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Sports Boston Sunday Globe October 29, 2006 Colleges Schools Doil the fiin Eacp. ess Lehigh 28, Holy Cross 14 L-McGowan 2 run (Leo kick), 327. i-Austin 21 fumble return (Leo kick), :48. Us kick' uo-17 tend0'lh Desan-L-McGowan 1 run (Leo kick), 6:19. L-McGowan 3 run (Leo kick), 1:28.

tls Hi" 19 fr0m Rando0h JL i. rr was clearly outplayed. When finally the second-ranked Badgers solved Schneider, at 11:39 when senior Jake Dowell squeezed home a loose puck on the power play, the Kohl Center came alive but for only 4:36. That is how long it was before Rooney seized the moment. Gathering in a loose puck at center ice, he went one-on-one with a Wisconsin defenseman, who afforded him a bit too much room, "so I decided to take the shot." Low and hard, Rooney put it past Brian Elliott's blocker.

"A big goal for us," said York, and Wisconsin knew it. The Badgers went back on their heels and with just five seconds left in the period, Ferriero scored on a two-on-one, again beating Elliott low and to the far side. With a three-goal cushion, the Eagles were in a position they love. They've gone 63 games without losing a game they led through 40 minutes, a streak that began in October 2003, and while the Badger faithful weren't aware of those numbers, surely they acted as if their night had again been spoiled. Outside, at least, the atmosphere was raging at a fever pitch.

The Eagles, however, weren't going to join the fun. "No costumes," said Rooney, who then remembered that he and his teammates had worn suit jackets and ties for the trip and suggested, "we could go as businessmen." Why not? They had, after all, taken care of business. BC puts damper on Badgers' day ByJimMcCabe GLOBE STAFF 71 MADISON, Wis. St r. mere was re- lentless frivolity outside the Kohl Center last night as the annual and, some would suggest, notorious Halloween spectacle mixed tens of thousands of visitors with the enormous student population at the University ofWisconsin.

Inside the building? The fun belonged solely to the visiting hockey team from Boston College, which completed an impressive weekend sweep of the defending national champions, 4-1. One night after getting 28 stops from Cory Schneider in a 3-0 win, the junior goaltender was equally impressive (another 28 saves), only this time he was joined in the spotlight by a multitude of teammates, most notably Benn Ferrie-ro, who ignited a four-goal second period outburst at 3:01, then closed it at 19:54. "We couldn't have asked for more," said Ferriero, a sophomore from Essex, via Governor Dummer. "Great building, great team, great all-around situation for us." In between Ferriero's strikes, unheralded sophomore walk-on Andrew Orpik and senior cocap-tain Joe Rooney added goals to suck the life out of the building. Badger fans, after all, are used to national championships (six), not getting swept by out-of-towners.

i Nathan Sherr (6), who broke the state scoring record in a win over Cardinal Spellman, celebrates with teammates. Sherr brilliance at Austin Prep Northeastern edges IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BC 4, Wisconsin 1 Kohl Center, Madboa, Wh. BC (4-1-0) 0 4 0 -4 Wisconsin (3-3-2) 0 10-1 Scoring: BC, Ferriero (Motherwell, Boyle) 3:01 (pp): BC, Orpik (Aiello, Sneep) 10:50 (pp); Dowell (McBain, Joudrey) 11:39 (pp); BC, Rooney (unassisted) BC, Ferriero (Bradford, Fllanglerl) 19:54. Saves: BC, Schneider 28; Brian Elliott 16. "I like the way we competed," said BC coach Jerry York, whose fifth-ranked club improved to 4-1.

"But we have a veteran team and needed the sort of challenge that this was." No surprise, given the way they were outplayed Friday, that the Badgers (3-3-2) came out with a spirited effort and controlled most of the first period. Schneider made sure it remained tied, his brilliant stops on point-blank blistering shots by Blake Geoffrion and Jamie McBain being the keys. "He was really sharp, all six periods out here," said York, "but he's been doing that for three years for us. He's consistently our best player." As they had the night before with a goal during a five-on-three disadvantage, the Eagles seized the momentum on special teams. This time it was a power-play effort, Ferriero redirecting home a deft slap pass from the left point by defenseman Brett Motherwell at 3:01.

