Shean a standout in field hockey as NU goes deep in NCAA tourney
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Whitney Shean, a Globe All-Scholastic for field hockey while at Medfield High School and the Tri-Valley League MVP for that sport in 2001 and 2002, is now a sophomore at Northeastern University, where she played a key role in the field hockey team's advance to the NCAA Division 1 Tournament this fall.
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DURHAM, N.H. -- For virtually the entire season, they have been the team to beat in Hockey East. They have been consistent, stingy in allowing goals and proficient at generating them. They have lost back-to-back games only once and that was in late October. When league coaches talk about the gold standard, they point to the University of New Hampshire.
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For almost 30 minutes last night at Matthews Arena, the Northeastern men's basketball team offered a glimpse of "Billy Ball," the fundamental play first-year coach Bill Coen has brought to the Huskies.
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When Boston University defenseman Tom Morrow was growing up in Afton, Minn., he never dreamed of playing in the Beanpot, like so many young New England players do. When he began hearing about it as he was being recruited, he didn't think much of it because of how many storied tournaments there are in his own state.
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Jack Dowling scored on the power play at 3:32 of overtime, giving Vermont a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over St. Lawrence in men's hockey action last night at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vt.
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Middlebury has had a stranglehold on the NESCAC men's hockey championship since its inception five years ago. Last year, the Panthers won their fourth NESCAC title en route to their sixth NCAA Division 3 championship. Prolific scorer and national player of the year Kevin Cooper was the catalyst in Middlebury's 27-win season, a school record.
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GAME NOTES: The surprising Connecticut Huskies welcome their first-ever ranked opponent to the friendly confines of Rentschler Field, as they play host to the
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Josh Ciocco scored two goals to lead the No. 8-ranked University of New Hampshire men's hockey team to a 4-4 tie with the No. 3 University of Michigan last night in Ann Arbor , Mich.
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The popularity of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in a nation otherwise dominated by hockey has been one of many surprises that have come with the tournament.
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No. 4 Syracuse, No. 7 Connecticut, No. 16 Pittsburgh and No. 21 Notre Dame top a league that may be as deep as any in the country.
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Jessie Sapp's late game performances against both Connecticut and Syracuse illustrates the junior guard's toughness, something the Hoyas will need at West Virginia.
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Northeastern's nation-leading unbeaten streak moved to 11 games (9-0-2) as the ninth-ranked Huskies used a four-goal third period to roll over the Black Bears, 7-3, in a Hockey East showdown last night in Orono, Maine.
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March Madness is four months away, but November Numbness is upon us as the NCAA kicks off tournaments in field hockey and women's soccer, with the New England area a prominent host.
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The Middlebury men's hockey team advanced to the NCAA Division 3 quarterfinals for the 13th consecutive season after a 9-0 thumping of Fredonia in front of 1,925 at Kenyon Arena in Middlebury, Vt.
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Whenever the University of New Hampshire menâs hockey team practices, heâs the best player on the ice. In fact, he stands out like a 70-degree day in December.
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When a tournament winds down to the final rounds, the teams with the best players usually hold the advantage. Fortunately for Reading, it had the best field hockey player in the game last night.
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Greg Cronin offered anger. He offered disappointment. He offered apologies. After the sky-high expectations of his Northeastern hockey team were shattered in a flurry of goals in the first seven minutes of last night's opening Beanpot game against Harvard, the Huskies coach offered the awful truth.