Finding The Groove
Only a few upsets and statement wins to discuss this weekend, and all the noteworthy tumbles occurred in the Eastern time zone. First off, No. 8 Boston University dropped a 6-2 dud to Providence on Sunday afternoon, while across town No. 9 Northeastern was suffering its own power outage in a 1-0 loss to Maine. St. Lawrence swept a weekend at home with wins over Colgate and No. 7 Cornell, while neighboring Clarkson - ranked second in the nation - fell to the Big Red on Friday before defeating the Raiders. No. 10 Princeton also suffered a setback this week at the hands of Dartmouth, but bounced back with a road win over Harvard. Elsewhere, top-ranked Mercyhurst and No. 4 New Hampshire had the week off, No. 3 Minnesota swept Minnesota State thanks to a Saturday shootout win, fifth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth took four points from Ohio State, and sixth-ranked Wisconsin took a win and a draw from visiting Wayne State.
The Rundown
- Hickling: This Week in D-I
- Dunning: This Week in D-III
- Wade: Boston University at Boston College Gallery
Settling Down
Friday was a wild night, but Saturday featured far fewer upsets. The only two of note featured stumbling St. Lawrence and nail-biting New Hampshire: the seventh-ranked Saints are sure to take a tumble in this week's poll after getting swept at home by Dartmouth and Harvard, while the No. 4 UNH Wildcats won't take as much of a hit after a 4-4 draw and shootout loss to No. 8 Boston University. The other ranked teams held their own: No. 1 Mercyhurst completed its weekend sweep at Wayne State, second-ranked Clarkson topped Dartmouth, fifth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth bounced back with a 5-0 whitewash at St. Cloud, No. 6 Wisconsin squeaked by Robert Morris in OT, and No. 10 Cornell defeated Rensselaer on the road. Sunday's notable game is resurgent and ninth-ranked Northeastern at Providence, a team that has hung tough with the likes of BU, Clarkson and St. Lawrence already this year.
The Rundown
- Hickling: This Week in D-I
- Dunning:ECAC West Preview
- Wade:Providence at Boston University Gallery
Women's Feature Stories
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