Wolverines nix Spartans late; BC wins ninth in a row; Ohio State women survive, Penn State wins again - CHS 2-7-25

It’s the #CollegeHockey Scoreboard Show for February 7, 2025. Busy Friday. Fun Stuff. No Breakdowns. No Analysis. No cheeky commentary in the open. Just. The. Scores. 

We begin with the men where top-ranked Boston College extended its winning streak to nine games with a 4-2 victory over New Hampshire, getting goals from four different players. No. 13 Michigan stunned second-ranked Michigan State as Garrett Shifsky’s 10th of the year came with under a minute to go, lifting the Wolverines to a 2-1 win. 

Fourth-ranked Western Michigan rolled past St. Cloud State 4-0, fueled by a hat trick from Tristan Lemyre, who doubled his season goal total in the process, while Cameron Rowe stopped 24 shots in the shutout. Fifth-ranked Maine battled back twice in the third period to force overtime against No. 7 Providence before skating to a 3-3 tie, though the Black Bears secured the extra point in the shootout. 

No. 6 Denver survived a wild one in Tempe, edging No. 12 Arizona State 5-4 in overtime as Aiden Thompson buried the game-winner from the left hash for his second goal of the night. Merrimack pulled off an upset over No. 8 Boston University with Caelan Fitzpatrick netting the overtime game-winner in a 2-1 thriller. 

Ninth-ranked Ohio State erupted for five unanswered goals to dominate Notre Dame 5-1, with Ryan Gordon scoring twice. Vermont took down No. 10 UMass Lowell 5-3 behind a four-goal second period and a two-goal night from Timofei Spitserov. No. 20 Colorado College shocked No. 16 North Dakota in Grand Forks, scoring four times in the third period for a 6-4 win, with Klavs Veinbergs leading the charge with a pair of goals. 

No. 15 Minnesota State jumped ahead of Augustana on the scoreboard and in the CCHA standings with a 4-1 win over No. 17 Augustana behind goals from four different players. 

No. 18 UMass took down No. 11 UConn 5-4, highlighted by a hat trick from Jack Musa. No. 14 Quinnipiac cruised past St. Lawrence 6-1, while Penn State blanked No. 19 Wisconsin 2-0 in Big Ten action. 

Elsewhere, Air Force topped Canisius 5-3, American International shut out Mercyhurst 5-0, and Holy Cross dismantled RIT 9-2. Bentley edged Robert Morris 1-0, and Army West Point and Sacred Heart finished in a 2-2 tie before Army claimed the shootout win. In the CCHA, Bemidji State downed Michigan Tech 5-3, Lake Superior State edged Northern Michigan 3-2, and Bowling Green handled St. Thomas 4-1. ECAC action saw Clarkson defeat Princeton 4-1, Dartmouth get past Harvard 3-2, Cornell beat RPI 4-2, and Union and Colgate finish in a 2-2 draw with Union taking the shootout win. Omaha picked up a 4-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth in the NCHC, and in non-conference play, LIU edged Lindenwood 3-2. 

To the women! 
Second-ranked Ohio State pulled off a dramatic comeback, erasing a 4-2 deficit with three straight goals, including an extra attacker tally in the final 40 seconds, before Joy Dunne netted the game-winner just 69 seconds into overtime for a 5-4 win over St. Thomas. In the ECAC, No. 4 Cornell remained on top with a 4-0 shutout over RPI, while No. 5 Colgate kept pace as Emma Pais’ 15th of the season lifted the Raiders to a 2-1 victory over Union. 

Sixth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth blanked Bemidji State 2-0 behind a pair of goals from Caitlin Kraemer. No. 8 Penn State extended its winning streak to 13 games after Lydia Lobdell’s overtime goal secured a 4-3 victory over Mercyhurst, putting the Nittany Lions one win away from tying their program record for wins in a season. 

No. 7 St. Lawrence kept its ECAC championship hopes alive, edging No. 9 Quinnipiac 2-1 to sit seven points back of Cornell in the standings. No. 10 Clarkson and No. 12 Princeton finished in a 2-2 tie, but yeah, the ECAC does that 1.5 points thing, so no extra credit for the shootout win. 

No. 11 St. Cloud State grabbed a 3-1 road win over Minnesota State with Em