Date: Sunday, December 30, 2007
Conference Game
Attendance: 4812
Start Time: 7:05 pm End Time: 9:13 pm Total Time: 2:08
Scoring by Period -
MER 1-1-0=2; BU 3-2-0=5
1st Period
Scoring - 1, BU Matt Gilroy/4 (Jason Lawrence/5, Zach Cohen/3) 5:41
2, BU Chris Higgins/7 (Bryan Ewing/12, Pete MacArthur/10) 7:39
3, BU Bryan Ewing/7 (Kevin Shattenkirk/5, Colby Cohen/6) 10:03 (PP) (GW)
4, MER Matt Jones/10 (Grant Farrell/4, Rob Ricci/11) 18:19 (PP)
Penalties - Joe Loprieno, MER (Interference) 9:02; Eric Gryba, BU (Interference) 11:04; Joe Loprieno, MER (High-Sticking) 13:58; Pete MacArthur, BU (High-Sticking) 18:10
2nd Period
Scoring - 5, BU Bryan Ewing/8 (Pete MacArthur/11, Chris Higgins/9) 5:25 (PP)
6, BU Nick Bonino/5 (Brandon Yip/4, Joe Pereira/3) 10:21
7, MER Grant Farrell/2 (Fraser Allan/5, Rob Ricci/12) 17:36 (PP)
Penalties - Joe Loprieno, MER (Interference) 1:39; Matt Jones, MER (Hooking) 4:43; Rob Ricci, MER (Slashing) 10:44; Eric Gryba, BU (Slashing) 10:44; Ryan Weston, BU (5-Hitting from Behind) 13:25; Ryan Weston, BU (10-Game Misconduct) 13:25
3rd Period
Scoring - None
Penalties - Chris Kane, MER (Hooking) 10:36; Pat Bowen, MER (Holding) 18:30
Merrimack Goaltending - Patrick Watson (30:21, 18 shots, 13 saves, 5 GA); Andrew Braithwaite (29:39, 14 shots, 14 saves, 0 GA)
Boston University Goaltending - Karson Gillespie (60:00, 19 shots, 17 saves, 2 GA)
Win - Karson Gillespie, BU (1-5-0). Loss - Patrick Watson, MER (4-7-2).
Shots On Goal -
MER 9-4-6=19; BU 8-12-12=32
Power Plays -
MER 2 of 4; BU 2 of 6
Penalties - MER 7 (14 min); BU 5 (21 min)
Three Stars: 1. Bryan Ewing (Boston University) 2. Chris Higgins (Boston University) 3. Grant Farrell (Merrimack)
Referee: Joe Andrews Assistant Referees: Frank Keough, Brendan Kelleher