It's the #CollegeHockey Scoreboard Show for October 26, 2024. We got 45 games to get you updated on. By now, you might know the drill - No breakdowns, No analysis, it’s just the scores. We’ll start with the busy night on the men’s side.
Top-ranked Denver scored six unanswered goals to sweep #20 Wisconsin with a 6-1 win, as Sam Harris netted his sixth of the season.
No. 2 Boston College scored twice in the final minute to secure a 4-2 comeback victory over #14 Western Michigan, with Ryan Leonard scoring the game-winner and an empty netter.
No. 3 Boston U. rebounded from a Friday loss to defeat No. 7 North Dakota 4-3. #4 Michigan State completed a sweep over Canisius, winning 4-1 with four different players scoring. #5 Minnesota took down St. Thomas 6-2, with Brody Lamb scoring a hat trick as part of a 13-goal weekend sweep.
#6 Maine edged Northeastern in a shootout after a 2-2 draw. Bret Link and Klavs Veinbergs each scored and Kaidan MBerek o had an 18-save shutout as Colorado College improved to 4-0 with a 2-0 win at Alaska-Anchorage. Alaska Test also saw some shattered glass to start the third period.
New Hampshire upset #11 Quinnipiac 3-2, with Cy LeClerc contributing a goal and an assist.
#12 St. Cloud State notched a 2-1 win over Augustana, marking their fifth one-goal victory this season. They’re 6-1. No. 13 Providence and Vermont tied 4-4 with the Friars taking the shootout and UConn defeated #15 UMass 3-2 with Jake Percival scoring twice to bring his season total to six.
In a tight game, #18 Minnesota State beat #16 Omaha 1-0, thanks to Alex Tracy’s 27 saves and an early goal by Adam Eisele. LIU upset #17 Notre Dame in South Bend 5-2, with five different players scoring.
#19 Ohio State shut out Bowling Green 2-0 to remain unbeaten at 5-0-1, with Kristoffer Eberly making 22 saves.
American International claimed a 4-2 win over Air Force, while Army West Point defeated Bentley 4-1. Robert Morris edged Niagara in a shootout after a 4-4 draw. Bemidji State secured a 3-0 win over Ferris State in CCHA play. Union edged RPI 4-3, and UMass Lowell topped Merrimack 6-3 to improve to 4-1. Arizona State blanked Northern Michigan 2-0 with both goals coming from Ryan Kirwan and 22 saves from Gibson Homer.
Clarkson completed a sweep with a 2-1 overtime win over Michigan Tech, thanks to Ryan Richardson’s powerplay goal. Colgate outlasted RIT 4-3, and Sacred Heart edged Holy Cross 2-1. Miami earned a 4-1 win over Lindenwood, and Penn State topped St. Lawrence 3-1.
Dominic James scored twice in Minnesota-Duluth’s 2-1 win over Stonehill. In exhibition play, #8 Cornell defeated Toronto (Ont.) 6-2, and Princeton shut out Waterloo (Ont.) 6-0.
On the women’s side, Ohio State claimed the Women’s Icebreaker title with a 7-3 victory over No. 11 Cornell. The Buckeyes were led by Jocelyn Amos’ two goals and two assists. Boston College handed #3 Clarkson its first loss of the year, winning 3-1 with three different players scoring.
Peyton Hemp’s overtime goal lifted #4 Minnesota over upset-minded Minnesota State 3-2 in WCHA action.
#6 St. Lawrence and RIT played to a 2-2 draw, with SLU winning in a shootout.
Colgate’s Elyssa Biederman scored twice in a 4-1 win over Maine, bringing her season total to six goals.
#8 St. Cloud State improved to 7-1-2 after beating St. Thomas 3-1. #9 Quinnipiac also won in a shootout after a 1-1 tie with Yale. #12 Penn State cruised past Stonehill 11-1 with Grace Outwater recording a hat trick in the Icebreaker Third-Place Game.
Brown completed a sweep of Princeton with a 4-3 win, highlighted by two goals from Jade Iginla. Union defeated Dartmouth 2-1, while RPI blanked Harvard 3-0. New Hampshire edged Vermont 3-2 in Hockey East play.
Post secured a 3-2 overtime win against Franklin Pierce in NEWHA action. Boston U. rallied to a 3-2 victory over Syracuse, and Merrimack bested Lindenwood 4-1. Robert Morris had a dominant 7-1 win over St. Anselm.
I’m Jason Bryant and that’s your College Hockey Scoreboard for October 26, 2024.