Then, at 10:50, BC got a break when Orpik was credited with a goal that Wisconsin argued had been kicked in. "The referee said it wasn't a distinctive kick," said Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves, who could only shrug. Partly because it was inconclusive, mostly because his team Tyler's goal at 15:24 snapped a 1- 1 tie. Wes Clark and Michel Le-veille added empty-net goals in the final minute. Leveille gave the Black Bears (6-0, 1-0 Hockey East) the lead at 16:45 of the first period.

Will Ortiz tied it for the Minutemen (2-1-1, 1-1-0) with a power-play goal at 4:41 of the third period. Quick finished with 26 saves, while Maine's Ben Bishop had 16. Brown 3, Merrimack 3 Matt Vokes and Antonin Roux scored less than two minutes apart early in the third period as the Bears came back to tie the Warriors in North Andover. Vokes scored on a power play just 30 seconds into the period, and 1 :48 later Roux scored. Merrimack (1-4-1) took a 3-1 lead on goals by J.C.

Robitaille at 11:08 of the second period and Matt Byrnes at 12:36 of the second. Brown (0-0-1) also got a goal from Chris Poli. Providence 2, UMass-Lowell 2 Jeremy Hall scored with 26 seconds to play to give the host River Hawks a tie with the Friars. Providence (1-4-1, 0-1-1) had gone ahead, 2-1, less then a minute earlier on Colin McDonald's goal. Jason Tejchma had a goal and an assist for the River Hawks (2- 2- 2, 1-0-1).

Bentley 4, Princeton 3 Tom Dickhudt scored the winning goal at 13:25 of the third period as the Falcons rallied with four unanswered goals to topple the host Tigers. Princeton raced to a 3-0 lead on a first-period scores by Kevin Westgarth and Grant Goeckner-Zoeller and a second-period tally by Darroll Powe. All three goals came on the power play. But Dickhudt got Bentley on the board at 8:46 with a power-play score of his own, and Mark Menzione cut the margin to 3-2 with another man-advantage score at 15:21. Anthony Canzoneri First downs Lett HC 19 16-46 309 26-53-1 8 5-3U) 2-1 7-49 Kusnes-vante ni .19 Passing uump-an-int-Return yards -8-14-0 wjnts-Avg Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards- 1-0 Possession.

-4-40 MDIVIDUAl STATISTICS HUSHING-L, Thompson 30-141, McGowan 13- I tt Fa tHm 1-0! HC, Kielt 8-a Brock 1-6, Randolph 3-4, MJackson 1-4, Gass 26-PH 1 Threatt HC' RECEIVING Maggs 2-34, Trovato 2-29, Fay 2-16, Oonchez 1-7, UThomas 1-0; HC, R.Maher 8-102, Harrison 6-91, Kielt 4-16, Fanning 3-40, Brock 2-27, McDermott 2-23, J.Maher 1-10. Lehigh lowers the hoom By Jennifer Toland WORCESTER TELEGRAM GAZETTE mm WORCESTER This Mud Bowl business is becoming an annual event for Holy Cross and Lehigh. Last year, the teams played through a driving rainstorm in Bethlehem, and yesterday at Fitton Field, it was more of the yucky stuff. "It was very muddy" understated Lehigh senior running back Marques Thompson, who by same's end was caked from head to toe. The Mountain Hawks established the run early behind Thompson, who went for a career-high 141 yards on 30 carries, and sophomore Matt McGowan, who scored three rushing touchdowns, and defeated the Crusaders, 28-14, before 1,428 diehards.

