2009 Atlantic Hockey Association Quarterfinals

Men's hockey beats Holy Cross; Staves off elimination

Written by Steve Jaynes on Sat 03/14/2009 at 11:13 pm

The RIT men’s hockey team staved off elimination on Saturday with a 6-4 win over Holy Cross in game two of the best-of-three quarterfinal series of the 2009 Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament. The win gives RIT their 22nd win of the season, a Division I school record. The Tigers have not been swept in a weekend series this season.

Men's hockey loses to Holy Cross in AHA Quarterfinals

Written by Steve Jaynes on Fri 03/13/2009 at 10:48 pm

The #2 seed RIT men’s hockey team came into game one of the best-of-three quarterfinal round with a 10-game Division I winning streak versus Holy Cross. The Tigers had beaten the Crusaders four times in the regular season and eliminated Holy Cross in the quarterfinals last season. That all ended tonight as RIT fell to Holy Cross 5-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.