Host Niagara took a 1-0 lead against No. 19 Massachusetts and entered the third

period tied, 2-2, but the Minutemen scored twice within three minutes to win, 4-2, and keep

the Purple Eagles from their first victory of the season. Egor Mironov opened the scoring for

Niagara (0-7-1 overall), while Ryan Olidis had a goal and an assist.

"We were too sloppy," NU coach Dave Burkholder said. "UMass played a patient and good road

game."

NU will open its final season in College Hockey America on Friday when it hosts Robert

Morris at 7 p.m.

Men's soccer

Needing a win to qualify for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament,

Canisius fell short on the road Sunday, losing to Fairfield, 2-0. Canisius (5-12-2,

4-5-0) outshot Fairfield, 10-8, but couldn't beat Stags keeper Michael O'Keeffe, who made five

saves for the shutout.

Niagara rested many of its starters in a 1-0 loss at Iona in the MAAC

regular-season finale for both teams. Vassil Rossopoulos scored the game's only goal in the

77th minute for the Gaels (14-2-2, 8-1-0). The Purple Eagles (7-9-2, 5-3-1) hold the third

seed for next weekend's MAAC Tournament, and will play No. 2 Loyola in the semifinals Friday.

Dayton's Jeff Popella scored on a penalty kick at the 88:53 mark, then scored the

winner in overtime as the visiting Flyers beat St. Bonaventure, 2-1, in the Atlantic 10

finale for both teams. Sam Maheu opened the scoring for the Bonnies (9-8, 5-3), who open the

A-10 Tournament on Thursday as the No. 6 seed against No. 3 Fordham at 5 p.m.

Women's volleyball

Canisius and Niagara both dropped road contests in MAAC play. The Golden

Griffins (11-17, 8-9) fell in four games, 25-19, 25-18, 19-25, 30-28, to Marist, while NU

(20-8, 13-4) lost for just the second time in its last 13 matches with a five-game defeat at

Siena. The scores were 22-25, 25-17, 25-15, 24-26, 15-8.

Freshman Samantha Good led Canisius with 18 kills, while Hannah Hedrick led NU with 14.

Niagara and Canisius close the regular season against each other Saturday at NU's Gallagher

Center.

Men's Basketball

Host Erie Community College won its own Cole's/Brennans Tournament on Sunday with a

76-68 victory over Cuyahoga (Ohio) Community College. Tournament MVP Jeffrey Arzu had 18

points and six rebounds for the Kats (4-0).

Also for ECC, God's Gift Achiuwa (15 points, 15 rebounds) and Tola Lawal (17 points, eight

rebounds) were all-tournament selections.