Category Archives: Game watches

Ouch! One-point loss in bowl game

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Despite a possible record number of San Diego Eagles (50+) gathered at the Beer Company cheering them on, the Eagles lost to Penn State 31-30 in the Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 27.

Leading 21-7 as the third quarter was coming to an end, BC scored only three more points in regulation and allowed Penn State to score 17 to force overtime. The Eagles scored a touchdown in overtime, but missed the extra point. (This was BC’s 7th missed PAT of the season, an unusually high number. Freshman Mike Knoll had missed only one PAT previously this year, going 13 of 14 before the final miss.) Penn State then scored a touchdown and extra point to take the win.

BC finished 7-6 for the year, 4-4 in the ACC, records identical to the 2013 season.

Next game watch for Eagles fans is the 2015 Beanpot. Opening round is Monday, February 2, at 5 pm PT, against Northeastern. BC hockey was a below-average 9-7-1 as of the end of the calendar year, but will certainly want to extend their current streak of four Beanpot championships. Go for five, Eagles!

Because it’s what we do, here are highlights of the bowl game.

 

Hockey ends; Union again

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For the second consecutive year, Union College ended Boston College’s men’s hockey season, this time in the Frozen Four. The Eagles fell, 5-4, in the national semifinals. Last year, Union won 5-1 in the East Regional semifinals.

Johnny Gaudreau, the odds-on favorite to win the Hockey Baker Award tomorrow, scored one goal and two assists.

Today’s defeat brings an end of a streak of three national championships for BC in even-numbered year. BC was national champion in 2008, 2010, and 2012, in addition to previous titles in 2001 and 1949.

Next game watch will be in the fall. :(

Eagles sweep Beanpot — Men, women victorious

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The BC men’s and women’s ice hockey teams both won this year’s Beanpot. The #1 men’s team beat Northeastern, 4-1, and the #7 women’s team also beat Northeastern, 3-0. It was the fifth consecutive Beanpot championship for the men and the fifth overall for the women, all those coming in the last nine years.

Men: BC 4, Northeastern 1
With his rear end on the ice, BC captain Patrick Brown tipped a shot/pass past the Northeastern goalie with 5:30 remaining in the Beanpot championship game Monday, Feb. 10, to give BC a 2-1 lead. The goal ended up the game-winner as the Eagles also scored into an empty net and on a breakaway in the last 1:16 to end the game 4-1 victors.

The #1 Eagles won their fifth consecutive Beanpot championship. They outshot the Huskies 41-30. Freshman goalie Thatcher Demko, from San Diego, won the Eberly Award as the goalie with the best save percentage, .966, second-highest in the history of the Beanpot. Senior forward Kevin Hayes was named tournament MVP.

Coach Jerry York, leading BC to its eighth Beanpot crown, ties Snooks Kelley as BC coach with the most Beanpot wins.

BC has an overall record of 22-4-3 and is 14-0-1 since the beginning of December. With victories over BU in the opening round of the Beanpot Monday, Feb. 3, and a 6-1 win over Merrimack Feb. 7, BC jumped ahead of previous #1 Minnesota in the national rankings that came out Feb. 10.

Women: BC 3, Northeastern 0
Senior Taylor Wasylk’s first period goal proved to be the game-winner in the shutout victory at Kelley Rink, Conte Forum, Tuesday, Feb. 11. (The women’s Beanpot Tournament rotates among the home ice rinks of the participants. BC has won the last three Beanpots it has hosted.)

Goalie and co-captain Corinne Boyles stopped 25 shots in her third shutout of the season. Two power-play goals in the third period by Meagan Mangene and Melissa Bizzari completed the scoring.

Waslyk was named tournament MVP and Boyles won the Joe Bertagna Goalie Award.

BC women’s ice hockey is 21-5-3.

Go Eagles!