Date: Friday, January 18, 2008
Conference Game
Attendance: 2581
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:12 pm  Total Time: 2:12
Scoring by Period -
BU 1-4-1=6; MER 1-1-2=4
1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Chris Barton/4 (Rob Ricci/13, Grant Farrell/6) 9:51 (PP)
2, BU Nick Bonino/6 (Matt Gilroy/9, Chris Higgins/11) 11:41 (PP)
Penalties - Adam Ross, MER (O-INTERFERENCE) 5:05; Bryan Ewing, BU (Hitting from Behind) 8:37; John Jamieson, MER (Boarding) 10:04; Joe Loprieno, MER (DELAY OF GAME) 17:32
2nd Period
Scoring - 3, BU Matt Gilroy/5 (Colin Wilson/10, Brian Strait/8) 0:10
4, BU Bryan Ewing/12 (Colin Wilson/11, Pete MacArthur/17) 1:26 (PP)
5, BU Brian McGuirk/3 10:31
6, BU Colin Wilson/6 (Pete MacArthur/18, Bryan Ewing/14) 14:17 (GW)
7, MER Francois Ouimet/6 (Mike Vaskivuo/1) 15:50
Penalties - Adam Ross, MER (Slashing) 1:09; Eric Gryba, BU (O-INTERFERENCE) 3:49; Derek Pallardy, MER (Hooking) 7:07; Adam Ross, MER (O-INTERFERENCE) 7:31
3rd Period
Scoring - 8, MER Joe Loprieno/1 (Fraser Allan/6, Rob Ricci/14) 0:28
9, MER Chris Barton/5 (Rob Ricci/15, Fraser Allan/7) 18:06 (EA)
10, BU Pete MacArthur/9 (Colin Wilson/12, Bryan Ewing/15) 18:44 (EN)
Penalties - Eric Gryba, BU (O-INTERFERENCE) 4:57
Boston University Goaltending - Brett Bennett (60:00, 24 shots, 20 saves, 4 GA)
Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (59:38, 31 shots, 26 saves, 5 GA); Empty Net (0:22, 1 GA)
Win - Brett Bennett, BU (6-5-2). Loss - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (4-4-0).
Shots On Goal -
BU 5-20-7=32; MER 11-5-8=24
Power Plays -
BU 2 of 6; MER 1 of 3
Penalties - BU 3 (6 min); MER 6 (12 min)
Three Stars: 1. Colin Wilson (Boston University) 2. Bryan Ewing (Boston University) 3. Rob Ricci (Merrimack)
Referee: John Gravallese Assistant Referees: Scott Whittemore, Matt Smith