No. 3 Men's Hockey Entertains Providence College on Saturday Night (7 p.m.)
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#3/3 UNH (14-4-2, 9-3-1 HEA) vs. Providence College (9-8-3, 7-4-2 HEA)
Saturday, Jan. 19 -- 7:00 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Saturday, Jan. 19 - 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Flagship Stations: WGIR-610 AM (Manchester)
The Wave - 96.7 FM (Portsmouth) - The Sports Animal 930 AM (Rochester)
Affiliate Stations: WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London, Claremont) - WASR-AM 1420 (Wolfeboro) - WZEI-FM 101.5 (Meredith, Concord)
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Scouting Providence: The Friars are coming off a weekend sweep of Hockey East foe UMass. They come into the game with an overall record of 9-8-3 and a conference record of 7-4-2, not including Thursday's game against UMass-Lowell. The Friars are led by junior Derek Army, who comes in with eight goals and seven assists for 15 points. He has one power play tally and a game winner. Leading PC on the power play is its second leading scorer, Ross Mauermann. Mauermann comes in with seven goals, three of which have come on the power play, and six assists for 13 points. He also has a pair of game winners. Senior defender Myles Harvey leads the squad in assists with 10. Freshman netminder Jon Gillieshas seen most of the action in net for the Friars, posting a 9-6-2 record with a pair of shutouts. He has tallied a goals against average of 1.95 and a save percentage of .931. Senior Russ Stein has started three of the four games he has played in and comes in with a record of 0-2-1. He has tallied a 4.05 goals against average and a .879 save percentage.
Providence is coached by Nate Leaman (Cortland '97) who is in his second season with the Friars and 10th overall as a head coach. At PC, he has an overall record of 23-28-7 and overall, he has tallied a 161-155-42 mark. He is assisted by Ben Barr, Jamie Russell and Jim McNiff.
Series History vs. Providence: The Wildcats and Friars have met 146 times in the all-time series history dating back to Feb. 12, 1927, with UNH leading the series at 82-50-14. Coach Umile owns a 51-21-7 all-time mark vs. Providence. New Hampshire is unbeaten in its last 17 games (15-0-2) against the Friars dating back to Feb. 24, 2007. UNH has won a series-best 10-straight including a sweep of the last three season series. Dalton Speelman and Nick Sorkin are the active leaders in scoring with five points each. Sophomore Casey DeSmith is 3-0-0 stopping 97-of-100 shots he faced in three games. He owns a 0.98 GAA and a .970 save percentage.
Scoring Leaders vs. the Friars:
Player GP G-A-P
Dalton Speelman 5 2-3-5
Nick Sorkin 6 2-3-5
Brett Kostolansky 9 0-3-3
John Henrion 9 1-2-3
Eric Knodel 3 1-2-3
Connor Hardowa 7 1-2-3
Kevin Goumas 5 0-2-2
Grayson Downing 3 1-1-2
Greg Burke 8 2-0-2
Austin Block 8 1-1-2
Jeff Silengo 6 1-0-1
Justin Agosta 3 0-1-1
Scott Pavelski 4 0-0-0
Casey Thrush 3 0-0-0
Trevor van Riemsdyk 3 0-0-0
Jay Camper 1 0-0-0
Matt Willows 2 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 3/182:07 3 0.98 3-0-0 97 .970
DeSmith Game-by-Game vs. the Friars
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1-30-12 60:00 W 26 0 26
2-3-12 60:00 W 37 1 38
2-4-12 62:07 W 34 2 36
Total 182:07 3-0-0 97 3 100
The "Energy" Line: UNH's third line of Jay Camper, Dan Correale and Matt Willows combined for 12 points in the last four games. The newly formed line combined for three goals and nine assists and was on the ice for the game-winning goals in two of the last four games.
Goumas on a Roll: Junior Kevin Goumas continues to be red hot with points in four straight games and 14 of the last 15 games. Overall Goumas has points in 17 of 20 games this season.
Willows Nets First Collegiate Goal: Matt Willows scored his first collegiate goal on Saturday night in a 2-1 win over Boston College. The sophomore forward has five points in the last four games for the Wildcats.
Third Period All UNH: The Wildcats are outscoring opponents 22-8 in the third period this year including an unbelievable 12-2 edge in Hockey East play.
Winning Success: With the win over Boston College on Jan. 12, the Wildcats matched their win total from last year (14).
Keeping the Lead: UNH is 11-0-1 when leading after two periods.