The loss snapped Holy Cross's five-game winning streak. Holy Cross outgained Lehigh, 355 yards to 300, but the Moun tain Hawks jumped to an early lead, did not commit a turnover, and owned the clock (37:19 time of possession). Lehigh (4-4, 3-0) took over sole possession of first place in the Pa-; triot League. Holy Cross, 6-3 overall, dropped to 3-1 in the league. Lehigh took advantage of a turnover late the first quarter as strong safety Julian Austin recov ered Mike Kielt's fumble at the Ho ly Cross 21 and returned it for a touchdown, putting the Mountain Hawks up, 14-0.

"We just handed them 7 points right there," Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore said. "That really hurt us." Holy Cross sophomore Dom Randolph, who came into the game completing 70 percent ot ms passes, was 26 of 53 for 309 yards and two touchdowns. His run of 160 straight passes without an interception ended in the third quarter when Quadir Carter picked him off at the Lehigh 19. With Kielt carrying just eight times for 29 yards and Terrance Gass sitting out most of the game with an ankle injury, the Crusaders were not a threat on the ground. Ryan Maher led all receivers with eight catches for 102 yards.

Holy Cross cut the deficit to 14-7 when Randolph hit Thomas Harrison in stride with a 53-yard touchdown pass five minutes into the second quarter. The Mountain Hawks responded as McGowan capped Lehigh's next possession with his second TD run, from 1 yard. Before the quarter was over, McGowan scoreu again, iaiui mi untouched, from 3 yards to give Lehigh a 28-7 lead. On the ensuing kick, Casey Gough's 28-yard return set up Holy Cross at its 43 and Randolph's completions to Kielt and Brett McDermott, as well as a roughing-the-passer penalty, pushed the Crusaders into Lehigh territory. Just as Randolph was lining up under center on second and 10 from the 24, officials halted play because of lightning.

After a delay of 45 minutes, play resumed with 36 seconds left in the second quarter. Passes to Harrison and Maher got Holy Cross to the 8, but Randolph overthrew Matt Fanning in the back of the end zone on third down as time ran out "The delay was unfortunate because we were on a roll there" Randolph said. "Unfortunately, it got stopped. We were all juiced up and then when we came back out it was different." MARK WILSONGLOBE STArr bench-presses 350 pounds and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds, attracting Division 1-A and 1-AA college interest in harness. His achievement is staggering; it's a wonder he's not A bum knee in his freshman year, a high ankle sprain when he was a junior, and a nagging hamstring this season have cost Sherr 10 full games almost a fourth of a standard career and parts of several others.

Fanfare falls in the same category. Perhaps Sherr doesn't grasp the ramifications of his record because he doesn't want to. "I'm happy about it and all," says Sherr. Somehow that doesn't quite seem to sum up his feelings. He struggles to collect his impressions.

Relieved? "Exactly," says Sherr. "I wasn't even a ware of it until I read about it in some of the preseason forecasts. Then before the Spellman game, people were asking if I thought I could break it in that game. I didn't know how to answer." Without bragging, he means. That would be unthinkable.

"He has a great absence of ego," says Maradei. During one of his convalescences, Sherr was scheduled for rehab treatments at 3 in the afternoon; then he'd be free for the day. The patient rescheduled the treatments for 5 o'clock. "So he could stand around for two hours and be with his teammates," says Maradei. "Everyday." The best Sherr could do one day was a 4:30 appointment.

He approached the coach with a hangdog expression and explained the situation. "He came up and said, 'Coach, I have to leave early' says Maradei, suppressing a laugh. "He didn't even need to be there. I said, 'Go ahead, Nathan. It's OK.

Actually, the best way to get Sherr's attention is to tell him, "Don't go ahead, Nathan." "He has an iron will," says Maradei. Sherr wasn't motivated to save the milestone ball, but he did. That is, Austin saved it for him. Maradei kept a close eye on it while it was in use for the rest of the game, then retrieved it and awarded it to Sherr. "He'd gotten the game ball the week before," says Maradei, "and I usually don't give the ball to the same player twice in a row.

