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[email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 8, 2004 WEEKLY RELEASE #6 McLAUGHLIN EARNS MERRIMACK A SPLIT WITH UMASS Maine salvages weekend with solid 3-0 shutout over UNH It worked for BU. Why not for Merrimack? After Merrimack’s Jim Healey and Casey Guenther each gave up four goals in Friday’s lopsided 8-2 loss at UMass, head coach Chris Serino decided to start third-stringer Frank RECENT RESULTS McLaughlin in Saturday’s rematch, and the move paid off. McLaughlin totaled 41 saves in his Friday, November 5 first collegiate start, sending UMass back to Western Massachusetts with a 5-2 loss. The New Hampshire 4, Boston University 3 * Minutemen got an early jump in the split weekend, with Matt Anderson’s two goals 1:17 apart (at Manchester, NH) in the first period Friday, sandwiching another UMass score by defenseman Marvin Degon. Boston College 3, at Maine 1 * UMass rolled to the 8-2 victory there, but was thwarted by McLaughlin in the rematch. Three at Massachusetts 8, Merrimack 2 * Merrimack players and two UMass players each had three points in the split. at Northeastern 5, Connecticut 2 Wayne State 4, at Providence 2 McLaughlin’s sudden rise to prominence mirrors that of BU walk-on sophomore John Curry. Curry won his first three collegiate starts before losing to UNH 4-3 on Friday. CCM Player of Saturday, November 6 the Week Daniel Winnik had a goal in each period for his first career hat trick to end Curry’s at Merrimack 5, Massachusetts 2 * unexpected streak.