Killing the Advantage: New Hampshire hold the top spot in the nation in killing penalties with a success rate of 94.0 %. The squad has only allowed four goals in the 67 chances opponents have had and have only relinquished two power play goals in the last 46 power plays.
Saturday Night Fever: The Wildcats are 7-0-1 on Saturday nights.
'Cats Own 18-Game Home Unbeaten Streak Against PC: New Hampshire is 17-0-1 in its last 18 games at home against the Friars with the last loss at home coming on March 12, 2004 in the Hockey East quarterfinals. The last time UNH lost to PC in the regular season at home was Jan. 13, 2002. The Wildcats have been the victors of the previous 10 consecutive meetings.
Close Calls: Of the past 15 meetings between the Wildcats and Friars, eight of those games have been decided by one goal, four of which were in overtime. Two other meetings resulted in ties.
Goalie Wars: Wildcat netminder Casey DeSmith and Friar goalie Jon Gillies are ranked in the top-three in goals against average, save percentage and winning percentage among Hockey East goalies. Gillies' GAA is tops in the leage at 1.95 as is his save percentage (.931), while DeSmith is second in goals against (2.05) and in save percentage (.928). DeSmith is tied for the top spot in winning percentage (.737) while Gillies is third at .588.
High Ranks: Kevin Goumas is currently ranked third in the nation in assists per game (0.95) and sixth in points per game (1.40). Grayson Downing is tied for first in the country in shorthanded goals (3) while Trevor van Riemsdyk is ranked 11th nationally in defensman scoring per game (0.75). Goalie Casey DeSmith is tied for fifth in the country in save percentage (.937) and is ranked second in shutouts (4).
Family Ties: Providence goalie John Gillies is the son of former Wildcat goaltender, Bruce Gillies. Bruce finished his career at UNH with a career save percentage of .893 through 71 games played. He recorded 35 wins as a Wildcat.
To This Point: A comparison through 20 games between this season and the last three seasons.
09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 9-7-4 12-4-4 7-11-2 14-4-2
HE Record 9-2-3 10-1-2 5-8-1 9-3-1
Goals scored 68 70 64 67
Goals scored/PG 3.40 3.50 3.20 3.35
Goals Allowed 68 49 68 41
Goals Allowed/PG 3.40 2.45 3.40 2.05
Shots 569 710 690 691
Shots Allowed 655 616 586 568
Power Play 16.9% 20.7% 16.9% 15.0%
(15-89) (19-92) (12-71) (12-80)
Penalty Kill 78.6% 82.4% 80.9% 94.0%
(66-84) (56-68) (55-68) (63-67)
Top 3 Scorers Butler Thompson Moses Goumas
15-14-29 16-17-33 12-10-22 9-19-28
Kessel Sislo Sorkin Downing
6-16-22 9-19-28 6-15-21 8-7-15
Thomp. DeSimone Goumas TVR
10-11-21 5-18-23 6-11-17 6-9-15
Division I Men's Hockey Pairwise (Jan. 14)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1t UNH 26 14-4-2 .7500 3t .5935* 1 9-3-0 .7500
1t Boston College 26 13-4-2 .7368 5 .5899* 2 7-3-2 .6667
1t Quinnipiac 26 17-3-3 .8043 1 .5881 3 10-2-1 .8077
4 Minnesota 24 16-3-3 .7955 2 .5827 4 5-2-1 .6875
5 Notre Dame 23 15-6-0 .7143 6 .5700 5 7-4-0 .6364
6t Boston Univ. 21 12-7-0 .6316 12t .5672 6 4-6-0 .4000
6t North Dakota 21 13-6-3 .6591 8t .5599 7 4-4-1 .5000
8 Denver 20 13-6-4 .6522 11 .5565 8 8-5-3 .5938
9 Yale 19 9-4-3 .6562 10 .5519 9 1-1-3 .5000
10t Miami 17 12-5-5 .6591 8t .5512 10 10-4-4 .6667
10t Western Mich. 17 13-5-4 .6818 7 .5440 12 7-2-1 .7500
12 Dartmouth 16 9-5-2 .6250 14t .5505 11 3-3-2 .5000
13 Mass-Lowell 15 11-7-1 .6053 16 .5435 13 0-6-0 .0000
14 Niagara 13 13-3-4 .7500 3t .5350* 14 1-1-0 .5000
15t Minnesota State 12 14-8-2 .6250 14t .5302* 16 6-8-0 .4286
15t Colgate 12 11-7-2 .6000 17t .5237* 18 3-4-1 .4375
17 Neb-Omaha 11 13-9-2 .5833 19 .5311* 15 4-8-1 .3462
18t St. Cloud State 9 12-10-0 .5455 22 .5262 17 5-7-0 .4167
18t Cornell 9 7-6-2 .5333 23 .5224 19 2-3-2 .4286
20 Robert Morris 8 11-6-2 .6316 12t .5220 20 3-2-1 .5833
21t Northern Mich. 7 9-10-4 .4783 29 .5102 23 7-10-3 .4250
21t Lake Superior 7 12-11-1 .5208 27 .5093 25 8-7-1 .5312
23 Union 6 10-7-4 .5714 20 .5167 21 0-5-1 .0833
24 Ohio State 4 8-9-5 .4773 30t .5095 24 4-7-4 .4000
25t Wisconsin 3 8-7-5 .5250 24t .5114 22 3-5-2 .4000
25t Alaska 3 8-8-4 .5000 28 .5045 28 5-6-2 .4615
27 Providence 2 9-8-3 .5250 24t .5087* 26 0-5-2 .1429
28 Ferris State 1 10-9-3 .5227 26 .5070 27 4-7-0 .3636
