Clarkson 1 0 1 2
LSSU 1 2 3 6
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1st: 0:11 CU - Casselman (18th) (Thomas, Conroy)
2:58 LSSU-Moger (27th) (Weatherhill, Waite)
2nd: 1:50 LSSU-Ashley (18th) (Dowd, Napperella)
7:14 LSSU-Waite (29th) (Dowd, Smith)
3rd: 5:01 CU - Trombley (31st) (Sanderson) (pp)
9:40 LSSU-Ashley (19th) (Barnes, Henry)
14:12 LSSU-Napperella (29th) (Waite)
18:13 LSSU-Napperella (30th) (Waite, Breslin) (pp)
(oops...both 2nd period goals should have (pp) with them)
Saves: CU - Currie: 23 shots - 20 saves
Rogles: 25 shots - 22 saves
LSSU-Madeley: 23 shots - 21 saves
(Those shot totals are probably wrong...the announcers on the station I was
listening to are often inept)
Power play: CU - 1 for 4
LSSU-3 for 4
Until tomorrow...
Jeremy Hall
Clarkson University
"LET'S GO TECH!!!! DROWN THE LAKERS!! KICK BUTT!!! DON'T F*** UP!!!!"
P.S. As if I didn't torture myself enough, I watched UNLV defeat Seton Hall
77-65 in that other tournament (groan).