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[email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010 WEEKLY RELEASE #9 UMASS WINS TWO; NO. 18 MERRIMACK TAKES DOWN NO. 7 BC ~ No. 6 UNH edges Merrimack at home; Eagles blank Vermont; PC beats Holy Cross ~ RECENT RESULTS Tuesday, November 23 ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK at Massachusetts 4, Vermont 1 * Brown 5 at No. 6 UNH 5 (OT) #24 STEPHANE DA COSTA, MERRIMACK (Sophomore Forward; Paris, France) Da Costa picked up points on four of Merrimack’s six goals over the weekend, leading the No. Friday, November 26 18 ranked Warriors to a 5-3 victory over No. 7 Boston College with three points (1g,2a) on Northeastern 2 at Vermont 2 (OT)* Friday at Lawler Arena. He also added an assist in the 2-1 road loss at No. 18 Merrimack 5, No. 7 Boston College 3 * at No. 6 UNH on Saturday night. Da Costa finished the weekend Minnesota State 8 at UMass-Lowell 3 with 12 shots on goal and a +3 plus/minus rating. Saturday, November 27 at No. 6 UNH 2, No. 18 Merrimack 1 * PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Providence 2 at Holy Cross 1 at Massachusetts 5, Quinnipiac 2 #27 ADAM PHILLIPS, UMASS (Freshman Defenseman; Farmington Hills, Mich.) Brown 4 at No. 2 Boston University 4 (OT) Phillips led UMass with three goal in wins over Vermont and Quinnipiac.