College report: Niagara women beat Quinnipiac
Niagara continued its mastery of Quinnipiac in women's hockey. Leah Wittaker scored off a Jennifer MacLean assist with 11 seconds left in overtime to lift the Purple Eagles to a 3-2 comeback triumph at TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn.
MacLean scored on the power play with 1:04 left in regulation to force OT. Jenna Hendrikx also scored for Niagara (2-3-2), while goalie Jenni Bauer made 17 saves in the win.
NU is 13-1-1 all-time against the Bobcats (2-2-1).
Men's soccer
Teal Bunbury's goal early in the first half was all Akron scored but was also all the nation's No. 1 team needed in a 1-0 win over the University at Buffalo in a Mid-American Conference game.
The Zips (14-0, 5-0) have outscored their opponents this year, 37-2, and improved to 18-1-1 all-time against the Bulls (5-9, 0-4).
• St. Bonaventure dropped 1-0 verdict at Temple in the Atlantic 10 despite holding a 20-7 advantage in shots. Augustin Coly's goal early in the second half along with the goaltending of Bret Mollon proved to be the difference.
Women's soccer
After a 4-0 start in the Atlantic 10, St. Bonaventure (8-8, 5-2) has dropped two of its last three conference games, including Friday's 1-0 loss at George Washington (5-7-4, 2-4-2). Sierra Smidinger's first-half goal was the winner.
"We're playing against teams that are either facing elimination from the conference tournament or playing for a top six position in the standings," Bona coach Manoj Khettry said. "None of these remaining games are easy. ... We simply have to want it more than our opponent."
• Niagara dropped a 2-0 decision to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference guest Fairfield (9-8-2, 4-2-2).
The Purple Eagles (8-8-1, 4-4) fell from fourth place into sixth in the conference standings with the defeat with one game left in the regular season. The top six seeds earn a bye into the MAAC Tournament quarterfinals in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Seeds seven through 10 have to play first-round games Thursday.
NU hosts fifth-place Iona (7-10-1, 4-3) on Sunday.
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