Toledo Regional
Boston University 8 - Ohio State 3
McCarthy finished the game with a plus-2 rating, including being on the ice for three of BU’s four fourth-period goals.
He swept a puck off the goal line in the first period to hold Ohio State's lead to 1-0 and slow the Buckeyes' momentum. At the end of the game, McCarthy was on the ice for a 5-on-3 penalty kill, holding OSU scoreless for the entire PK.
Cornell 4 - Michigan State 3
Geary and Strbak finished the game with two shots a piece. Strbak had an assist and a plus-1 rating in the loss, which ends both defensemen's sophomore campaigns.
Strbak assisted on Michigan State’s third goal of the game to make it 3-2 in favor of the Spartans late in the second period. The Big Red responded with two goals during the third period, the latter of which came with 10 seconds remaining in regulation.
Geary finished his sophomore campaign with seven points (1+6) and a plus-4 rating in 37 games while Strbak had 19 points (3+16) and a plus-5 rating in 32 games.
Regional Final: Boston University 3 - Cornell 2 (OT)
McCarthy played on the top defense pair and recorded a secondary assist on the Terriers' first goal of the game. He started the breakout with a pass to Cole Hutson who took it to the net, with Matt Copponi poking in Hutson’s rebound to score 1:12 after Cornell netted the opening goal of the game.
Boston University scored 34 seconds into the third period to take a 2-1 lead before Cornell responded on the power play with 5:30 to play in regulation.
Quinn Hutson one-timed a pass from Ryan Greene 6:25 into overtime, beating Cornell goalkeeper Ian Shane to send the Terriers to the Frozen Four for the third consecutive season.
McCarthy's assist was his 13th of the season.
Fargo Regional
Western Michigan 2 - Minnesota State 1
Costantini had two shots in Western Michigan’s win, going 7-for-13 at the faceoff dot with a plus-1 rating. The Junior Sabres product was on the ice for the Broncos' first goal.
UMass 5 - Minnesota 4
Ziemer had two shots in Minnesota's loss, which featured a back-and-forth third period that began with the Gophers leading 3-1. UMass scored three goals in less than seven minutes to pull ahead 4-3, then St. Louis Blues prospect Jimmy Snuggerud scored the tying goal for Minnesota with 3:36 remaining. UMass scored the winner 4:49 into overtime.
Ziemer, a third-round pick in 2024, concludes his freshman season having scored 23 points (12+11) in 38 games.
Regional Final: Western Michigan 2 – UMass 1
Costantini was on the ice for two pivotal five-minute power plays – one for Western Michigan, the other for UMass.
The first five-minute penalty occurred with the Broncos trailing 1-0 with 1:47 remaining in the second period. Constantini was on the ice for Liam Valente’s game-tying goal on the ensuing power play, which was followed by Tim Washe’s winning goal to open the third.
UMass had an opportunity to tie the game following a five-minute elbowing call against Western Michigan, but Costantini contributed to a shutdown effort by the Broncos penalty kill. The Sabres prospect was later on the ice for the Broncos’ 5-on-6 effort as the Minutemen attempted to tie the game with the goalie pulled.
Costantini finished the night with two shots and five faceoff wins on nine attempts.
Allentown Regional
UConn 4 - Quinnipiac 1
Two first-period goals propelled the Huskies to a win over their in-state rivals. Richard finished with a plus-one rating after being on the ice for UConn’s final goal in the third period.
Penn State 5 - Maine 1
Regional Final: Penn State 3 - UConn 2
Richard had a primary assist on UConn’s opening goal. He threaded it through two Nittany Lion defenders to Joey Muldowney in the high slot, giving him an open lane to bury the shot.
