James Marcou gives UMass overtime win

James Marcou scored with one minute, one second remaining in overtime to give the University of Massachusetts hockey team a 4-3 victory over Yale Thursday night in New Haven, Conn.

Marcou's shot defelcted off Bulldog defenseman Jimmy martin and into the net past goaltender Nick Maricic (32 saves) to give the 11th-ranked Minutemen (8-2) their second overtime win of the season.

UMass drops home opener to Big Red

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg did not like the result or the turnovers, but he left Wednesday's home-opening 74-61 loss to Cornell encouraged.

Harris moves up Minuteman scoring list

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts senior guard Ricky Harris will not pass the Minuteman legend who was in the building Wednesday night, but he put the two most famous former UMass stars behind him on the school's career scoring chart.

Jim McCoy, the Minutemen's all-time leading scorer with 2.374 points, was among the 3,482 fans in the Mullins Center crowd.

St. John's cruises over Minutewomen

AMHERST - The University of Massachusetts women's basketball team could not overcome 16 first-half turnovers and 17-point halftime deficit and suffered its first loss of the season Wednesday night at the Mullins Center.

The Minutewomen (1-1) lost 82-52 to St. John's University (2-0).

UMass coach Marnie Dacko said the size of the Red Storm was a big factor in the loss.

Minutemen hockey off to a strong start

AMHERST - It's probably a little too early to be thinking about what it would take for the University of Massachusetts hockey team to make the NCAA Tournament. There are still 25 regular-season games left on the Minutemen's schedule.

UMass hopes to rebound against Cornell

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts point guard David Gibbs is anxious to get back on the basketball court.

The sophomore was disappointed with his play in the Minutemen's 84-67 loss at Central Florida on Friday, and was ready to get back on the court at 7:30 tonight against Cornell at the Mullins Center to put it behind him.

Minutemen climb in Hockey Online poll

The University of Massachusetts hockey team's weekend split with New Hampshire kept the Minutemen in first place in Hockey East and kept the Minutemen climbing in the U.S. College Hockey Online Top 25.