The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 2, 1999 - 9 i3oston College denied again, this time by Maine in semis ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Freshman Niko Dimitrakos scored Maine's first goal, then made a bril- qint pass to set up Bobby Stewart's inning shot 5:16 into overtime yes- terday as the Black Bears downed Boston College 2-1Ito advance to the NCAA hockey championship game. Michigan State faced New Hampshire in the other semifinal late yesterday night at the Arrowhead Pond. After Dimitrakos evened the game early in the third period, he helped end it in overtime. He took the puck ind the Eagles' net, skated around t ie boards to his left, away from the goal and nearly to the blue line, then backhanded a pass just in front of the crease. The puck nicked the stick of the Bears' Barrett Heisten and slid to Stewart, who wristed it in over goalie Scott Clemmensen's left shoulder. The victory ended Boston College's drive to make it to the title 11me for the second year in a row. The Eagles lost to Michigan in over- time last year. The game was the fifth between Maine and Boston College this year, with the Black Bears winning three. After Clemmensen shut out the Black Bears for the first two periods, Dimitrakos tied it I-1 with a slap shot Frozen Four Update Yesterday's Results: Maine 2, Boston College 1 (0D Michigan State vs. New Hampshire, inc. Tomorrow's NCAA Championship game: Maine vs. Michigan State-New Hampshire winner Time: 7:30 p.m. EST Notables: This is Maine's first appearance in the championship games since 1995, when the Black Bears beat Michigan in the semifinals 4-3 and then lost to Boston University in the championship. 2:34 into the third. Dimitrakos got a clear shot from 20 feet, thanks to a feed from Ben Guite and a defensive lapse by the Eagles. Guite, left alone, took the puck behind the Boston College goal, spotted Dimitrakos breaking up the middle and slid him a perfect pass. Dimitrakos sailed the puck into the upper right corner of the net for his seventh goal of the season and sec- ond of the NCAA Tournament. Defenseman Marty Hughes had put the Eagles ahead at 5:34 of the second period with his first goal in 26 games dating to Dec. 28. With Doug Janik serving a two- minute hooking penalty, Hughes took a pass from Mike Lephart following a faceoff in the right circle. Hughes, slicing down the center, beat goalie Alfie Michaud for his third goal of the season. The Black Bears had numerous scoring opportunities in the first peri- od, but Clemmensen stopped 13 shots, several from just outside the crease. Clemmensen, a sophomore who had a 2.90 goals-against average this season, smothered a point-blank shot by Matthias Trattnig in the opening minutes, and late in the period deftly knocked away three shots in rapid succession during a scramble in front of the net. Michaud, tops in the nation with 24 regular-season victories, faced nine shots in the opening period. Both goalies finished with 35 saves. The overtime game was the 16th in an NCAA semifinal and fifth of the decade. APPHOTO With a 2-1 overtime victory over Boston College in the seminfinals of the NCAA Tournament, Maine earned a chance to play for the NCAA Championship tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. against the New Hampshire-Michigan State winner. 'Tennis ready to face Big Ten foes By Adam J. Falkauff Daily Sports Writer After opening up the Big Ten sea- son with two impressive victories in Iowa and Wisconsin, the Michigan men's tennis team will have its home opener tomorrow, at the Varsity Tennis Center against its archrival Ohio State. The Wolverines will play Penn State on Sunday. If the good weather hold up, both matches will be played on the William Clay Ford outdoor courts. The match against the Buckeyes will mark the 85th meeting between tho two programs. Michigan has owned the Buckeyes in past years, and the Wolverines hold a 69-13-2 eord in the all-time series. 1 This weekend, Michigan will be looking to defeat the Buckeyes for the seventh straight time. Michigan beat Ohio State 7-0 last season in Columbus. Sunday's match against Penn State will be just the 12th meeting between the two teams. Although their rivalry has been short-lived, Michigan has proved to ;Oe the dominant team, winning 10 of TO0MORROW .............................................................. Who: Tomorrow- Michigan vs. Ohio State; Sunday - - Michigan vs. Penn State Where; Varsity Tennis Center (admission free) When: Both games start at 1 p.m the I1 matches that have been played. The Wolverines have won all five previous meetings in Ann Arbor, including a convincing 7-0 victory last season . Michigan opened up its Big Ten dual team match season with a pair of wins last weekend. The -Wolverines defeated Iowa, by the score of 5-2, and then went on to beat Wisconsin, 4-3, in a very compet- itive match. Michigan started out last year's Big Ten campaign 6-0, but then lost steam towards the end of the season, drop- ping three out of their last four match- es to finish with a mediocre 7-3 record. Then the team went on to a dis- appointing fourth-place finish at the 1998 Big Ten Championships. This season the Big Ten Championships will be held in Ann Arbor, and Michigan is poised to make a run. The squad extended its season-best winning streak to six this past week- end, matching last season's streak. Now the team will shoot for the all- timhe mark of 11 straight victories, set during the 1996 season, The Wolverines have been steadily climbing the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings all year, and have reached the No. 39 slot, in the poll that was released on March 22. Michigan began the season ranked No. 59, and six consecutive victories definitely contributed to its recent gain of votes. Freshman Ben Cox snatched the team lead in victories this past week- end, winning both matches to start the Big Ten season. Cox has a perfect 10-0 dual-match record, and on the season he is an impressive 17-4. Cox not only has the team lead in victories but possesses the highest winning percentage on the team, with an .810. With only three more victories Cox will become the first freshman since current teammate Matt Wright to reach the 20-win plateau. 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