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Box Score 2 Jan. 11, 2005
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Ned Havern scored the lone goal of the game and Cory Schneider needed just 11 saves as No. 2 ranked Boston College got past Yale 1-0 in men's hockey before a sellout crowd at Ingalls Rink.
Despite the loss, Yale goalie Matt Modelski was the star of the game with a career-high 49 saves, also the most for a Bulldog goalie this year. That included 20 stops in the second period from the sophomore, and it prevented the Eagles from scoring on seven of eight power-play chances.
The Eagles (12-3-3) outshot the Bulldogs 12-1 in the first period but did not solve Modelski, who saw at least two quality chances by the visitors. Both teams had a pair of power-play chances, but Yale did not take advantage of the opportunity to test the freshman Boston College netminder who played on this year's U.S. National Junior Team.
B.C., which outshot Yale 21-8 in the second frame, finally broke through the Modelski wall at 5:50 on the man advantage. After Eli defenseman Shawn Mole went off for a boarding call, Patrick Eaves took a blast from the left circle that was saved. An Eagle forward smacked the puck off the Yale goalie again before Havern swooped in and banged it home. It was the third goal of the year for the senior left wing from Abington, Mass.
The Bulldogs (2-14-1) had a number of good scoring chances, including a nasty snap shot by Joe Zappala with 20 seconds left in the middle period that Schneider got part of his stick on.
With 3:50 left in the game, Robert Burns whistled a shot off the pipe that Schneider never saw. Seconds later the puck was going the other way and Modelski robbed Dave Spina, who was all alone in front of the Yale net after a perfect setup.
The Eagles, who have now won six in a row and have a seven-game unbeaten streak, gave the home team another shot at evening the score with a Brian Boyle holding call with 2:47 left in the third. The tired Bulldogs called a timeout but could only muster one shot on net with the advantage.
The Bulldogs, who have No. 6 New Hampshire at Durham on Saturday, pulled Modelski with 53 seconds left and nearly got the equalizer with 34.6 seconds on the clock. A Nate Jackson put-back inside the crease was pinned by the BC goalie along the post and most of the crowd began to celebrate. The only problem was the red light did not go on and the referee did not signal a goal.
report filed by Steve Conn, Yale Sports Publicity Director