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 1/14): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 6th 1.40 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Austin Block 26th 0.50 gpg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 3rd 0.95 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block 19th 4 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 11th 0.75 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 19th 2.05 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 15th .928
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 5th .737
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 4
Team
Scoring Offense 9th 3.35 g/gm
Scoring Defense 8th 2.05 g/gm
Scoring Margin 3rd 1.30
Power Play 38th 15.0 pct
Penalty Kill 1st 94.0 pct
Combined Special Teams 23rd 51.0 pct
Team Winning Percentage 3rd .750
Among the League Leaders (Thru 1/14): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 1st (28 pts) 3rd (17 pts)
Grayson Downing14th (15 pts) NR
T. van Riemsdyk 14th (15 pts) NR
Goals: Austin Block 4th (10g) 4th (7g)
Kevin Goumas 7th (9g) 7th (6g)
Grayson Downing10th (8g) NR
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (19a) 2nd (11a)
PP Goals: Austin Block 2nd (4g) 2nd (3g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
GW Goals: Austin Block 5th (2g) 9th (1g)
Dalton Speelman 5th (2g) 9th (1g)
Kevin Goumas 5th (2g) 9th (1g)
T. van Riemsdyk 5th (2g) NR
John Henrion 5th (2g) 2nd (2g)
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (15 pts) 5th (8 pts)
Connor Hardowa 8th (10 pts) NR
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 2nd (+16) 7th (+9)
T. van Riemsdyk 9th (+12) 3rd (+10)
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st (86) 1st (61)
Faceoff %: Jeff Silengo 2nd (.600) 1st (.629)
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 2nd (1.95) 1st (1.26)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 2nd (.928) 1st (.959)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.737) 2nd (.773)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 1/14):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.35/2nd 3.00/3rd
Scoring Defense 2.05/1st 1.54/1st
Power Play 15.0/6th 15.3/6th
Penalty Kill 94.0/1st 97.7/1st
Special Teams Net +11/1st +10/2nd
1st Period Scoring 20/1st 13/1st
2nd Period Scoring 24/1st 14/5th
3rd Period Scoring 22/3rd 12/4th
Overtime Scoring 1/1st 0/NA
Where is UNH Ranked?: Here is a week-by-week look at the 'Cats in the national polls and the HE standings:
Date USA TODAY USCHO HE
9/24 RV NP 4th (pre)
10/1 NP RV 4th (pre)
10/8 RV RV 4th (pre)
10/15 RV 15 5th
10/22 11 12 3rd
10/29 10 9 3rd
11/5 9 9 2nd
11/12 5 5 2nd
11/19 3 3 2nd
11/27 2 2 2nd
12/3 1 1 2nd
12/10 2 2 2nd
12/17 2 2 2nd
12/24 NP NP 2nd
12/31 4 4 2nd
1/7 4 4 2nd
1/14 3 3 2nd
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Jan. 14)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Minnesota (47) 16- 3-3 992 1
2 Boston College 13- 4-2 924 3
3 New Hampshire ( 1) 14- 4-2 875 4
4 Quinnipiac ( 2) 17- 3-3 847 5
5 Notre Dame 15- 6-0 829 2
6 North Dakota 13- 6-3 714 7
7 Denver 13- 6-4 667 9
8 Miami 12- 5-5 623 6
9 Boston University 12- 7-0 617 8
10 Western Michigan 13- 5-4 598 10
11 Dartmouth 9- 5-2 477 12
12 Yale 9- 4-3 432 14
13 Nebraska-Omaha 13- 9-2 359 13
14 Minnesota State 14- 8-2 348 11
15 Niagara 13- 3-4 242 17
16 Cornell 7- 6-2 220 15
17 Union 10- 7-4 219 16
18 Massachusetts-Lowell 11- 7-1 175 20
19 St. Cloud State 12-10-0 135 18
20 Colgate 11- 7-2 118 19
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 19, Providence 15, Robert Morris 15, Ferris State 12, Lake Superior 12, Holy Cross 5, Northern Michigan 5, Princeton 4, Colorado College 1, Michigan Tech 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Jan. 14)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 University of Minnesota, 507 (31) 1 16-3-3 15
2 Boston College, 457 2 13-4-2 15
3 New Hampshire, 430 4 14-4-2 12
4 University of Notre Dame, 398 3 15-6-0 15
5 Quinnipiac University, 397 (3) 5 17-3-3 6
6 University of North Dakota, 310 7 13-6-3 15
7 University of Denver, 285 9 13-6-4 15
8 Miami University, 263 6 12-5-5 15
9 Boston University, 258 8 12-7-0 15
10 Western Michigan University, 225 10 13-5-4 15
11 Dartmouth College, 148 12 9-5-2 9
12 Yale University, 145 14 9-4-3 6