But I said, 'Guys, I really think this week we should give the ball to Nathan They were howling. As if it could have gone to anyone else." Sherr was so moved by the presentation that the ball now occupies a place of honor in his Lynnfield home. Well, it occupies someplace in his Lynnfield home. "Uh, I think it's in the basement," Sherr says. "I gave it to my grandfather.

He wants to do something special with it." In that case, he should build a miniature end zone for it. Then it would feel at home. By Bob Duffy GLOBE STAFF READING It had just become the most significant memento in Massachusetts high school football. Now Nathan Sherr wanted to protect the ball. The Austin Prep tailback was standing in the end zone at Cardinal Spellman High Sunday.

Or trying to keep standing. He was engulfed in a maelstrom of exultant teammates and a cacophony of salutes from the gracious home crowd, which had been informed over the public address system that Sherr had just set the state career scoring record. His mother, who had followed his career up and down the sidelines, yard by yard, wasatthebackof the end zone. His beloved grandfather, who tried never to miss a game, was there, too. Either could have justifiably claimed the heirloom.

But Sherr wasn't about to give the ball to just anybody. This one was reserved for someone more special. The referee. "All Nathan wanted to do was get it back to him," recalls Austin Prep coach Bill Maradei, "to make sure we avoided a penalty for excessive celebration." "We were going for 2," explains Sherr, as if that sum dwarfed the 592 he has scored, "and I didn't want us to have to go the extra 5 yards. It was a close game.

We needed the points." Obviously, he'll never make it as a history major. Sherr tends to miss the cosmic impact of his accomplishments because he's preoccupied with the business at hand. "I'm sure I'll think about the record someday," he says. "But for now, I want to keep it up, finish strong, have a good year. "We'll probably have to win every game because someone usually goes unbeaten." The Cougars are only 3-4, 1-0 in the Catholic Central (Large) Conference.

Sherr's pinball point totals have sprouted from 52 as a freshman to 188 to 224 to 128 and counting in his senioryear. Add it up and you get sayonara to Hol-yoke's Cedric Washington (575 points) as the state record-holder. Today at Archbishop Williams in Braintree, Sherr should take up sole residence in 600-point territory, and it might be 6,000 if not for two factors. One is that Maradei won't let him prey mercilessly. If the game is a blowout, Sherr is out So those neon totals are rung up within the framework of competition.

Witness his 32-point extravaganza against Spellman; it came in a 36-32 victory. "He had 20 points one game at halftime says Maradei, "but we were running away with it, so I took him out. He had 44 points one game. We won, 50-44. And he's a marked man in a tough league.

It amazes me he got the record." The other is that Sherr has been merciless prey for injuries. It's about the only thing that has put his physical exploits at 5 feet 11 inches, 195 pounds, he Jim McCabe can be reached at jmccabegbbe.com. Michigan then tied it at 10:57 of the third period, setting the stage for Dick-hudt's winner. The victory was the first for Bentley (2-2-1) against an ECACHL Division 1 team. Quinnipiac 2, Colgate 2 Peter Bogdanich scored the tying goal at the 8:48 mark of the third period, then scored the decisive goal in the shootout, lifting the Red Raiders to the championship game of the Governor's Cup tournament in Albany, N.Y.

Bryan Leitch and Eric Lampe scored for Quinnipiac, with Lampe putting the Bobcats up, 2-1, at 15:46 of the second period. Lake Superior 4, AIC 1 Dan Eves scored the first goal on the power play and later added an assist, and the Lakers (4-2) outshot the Yellow Jackets (0-5) by a 42-15 margin en route to victory at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. AIC's Jerome Tendler tied it at 1-1 at 9:23 of the second period, but Lake Superior collected the final three goals, including Northeastern transfer Jason Blain's first goal as a Laker at 1:22 of the third period. Michigan St 7, Sacred Heart 5 At Lansing, Nick Sucharski scored twice and Ethan Graham added a goal and two assists as the Spartans held off a furious comeback bid by the Pioneers.

