Simpson, UNH on top of game
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During its 34-17 victory at Northwestern last weekend, New Hampshire needed big games from preseason All-Americans Ricky Santos and David Ball. Yesterday, against a team in its first year of scholarship football, there were opportunities for some of the Wildcats' lesser-known players to step to the fore.
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The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team didn't make the 1 1/2-hour drive down here to be embarrassed. But that's what happened last night when Boston College humbled the Wildcats, 50-31, at Conte Forum.
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WILLIAM &amp; MARY (0-1) vs. UNH (2-0) When and where: Tomorrow at noon in Durham, N.H. Last season: William &amp; Mary won, 38-28. Comments: The 10th-ranked Wildcats have jumped out to a 2-0 start behind the surprising play of redshirt freshman quarterback Ricky Santos. Since stepping in for an injured Mike Granieri, Santos has completed 40-of-51 pass attempts for 531 ...
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Boston University scored twice in the first period and held off Merrimack, 2-1, at Agganis Arena last night, but the Terriers paid a heavy price as talented sophomore goaltender John Curry was injured when he was hit behind the net late in the second period.
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Harvard seemed to be a sure bet in the first round of the women's Beanpot last night, skating into Walter Brown Arena as the top-ranked team in the nation with a 19-1-0 record. Northeastern, meanwhile, was stacking up losses through January as its young team slogged through a difficult Hockey East schedule.
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Northeastern was halfway there yesterday. The Huskies were ahead by 11 points at the break, the first time in seven games they led at halftime, and appeared en route to their first victory of the season.
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Junior Jose Juan Barea scored a season-high 36 points, 25 in the second half including his team's final 11, as Northeastern rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 10 minutes for a 73-67 victory over New Hampshire last night at Lundholm Gym in Durham, N.H.
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Jerry Pollastrone swears it's not him. It's the wonder kid, highly rated freshman James vanRiemsdyk, in the middle, along with sophomore Bobby Butler on the other side of the ice making plays for the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team.
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AMHERST -- On a post-card-perfect New England day -- sun sparkling, foliage nearing its peak -- the University of Massachusetts football team delivered a fall classic. Dominating all aspects of the game, the Minutemen rolled to a 48-7 victory over William &amp; Mary yesterday .
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The University of New Hampshire's impressive 51-40 road victory over 10th-ranked Villanova Saturday night vaulted the Wildcats three spots to ninth in this week's Sports Network 1-AA football poll, while dropping Villanova to 14th.
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HANOVER, N.H. -- The domination continues. The University of New Hampshire, ranked No. 15, won its fifth straight Granite Bowl over Dartmouth yesterday, pummeling the Big Green, 45-24.
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Craig Switzer and Matt Fornataro each had a goal and an assist to lift the seventh-ranked University of New Hampshire over Boston University, 4-2, last night in a Hockey East contest in Durham, N.H.
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J ohn Doherty's ice hockey career at the University of New Hampshire is over. The sophomore defenseman from Lynnfield left the Wildcats last month, just nine games into the team's season. Doherty, who had a goal and two assists in 16 games last season, did not register a point this season in limited playing time.
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Everyone knew who the No. 1 seed was going to be in the Hockey East quarterfinals next weekend -- the University of New Hampshire.
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There's no denying the logjam in Hockey East this season. Perennial contender Boston University is down in the standings and Boston College has gone from a slow start to a point out of first. Northeastern, which showed promise last season, is atop the conference. New Hampshire, which is always flirting with the top spot, is tied with the Huskies with ...
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From a standings perspective, last night's regular-season finale didn't mean anything. New Hampshire already had wrapped up the Hockey East title and the No. 1 seed in next weekend's conference tournament, and Boston College had wrapped up the second seed. Each team also knew the identity of its quarterfinal opponent, with the Wildcats set to face No. 8 Providence and ...
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Get ready for another 1 vs. 2 showdown in the Big TenÃÂ -- this time on the hardwood. Wisconsin was the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday and Big Ten rival Ohio State was not far behind at No. 2.