13 Nebraska-Omaha, 71 13 13-9-2 8
14 Minnesota State University, 47 11 14-8-2 3
15 UMass-Lowell, 38 NR 11-7-1 7
Others receiving votes: Niagara University, 32; Union College, 27; Cornell University, 25; Colgate University, 12; St. Cloud State University, 3; Ferris State University, 1; Lake Superior State University, 1.
UNH Wildcat Productions Signs Multi-Sport Deals with WBIN & FOX College Sports: The University of New Hampshire athletic department announced a 15-game multi-sport package to air live on WBIN-TV & FOX College Sports. UNH Wildcat Productions will produce the games along with production partner Pack Network. Wildcat Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports, manages the comprehensive multimedia rights for UNH Athletics. The 15-game package will feature eight men's ice hockey games as well as three men's basketball games and a pair of games each for women's basketball and women's ice hockey. The first broadcast will be Friday, Oct. 12 when the men's hockey team takes on St. Cloud State University (7:30 p.m.). UNH Wildcat Productions broadcasts home games for 12 of its 20 varsity sports via UNHWildcats.tv. All told, UNH will produce over 100 games, including the 15 on WBIN & FCS.
UNH Hockey on Television(Subject to change or additional):
DATE GAME Time/Result
Fri. Oct. 12 vs. St. Cloud St. W, 5-3
Live Well Network | FOX College Sports Pacific
Sat. Oct. 20 vs. Boston U. W, 4-1
WBIN | FOX College Sports Pacific
Fri. Oct. 26 vs. Northeastern W, 4-3
WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Nov. 30 vs. UMass-Lowell W, 5-2 WBIN | FOX College Sports Central
Sat. Jan. 5 vs. Rensselaer W, 5-2 WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Jan. 11 at Boston College L, 2-5 NESN
Sat. Feb. 2 vs. Merrimack 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Feb. 8 at Providence 7:00 p.m. Cox Communications
Sun. Feb. 10 vs. Providence 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Feb. 22 at Vermont 7:00 p.m. NESN
Sat. Feb 23 at Vermont 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Mar. 1 vs. Massachusetts 7:30 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sat. Mar. 2 vs. Massachusetts 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Mar. 8 vs. Maine 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports
'CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Bobby Butler: Albany Devils (AHL)
Mike Beck: Frisk Asker (Norway)
Matt Campanale: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Joe Charlebois: Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Greg Collins: Eindhoven Kemphanen (Netherlands)
Phil DeSimone: Albany Devils (AHL)
Matt Di Girolamo: Trenton Titans (ECHL)
Matt Dzieduszycki: Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (DEL)
Matt Fornataro: Västerås (Allsvenskan)
Brian Foster: San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Jamie Fritsch: Abbotsford Heat (AHL)
Lanny Gare: Lausitzer Fuchse (Germany2)
Darren Haydar: Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kevin Kapstad: Leksand (Allsvenskan)
Blake Kessel: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Damon Kipp: Providence Bruins (AHL)
Jason Krog: HV71 (ET)
Peter LeBlanc: Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Nathan Martz: Storhamar (Norway)
Kevin McCarey: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Jacob Micflikier: Biel (NLA)
Steve Moses: Jokerit (ET)
Jerry Pollastrone: Friesland Flyers (Netherlands)
Nick Poole: Milton Keynes Lightning (EPIHL)
Josh Prudden: Tilburg Trappers (Netherlands)
Mike Radja: Nippon Paper Cranes (Asia League)
Kevin Regan: Valpellice (Italy)
Steve Saviano: Vaxjo (Elitserien)
Mike Sislo: Albany Devils (AHL)
Trevor Smith: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Garrett Stafford: Hershey Bears (AHL)
Craig Switzer: HC Innsbruck (Austria)
Paul Thompson: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
James van Riemsdyk: Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Daniel Winnik: Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Junior forward Scott Pavelski is the younger brother of Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks while sophomore defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is the younger brother of former wildcat and current Toronto Maple Leaf forward James van Riemsdyk.