Michigan State built a 5-0 lead midway through the second period, but Sacred Heart got goals from Eric Giosa, Dave Jarman, and Alexandre Parent to cut the margin to 5-3 early in the third. Bryan Lerg and Mike Ratchuk put the Spartans up, 7-3, and they held on for the victory despite late goals by the Pioneers' Scott Marchesi and Charles Veilleux. UConn 5, Mercyhurst 4 Chris Myhro scored 68 seconds into overtime, lifting the Huskies (1-5) past the Lakers in Erie, Pa. Brett Cottreau netted a hat trick for Mercyhurst, including the tying goal at 18:49 of the third period. Matt Scherer scored twice for the Huskies.

host Terrapins (6-2, 3-1) beat the Seminoles (4-4, 2-4) for just the second time in 17 tries behind Sam Hollenbach's three TD passes. Vanderbilt 45, Duke 28 Sophomore quarterback Chris Nickson ran for three TDs and threw for two more, and the Commodores (4-5) held off the Blue Devils (0-8) in Durham, N.C. Virginia 14, N.C, State 7 Jason Snelling ran 17 yards for his second TD with 1:31 to play as the Cavaliers (4-5, 3-2) edged the visiting Wolfpack (3-5, 2-3). FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Freshman goalie Brad Thiessen made 45 saves, including 18 on power plays, and Northeastern College hockey knoed No. 6 Michi- roundup gan last night, 3-2, in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Randy Guzior, Jimmy Russo, and Chad Costello scored for the Huskies (2-3-1), who earned a split of the weekend series. Jack Johnson put the Wolverines (4-2) ahead, 1-0, at 7:49 of the first period, but the Huskies evened the score in the second when Guzior found the net at the 5:06 mark. Soon after Guzior's goal, Michigan's Jason Bailey was called for goaltender interference at 5:26 to give the Huskies a power play. Defenseman Jim Driscoll fired a shot on net and Russo collected the rebound and flicked it past Billy Sauer to make it 2-1 at 7:24 in the second. The Huskies made it 3-1 on Costello's first career goal at 10:44 of the third period, but Michigan still put up a fight.

Kevin Porter potted a goal with assists from Jason Dest and T. J. Hensick to make it 3-2 at 16:36. Michigan pulled Sauer in the final minute, but Theissen and the Huskies held their ground. Yale 4, New Hampshire 3 Greg Beller scored at 3:03 of overtime to lift the Bulldogs (2-0) past the No.

8 Wildcats (2-2) at Durham, N.H. Mike Radja, Jacob Micflikier, and Trevor Smith scored to give UNH a 3-2 lead entering the third period. But Yale tied it at 16:45 when Chris Cahill's shot from between the circles trickled into the net after an initial stop by Wildcats goalie Kevin Regan (27 saves). In overtime, Beller broke in alone and lifted a backhander past Regan into the upper right corner. Maine 4, UMass 1 At Orono, Maine, Bret Tyler scored the winning goal with less than five minutes remaining to boost the Black Bears over the Minutemen.

Johnson, Ga. ASSOCIATED PRESS Georgia Tech got Calvin Johnson back in the offense and took a major step toward reaching the Atlantic Coast ACC roundup Conference championship game. One week after failing to catch a pass for the first time in his career, Johnson hauled in a tiebreak-ing 1-yard touchdown toss with 6:18 left and the No. 21 Yellow Jackets rallied for a 30-23 victory over Miami yesterday in Atlanta. Tashard Choice rushed for 107 Tech storm past Miami yards, including a 24-yard touchdown with 3Va minutes left in a wild fourth quarter.

Georgia Tech (6-2, 4-1) scored 17 straight points to take a 30-16 lead, but Kyle Wright hooked up with Greg 01-sen on a 41-yard touchdown pass to draw Miami closer. Wake Forest 24, N. Carolina 17 -Riley Skinner threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Ken Moore and Jon Abbate intercepted a pass in the end zone to seal the win for the No. 24 Demon Deacons (7-1, 3-1) in Chapel Hill, N.C. Maryland 27, Florida St 24 The.