Showing why they are a Hockey East cellar dwellar, BC is defeated by the RPI Engineers 7-2 tonight. Not much to report, not much of a game. Bryan Massotta gets the start, and after allowing a goal on the first Boston College shot, cruises to a 7-2 win. I can only echo what many of the Hockey East posters have previously commented about BC: they need to find a defense to play in front of Greg Taylor. Scoring as follows. Note the RPI scorer seemed to be on hallucinogens, so this may not be the official version: 1. 1:00 BC Carlson (unassisted)--long slapper that Massotta missed 2. 14:02 Hamelin (Healy, Aldous) Hamelin non-chalantly skates down the left slot and scores Second Period 3. 3:16 Healy (o'Connor) a pop-up that hits the top of the net 4. 4:58 BC Brisby (O'Leary)--PPG, Brisby cruises in front of Massotta and backhands rebound of point shot 5. 14:40 Richardson (Brick) --PPG, Brick, losing his stick, kicks puck to Richardson skating down the slot who finishes Third Period 6. 00:27 Clarke (O'Connor) Clarke falls to ice, takes out Taylor, pushes puck into net 7. 10:17 Healy (Maye, Hamelin)-puck comes in front of net after rebound, Healy converts 8. 11:55 Regan (Rochon)--short-handed goal Rochon makes a beautiful banked clearing pass which Regan picks up in stride and converts 9. 16 :55 (?) Hamelin (Regan, Healy) As the Engineers continue to swarm the BC net, Healy cruises in front of Taylor, and Hamelin scores Two quick observations. Freshman Eric Healy is the star of the night. He has now convinced me that he knows what to do in front of the net, Tonight he always seemed to be in the right spot. Somehow he manages to camp out in front of the goaltender, even he doesn't have the typical size you expect in such a forward. I believe Healy, with 8 goals, is second only to Richardson, who I believe has 11. Healy right now is the best of all the freshman. Overall, I rate RPI as a good team. Certainly not ready to move into the upper echelon, as the Maine game proved, but able to win the games it should win. I have anxious confidence that they should play OK as the heart of the ECAC schedule looms. And a third observation: Massotta seemed more relaxed tonight. After missing t the first BC goal he settled in and played a good game. His play tonight should give Dan Fridgen the opportunity to spell Tamburro. Look to see him start Saturday against Cornell. ***************************************************** Brian Morris Go RPI! [log in to unmask] Go 'gate! [log in to unmask]