'CATS SELECTED IN THE NHL DRAFT: Two current UNH players have been selected in the National Hockey League draft. Greg Burke (Washington) and Eric Knodel (Toronto) have all been drafted.
UNH HOCKEY ON THE RADIO: In the summer of 1999, the University of New Hampshire Athletic Department formed the "UNH Sports Network" — the largest network ever to broadcast UNH sporting events.In 2009, Wildcats Sports Properties has added WPKX-AM 930 (Rochester) and WQSO-FM 96.7 (Portsmouth) as affiliate stations on the Wildcat Sports Network, joining flagship WGIR-AM 610 (Manchester), which was added in 2008. All three stations are part of the Clear Channel family. These three aforementioned stations -- along with WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London), WASR-AM 1420 (Wolfeboro) -- will carry the following: all UNH football & men's hockey broadcasts, a select number of men's basketball, women's basketball and women's hockey broadcasts. Dan Parkhurst will be handling the play-by-play for the sixth-straight season, while Pete Webster will once again be doing the color commentating. Webster has been announcing Wildcat hockey since the 1993-94 season.
LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET: UNHWildcats.com via Stretch Internet Broadcast will carry all of the UNH men's ice hockey action again this season. If you can not attend Wildcat hockey, you can still tune into the game from anywhere you can gain access to the internet. Fans can get to the UNH men's ice hockey broadcast site by going to the men's hockey schedule page at www.unhwildcats.com.
WILDCAT AWARDS: Here is a list of awards that Wildcat players have won to date this season:
Player Award Date
Dalton Speelman HE Player of the Week 10/15
Casey DeSmith HE co-Defensive Player of the Week 10/22
Casey DeSmith HE co-Defensive Player of the Week 10/29
Casey DeSmith HE Goaltender of the Month October
Casey DeSmith HE Defensive Player of the Week 11/5
Connor Hardowa Senior CLASS Award Candidate 11/13
Casey DeSmith HE Defensive Player of the Week 11/19
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 11/19
Dick Umile XOS Digital Coach of the Week 11/19
Kevin Goumas HE Player of the Week 11/26
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 11/26
Grayson Downing HE co-Player of the Week 12/3
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 12/3
Austin Block All-Tourney team (Dartmouth) 12/31
GRANITE STATE CONNECTION: The Wildcat hockey team features three players from New Hampshire with Greg Burke (Lee) Ryan Randall (Durham) and Casey DeSmith (Rochester) all hailing from the Granite State.
NCAA Northeast Regional Tickets Now On Sale: The University of New Hampshire athletic department and the NCAA announced that tickets for the 2013 NCAA Northeast Regional on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 hosted by UNH and the Verizon Wireless Arena are now on sale. Tickets for the three-game package range from $55-$75. Game times will be announced at a later time. To purchase tickets in person, please visit the Whittemore Center or Verizon Wireless Arena box offices. To purchase tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000 or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100491F81FE34B9 or www.verizonwirelessarena.com to order tickets online.
'Cats Picked Fourth in Preseason Coaches' Poll: UNH was voted fourth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches' Poll, which was announced Tuesday afternoon at the league's annual media day at Legends Restaurant at the TD Garden. The Wildcats racked up 64 points, including one first place vote, to give them the fourth place standing. New Hampshire has been picked third in the last two preseason polls and finished in the top three in Hockey East five of the last six seasons, including three regular-season titles in that span.
2012-2013 Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll
Rk. Team (FPV) Pts
1. Boston College (9) 90
2. UMass-Lowell 74
3. Boston University 73
4. New Hampshire (1) 63
5. Maine 56
6. Northeastern 44
Providence 44
8. Merrimack 38
9. Massachusetts 35
10. Vermont 23
