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WOMEN’S SOCCER: Niagara loses MAAC final
The Niagara women’s soccer team appeared poised for a Disney-esque ride to the NCAA Tournament after 30 minutes of Monday’s Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference final in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
But a nightmarish stretch in the second half ended the Purple Eagles’ fairy tale run, as top-seeded Loyola took the title with a 3-2 triumph at the Walt Disney Wide World of Sports Complex.
Niagara, which came into the tournament seeded sixth, went to halftime with a 2-0 edge as Brittany Benthin and Adriana Gallo scored.
But Loyola (15-4-3) rallied after getting a penalty kick from Gianna Mangione to halve the advantage. A few minutes later, Tessa McClenahan scored what would prove to be the game winner.
Benthin, goalie Ashleigh Bowers and senior Chiara Greco were named to the MAAC all-tournament team.
“I am really proud on how the team played all week,” head coach Peter Veltri said. “They showed a lot of heart and determination all week and played a great game today. You have to give credit to Loyola.”
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MEN'S HOCKEY: UAH stuns Niagara in OT to take CHA title
In what might be a fitting finale to a league that never really found continuity or conformity, the last College Hockey America hockey game finished with a surprise and little sense of closure for the home team.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Next year, Niagara will be in Nelson's hands
Always a gifted passer, Nelson has improved his all-around game since his freshman year, and although he wasn’t one of the five point guards on the 15-member all-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s team last year, Lewis predicted he’ll be recognized as one of the league’s best players next year.
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FOOTBALL: Niagara basketball player piques Packers' interest
All those times Tyrone Lewis went flying into the Gallagher Center grandstands, could he have been preparing to take the Lambeau leap?
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MEN'S HOCKEY: Niagara upsets top-seed Bemidji in CHA semifinal
When the history of the short-lived College Hockey America becomes little more than a Wikipedia entry, the lead sentence will certainly need a blurb about the rivalry between Bemidji State and Niagara University.
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MEN'S HOCKEY: Robert Morris coach has had enough of CHA
While some see next year’s move to Atlantic Hockey by Robert Morris and Niagara as a regression, Colonials’ coach Derek Schooley is anything but a detractor.
- MEN'S HOCKEY: Alabama-Huntsville will play Niagara for CHA title Neil Ruffini scored the lone goal of the game and goaltender Cameron Talbot made 29 saves as the University of Alabama-Huntsville men’s hockey team edged Robert Morris 1-0 in a College Hockey America tournament semifinal at Dwyer Arena on Friday afternoon.
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CHA TOURNAMENT: Ties to NHL run deep for CHA teams
The names are familiar to hockey fans, more than gibberish on the back of a jersey. Yes, before you ask, No. 10 Mironov for Niagara is indeed the son of a National Hockey League player. His uncle played too. And over there, No. 27, that’s the son of Dave Hannan, the guy responsible for ending the longest overtime hockey game in the history of the Buffalo Sabres.
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CHA TOURNAMENT: Is Niagara's Moran the man?
Chris Moran is tricky. Crafty. The kind of guy who can control portions of a college hockey game without blazing speed, bulking size or a booming shot.
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CHA TOURNAMENT: Our odds to the big event
Tim Schmitt breaks down all four College Hockey America team's chances to win this week's tournament at Dwyer Arena.
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MEN’S HOCKEY: Moran named to final all-CHA team
Chris Moran felt the pressure before the puck even dropped this season, getting his team’s only nod for the final all-College Hockey America preseason team. But it didn’t faze him too much, as the Niagara University senior was also named to the lame duck league’s final postseason team, learning Wednesday of the honor.
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