Boston College
Merrimack (Hockey East Quarterfinals)
Men's Hockey Defeats Merrimack, 2-1
March 08, 2003 | Men's Hockey
March 8, 2003
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Junior J.D. Forrest scored the gamewinner at 19:41 of the third period to give second-seeded Boston College a 2-1 win over seventh-seeded Merrimack in the second game of the schools' HOCKEY EAST quarterfinal round.
The win gives Boston College (23-9-4) a two-game sweep of the series with the Warriors and advances the Eagles to the semifinal round to face rival Boston University.
Merrimack (12-18-6) opened the scoring at 7:04 of the first period on freshman Brent Gough's 12th goal of the season. Freshmen Bryan Schmidt and Matt Johnson assisted on the tally.
The Warriors' lead didn't last long as BC's Justin Dziama scored his fifth goal of the season just 21 seconds later. Senior Anthony D'Arpino and junior Ty Hennes registered the assists.
Saturday's win marks coach Jerry York's 200th career victory at Boston College.
Sophomore Casey Guenther made 27 saves for Merrimack, while sophomore Matti Kaltiainen made 17 stops for BC.
Boston College will face Boston University on Friday, March 8, in the semifinal round at the FleetCenter. Game time is 8 p.m.
Notes: Boston College has swept six of its last seven quarterfinal series ... BC has registered a 30-6-1 record in March -- including a 23-3-0 mark in post-season games -- since the 1997-98 season ... The Eagles have won their last 12 games against Merrimack in Kelley Rink.
