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Men’s Hockey: Terriers cruise to weekend sweep of Bears

Four-game unbeaten streak snapped for UMaine, BU scores 12 goals in two games

Posted on Feb. 15, 2010, at 2:38 a.m.

Despite a two-goal effort by junior defenseman Jeff Dimmen, the University of Maine men’s hockey team fell to Boston University 5-2 Saturday and was swept by the Terriers on the weekend.

The sweep gave BU the season series win after the Black Bears beat the Terriers in a November home game. UMaine’s four-game unbeaten streak was snapped in a 7-4 loss Friday night. The Black Bears fell to 14-11-3 (11-8-2 Hockey East) after the weekend, while the defending national champions improved to 13-12-3 (10-9-2 Hockey East).

UMaine sophomore right wing Gustav Nyquist assisted on both of Dimmen’s goals, giving him 42 points for the season.

Dimmen and the Terriers alternated goals to send the game into the second intermission tied at 2-2, but BU scored three goals in the final period to pull away. Zach Cohen’s second goal of the weekend 5:33 into the third period was the game-winner. Five different Terriers got their names on the score sheet.

BU goaltender Kieran Millan earned both wins between the pipes. He made 28 saves Saturday.

UMaine sophomore goalie Scott Darling lost just his fourth game of the season Saturday while stopping 31 shots. He did not factor into Friday’s decision.

BU went two-for-nine on the power play, while UMaine capitalized on one of four chances. The Black Bears racked up 34 penalty minutes.

In Friday night’s game, goals by freshman Joey Diamond and senior David deKastrozza knotted the game at 2-2 after the Black Bears trailed early, but the Terriers rallied with two more in the second period and three in the third period to pull away for a 7-4 win.

Ross Gaudet’s first and second period goals staked BU to the 2-0 lead, and Bonino, Zach Cohen, Colby Cohen and David Warsofsky added to the outburst.

Dimmen scored early in the third period to bring UMaine back within a goal at 4-3, but that’s as close as the Black Bears would get. Junior center Robby Dee scored his sixth goal in six games to cap UMaine’s scoring with less than five minutes remaining in the game.

Darling allowed four goals and was replaced by freshman Shawn Sirman after 49:01. Sirman took the loss, allowing the final three goals and fell to 0-5-0.

Millan was also replaced after allowing four goals but earned the win, making 18 saves.

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