Owls on target, surprise UMass
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PHILADELPHIA -- Temple, clawing toward the .500 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference, had dispatched three straight bottom-feeding opponents by an average of 28 points entering yesterday's game against the University of Massachusetts. Rather than being intimidated by the league leaders, however, the Owls had the vision to be standings-blind.
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Jacob Micflikier had a hat trick and added two assists as New Hampshire exploded for five third-period goals in Durham, N.H., last night to end UMass-Lowell's 14-game unbeaten streak with an 8-3 victory over the River Hawks.
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Scott Crowder and Shawn Saunders scored early third-period goals yesterday at the Mullins Center in Amherst, sparking No. 15 UMass to a 4-3 victory over UConn.
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On a picture-perfect afternoon, the University of Massachusetts football team presented coach Don Brown with the perfect opening game.
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ORONO, Maine - You could call it focused, efficient, dominant. All of those adjectives aptly describe the effort put forth by third-ranked Massachusetts in yesterday's 38-7 trouncing of Maine before 6,617 at Alfond Stadium.
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The University of Massachusetts displayed resourcefulness in rallying past Maine, 3-2, in the opener of their best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series last night.
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Patrick Watson made 37 saves to earn his first career shutout and Merrimack surprised No. 16 Massachusetts, 3-0, to end an eight-game losing streak last night in North Andover.
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At the beginning of the season, Maura Crowell wondered which player or players would step up and provide offensive punch for her hockey team at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Last year's one-two scoring punch of Melissa Belmonte and Andrea Ciarletta graduated, leaving the ice with a combined 43 goals and 82 points. Enter sophomore Maria Nasta of Andover, ...
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It was their moment, and they would not be denied. Playing a meaningful late-season basketball game for the first time since many of their players hit puberty, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen rose to the occasion in a huge way, overwhelming Rhode Island, 77-55, before a supercharged crowd of 8,358 at the Mullins Center last night.
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AMHERST -- Their NCAA dreams might have clanged off the front rim, but the University of Massachusetts Minutemen can still take some pride in their 2006-07 season. UMass won 23 regular-season games, claimed a share of the Atlantic 10 regular-season title, and made it to the postseason for the first time in seven years.
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It's been a season of milestones for the University of Massachusetts. The Minutemen played their 2,000th game earlier this season. They welcomed the 1 millionth fan into the 13-year-old Mullins Center. They are in the midst of their longest homestand in more than 70 years. And last night, they planned to celebrate the 500th game in the coaching ...
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In a game that seemed to mirror the season, the University of Massachusetts started strong, but failed to finish last night and fell to Fordham, 76-72, before 4,521 at the Mullins Center.
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Call this one deja new. A year ago, Tommie Liddell of Saint Louis hit a shot with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Billikens to a 50-48 victory over the University of Massachusetts in a defensive struggle in the nation's midsection.
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Fifth-ranked Massachusetts had a one-goal lead and a five-on-three power play at the start of the third period Friday night. About 24 hours later, it had nothing to show from a weekend series with No. 8 New Hampshire.
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UMass-Lowell is perfect in nonconference play this season. Of late, the River Hawks have carried that penchant for perfection over to their Hockey East performances as well.
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AMHERST -- University of Massachusetts coach Don Cahoon is being cautiously optimistic after guiding the Minutemen to their first 20-win season. UMass took a 5-2 victory over Maine last night, sweeping the best-of-three Hockey East playoff series, but a semifinal berth in the tournament does not satisfy Cahoon.
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For a few minutes, there were signs of a Friday night upset, perhaps a rare victory for Central Mass. in the Bay State football landscape.