Courtesy of WLLH in Lowell, Mass. HOCKEY EAST Maine 6, UMass-Lowell 2 Black Bears start to pull away from the pack in HE, a win Monday at Merrimack would give them a six-point lead. Providence 7, New Hampshire 3 PC and UNH stand tied for 2nd with BU a point behind. ECAC St Lawrence 5, Cornell 3 Clarkson 8, Colgate 2 North Country trip continues to prove tough for visitors as both were swept this weekend. Harvard 4, Princeton 4 ot Yale 5, Brown 5 ot Harvard & Yale each tie twice on the weekend. Vermont 2, RPI 2 ot Lots of sister-kissing in the ECAC today. INDEPENDENTS Army 5, Air Force 4 Academies split this weekend. Alaska-Fairbanks 6, Kent 5 Battle for the #2 Independent spot. How will the four teams for the Indep. tourney be determined? By the KBYR poll? CCHA Michigan State 4, Lake Superior 1 Big weekend for the Spartans with 3 of 4 pts on road! Ferris State 3, Illinois-Chicago 2 Bulldogs take 3 of 4 points at home to improve chances of making playoffs. --- Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] mikem@{beanpot,bubba}.ma30.bull.com