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The Huskies stay close to the Crimson, but get burned by a late shorthanded goal, losing 3-2 and finishing 4th in the Beanpot for the first time in 4 years.
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What happened?
Entering the game, one might have expected a close matchup despite the Tribe’s 4-22 record overall (2-12 in CAA games). The Tribe have good players, and Northeastern had never lost to William & Mary by more than five points. They had also never won in Williamsburg. However, a close game is not what anybody got.
Freshmen Reggie Spencer and Quincy Ford combined to score the first six points of the night for Northeastern, taking a 6-4 lead just about five minutes in. First half offense isn’t necessarily a strength of either team, so the ten total points weren’t necessarily a surprise. That would be the only lead the Huskies would have in the game, as William & Mary went on a 13-2 run that saw four different players score. A pair of triples from junior co-captain Joel Smith, the second of which gave him sole possession of tenth place on NU’s all-time 3-pointers made list with 138, gave Northeastern some momentum. They would work the deficit down to 26-22 with 4:47 remaining, but William & Mary would go on to score the last 15 points of the frame.
Quincy Ford opened the second half with a steal and a dunk less than 30 seconds in, and the team seemed to be showing some energy out of the locker room. However, that energy was short-lived as the Tribe began a 14-4 run just under two and a half minutes after the break ended. At that point, the game was completely out of hand. At the final media timeout, with 2:47 remaining, both coaches emptied their benches. Matt Rum stayed in the game for about 30 seconds after that point, and Quincy Ford re-entered the game for the final minute, but those were the only starters who played at all after that last media timeout.
The Tribe twice held leads of 32 points, the largest deficit of the season for NU (previous high: 30 at NC State), before earning the 25-point win. Northeastern’s 79 points allowed matched the third-most of the year (also at Bradley, Dec. 6), following 83 at Massachusetts on Nov. 14 and 88 at NC State on Dec. 22.
On the positive side of things, Ford finished the game with a career-high 21 points, breaking his previous best of 20 that he set at James Madison on Jan. 7. The freshman class of Ford, Reggie Spencer (10), Demetrius Pollard (4) and Marco Banegas-Flores (4) accounted for 39 of the Huskies’ 54 points in the game. Read more…
Austin Block had two goals for the Wildcats. (Photo: Hockey East)
DURHAM, N.H. — Northeastern got off to a flying start, going ahead just 30 seconds into the contest with Robbie Vrolyk’s fourth goal in as many games. From there, it went downhill for the Huskies. Steve Moses potted his league-leading 20th goal of the year at 4:26 of the first period, sneaking a weak shot from the goal line under Rawlings’ right pad to level the score. With a shade under four minutes left in the first, UNH took the lead for good on an initially harmless play. Austin Block threw the disc towards the front of the net from below the goal line. The puck bounced off Rawlings’ skate and trickled over the line, giving the Wildcats a 2-1 lead on. UNH doubled its advantage late in the second period, with Block doubling his tally on a deflection in front of the net. Mike McLaughlin scored at 18:48 of the third to throw the Huskies a lifeline in the game, but the ensuing onslaught did not result in any goals, giving UNH a 3-2 win.
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The Huskies score early in the game, but wobbly play for Chris Rawlings and stingy defense for UNH led to a 3-2 Wildcats victory at the Whittemore Center.
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This week, we have an exhaustive rant about Northeastern’s embarrassing performance at the Beanpot on Monday, and assess the playoff and home ice picture in Hockey East. As always, the views expressed do not reflect those of WRBB or Northeastern University.
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We caught up with Bill Coen after a tough loss in Atlanta.
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It was perhaps the most exciting women’s hockey game that WRBB has ever covered, and an instant classic. Northeastern broke a 13-year spell without the Women’s Beanpot trophy, after dominating the tournament in its first two decades of existence. On Tuesday night, the Huskies defeated Boston University 4-3 in overtime to claim their record 15th Beanpot trophy. Click here for the box score
If you couldn’t listen to the game live or just want to listen again, we’ve posted the full WRBB Sports game broadcast below.
First period:
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Second period:
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Northeastern coach Dave Flint talks about how much it means for the program to win a trophy and achieve one of its goals leading into the year.
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Comments from freshman Kendall Coyne, senior goaltender Florence Schelling, and Casey Pickett, who scored the game winning goal:
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Boston University coach Brian Durocher:
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In a tight, back-and-forth affair, the Huskies win in overtime on a Casey Pickett goal, giving Northeastern its first Beanpot championship since 1998.
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