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#1 Boston College Skates Past #11/10 Massachusetts Hockey, 6-4 – University of Massachusetts Athletics
“I’m very proud of our effort tonight,” said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. “Our guys played extremely hard. Michael Hrabal was outstanding. We overcame some adversity early in the game and then faced some adversity late in the game that was out of our control and decided the game.”
Boston College opened the scoring 6:44 into the first when Gabe Perreault found Ryan Leonard in the slot for a top-shelf strike. Will Smith earned the secondary helper on the play.
In the final minute of the opening frame, the Eagles expanded their advantage to 2-0 with Gabe Perreault converting on the power play, putting back his own rebound over Hrabal’s right shoulder from Smith and Eamon Powell.
The Minutemen halved their deficit on a play that began with Ryan Ufko hitting Cam O’Neill with an outlet pass that he sent ahead to Kenny Connors on the rush. Connors then deposited the puck into the back of the Eagles’ net at the 8:28 mark of the second period.
Soon after, Aydar Suniev backhanded home a wraparound from Connors to level the score at 2-2, 11:31 into the frame.
Then just 29 seconds later, Suniev struck again as he batted home a bouncing puck in front from Lucas Mercuri and Ryan Lautenbach to give UMass a 3-2 lead.
Boston College responded to tie the score at 3-3 at the 15:17 mark of the second with Jamie Armstrong scoring on a redirection from Lukas Gustafsson and Jack Malone.
Shortly after a power play opportunity expired, the Minutemen pulled back in front, 4-3. Mercuri won a puck battle along the wall and sent a feed to Samuli Niinisaari at the right point. Ninnisaari sent the puck into the slot and Dans Locmelis was there to send it tap it past Jacob Fowler at 7:56.
The Eagles then answered on a 5-on-3 as Leonard netted his second of the game from Smith and Powell 10:03 into the third. With 1:40 remaining on the Mercuri penalty, Boston College converted at 5-on-4 as well, with Leonard finishing off a hat trick from Smith and Malone at 11:01.
BC ended the contest with a 46-24 advantage in shots and went 3-for-5 on the power play, while the Minutemen were 0-for-3. Hrabal set a new career high with 40 saves for UMass and Fowler totaled 20 stops on the afternoon for the Eagles.
UMass will be back in action on Friday, February 23, when the squad will play host to No. 19 New Hampshire at the Mullins Center at 7 p.m.
Massachusetts
Walmart rolls back DEI initiatives, Massachusetts AG Campbell urges retailer to reconsider
Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell is pushing back against Walmart’s plans to do away with its DEI practices, urging the world’s largest retailer to maintain the strategies which she says “benefit both companies and consumers.”
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‘Light and fluffy’ snow sweeps across Massachusetts on Saturday
Snow flurries are expected to sweep across Massachusetts on Saturday morning, with some areas of the state potentially receiving up to three inches of accumulation by the end of the day.
The snow is “expected to be light and fluffy in nature given the cold atmosphere,” according to the National Weather Service.
It’s expected to taper off from west to east later in the afternoon.
Western Massachusetts and Worcester will likely see the lightest snowfall. These areas, with a high of 31 degrees, can expect less than an inch of accumulation, while Springfield may only see a dusting.
The Berkshires, where temperatures may struggle to reach 28 degrees could see up to an inch of snow.
Eastern parts of Massachusetts are expected to see the most snowfall. Boston, with a high of 33 degrees, may see around two inches of snow.
However, Essex County could reach three inches by the time snow wraps up after 8 p.m., the National Weather Service reported.
Cape Cod may have milder temperatures with a high of 35 degrees and is expected to see the least amount of snow, which will likely be less than an inch.
Massachusetts
Vigil marks 2 years since mysterious disappearance of Brittany Tee in Massachusetts
BROOKFIELD – The Brookfield community gathered for a candlelight vigil Friday night, marking two years since the disappearance of 35-year-old Brittany Tee on January 10, 2023.
The community packed the Brookfield Congregational Church, surrounding the family and vowing to keep looking for Brittany.
Since that January 10th day, her family has been carrying an unrelenting weight on their hearts, not knowing where she is.
“Where is she? What happened to her?”
“They say time heals all wounds, but I disagree, not when your family member disappears out of nowhere without a trace,” said Brittany’s sister Bethany Tee. “Time is making that wound bigger. There is no healing, no closure, just daily heaviness in your heart and constant thoughts of worry. Where is she? What happened to her? Is she safe? Are we doing enough?”
The 35-year-old was last seen leaving the Main Street house she shared with her boyfriend that Tuesday evening. Despite efforts to reach her, she was never seen again.
A nearby river and woods have been searched extensively with no results.
DA attends vigil
Worcester Country District Attorney Joseph Early joined the vigil to assure the community investigators are still working the case.
“It doesn’t always happen as quickly as we would like, and that’s the tough part, that’s tough, the anxiety, the wonder,” said DA Early. “But I can tell you this, everything they do they do it better than anyone I’ve ever seen.”
Two years later, they hold onto every hope, hug, kind word and prayer, refusing to give up on finding Brittany.
“We are not giving up; we will never give up. We love and miss you Brit and we’ll bring you home,” said Bethany Tee.
The night she was last seen, Brittany wore a black winter coat, a hoodie, jeans, and work boots.
An anonymous tip line has been set up at (508) 453-7589. People are encouraged to call if they know anything or something comes to mind.
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