Weekly Roundup: March 14, 2018

Despite another foot-plus of snow culminating around the region, the winter sports season is quickly coming to a close.

Chris Grando's overtime game-winner versus Merrimack last Saturday kept the men's hockey team rolling towards the TD Garden for a Hockey East semifinal battle versus crosstown rival Boston University.

"I loved our battle," head coach Jerry York said. "We gave up a late goal in the third period, but, came back really strong."

Sophomore goalie Joseph Woll backed the two-game sweep of the Warriors with a shutout (1-0 in game 1) and a combined 80 saves in the series, earning him Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors in the process.

"Joe Woll was outstanding this weekend," York noted. "The player's not getting much accolades with the Mike Richter Award. I wouldn't trade him for anybody."

This season's third installment of the Battle of Comm Ave. will go down on Friday night, with a 5:07 p.m. puck drop.

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Two of the most exciting teams of the winter season saw their highly enjoyable seasons come to closes in postseason play.

After qualifying for their first big postseason tournament since 2011, the men's basketball team dropped a 79-62 decision at Western Kentucky in the opening round of the NIT.

"Boston College is going to be really good next year," said Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury following the game. "Jim (Christian) does a great job with them. They'll be right in the hunt for the ACC. They've got that kind of team and talent."

In the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament, the women's hockey team fell to an unfamiliar foe in Ohio State, 2-0, concluding a 30-5-3 campaign.

Massive stick taps to seniors Kenzie Kent, Toni Ann Miano, Gabri Switaj and all-time NCAA wins leader Katie Burt, who was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Week after making 39 saves against the Buckeyes.

"Our seniors were huge all year," said junior forward Makenna Newkirk. "They led by example. You can't say enough about the seniors, especially Kenzie, Toni, Gabri and Burt, they were amazing all year. All of the younger kids really looked up to them…I couldn't be happier with the seniors."

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Senior Carter Robertson capped his skiing career at The Heights with two strong runs at the NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colorado last week.

The first Eagles skier in modern history to earn an NCAA bid put down a 1:55.09 combined time in the men's giant slalom, placing him 29th of 34 skiers.

Robertson put finer point on his finish, posting a 1:30.28 in the men's slalom on Friday, putting him 26th among the 34 NCAA qualifiers.

Congrats to Carter on a magnificent career with the Eagles.

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The No. 2 ranked lacrosse team improved their record to 9-0, the best in the country, with two wins in California over the break.

The Eagles escaped with a 13-12 win over No. 12 USC and followed with a 19-8 drubbing of San Diego State. They return to ACC play when they head to Louisville for a tilt this Saturday.

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After dropping their first two games versus NC State, the Eagles' baseball team rebounded by beating the Wolfpack, 11-3, for their first conference win of the season.

Senior Brian Rapp (2-1) picked up the win by keeping NC. State off the scoreboard in his seven innings of work, striking out eight in the process.

The softball team came away with a 3-2 record from the Easton Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, putting them at 9-12 on the season as they enter ACC play with three games versus ACC newcomer Duke this weekend.

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On the links, the men's golf team finished in a fifth-place tie at the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate with a three-round total score of 877, which was just two strokes behind Maryland in fourth place.

On day three of the tournament, junior Matt Naumec fired the low-round of the day, a 6-under 66 which helped him finished in second overall with a 211 score, just one stroke off of first.

The women's golf team placed 12th overall at the Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate, held in Fairfax, California over the break.

Junior Ailin Li was locked in, shooting even par (72) on both days of the tourney to finish tied for eighth place overall.

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Graduate Gereon Heitmann picked up Boston College's lone point, and alongside sophomore Max Palmer notched a doubles win as the men's tennis team fell, 6-1, to UNLV last Thursday.

They will return to ACC play this weekend when they visit Virginia on Friday.

The women's tennis team will also return to action on Friday, with an ACC tilt at Duke.

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