PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The top-ranked Plattsburgh State Cardinals defeated No. 10 Manhattanville, 3-2, to claim the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship, at Stafford Ice Arena on Saturday night.  The title is the second consecutive for the Cardinals, who defeated three-time winner Middlebury at Stafford last season.  BOXSCORE Plattsburgh (25-3-1) joins Middlebury (3) and Elmira (2) as the only teams to win multiple Division-III Women's Ice Hockey Championships.  The Cardinals got on the scoreboard first midway through first period as Laurie Bowler slapped her own rebound in mid-air past Valiant net minder Karine Turmel.  Claire O'Connor and senior first-team All-American Julie Devereux assist...

BOSTON - Boston College freshman John Muse made 29 saves to record the third shutout of his career to lead the eighth-ranked Eagles to a 4-0 victory over No. 18 Vermont in the Hockey East Championship game on Saturday night at the TD Banknorth Garden in front of a crowd of 11,766. It marked a league best eighth tournament championship for Boston College (21-11-8; 11-9-7 HEA), who also has won back-to-back league titles. Vermont ends its season at 17-15-7 (13-9-5 HEA) with the loss. Sophomore Ben Smith and junior Tim Kunes each scored at even strength for the Eagles while freshman Brian Gibbons notched a power-play goal. Junior Nathan Gerbe, The Hockey East Tournament MVP, added an empty netter with 65 seconds remaining. Vermont dropped to...

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The Vermont Catamounts overcame a 5-1 deficit by scoring six straight goals to close the first half and held on for an 11-9 victory at Stony Brook in America East women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon."I am very proud of the team. This was the best overall game we've played this season. We played hard for all 60 minutes and it was a total team effort against a very good Stony Brook team," said Vermont head coach Jen Johnson. "Our defense came up with some big stops to help us in the second half and our offense played with composure."Stony Brook jumped out to a 5-1 lead on goals by five different players with 16:31 left in the first half. The Catamounts rallied scoring the final six goals of the first half, includ...

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