The Coast Guard Academy Bears wrapped up the fall semester of the 2009-2010 season after weekend games against the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Springfield College.
The Academy team had the honor to participate in U-Mass Amherst's annual Military Appreciation night recognizing those who serve our country, including those stationed locally in Amherst at Westover Air Reserve Base. The event featured a ceremonial puck drop between LTC Edward Miller, of Westover Air Reserve Base and LCDR Jaimee Amon from the Coast Guard Academy.
The University of Massachusetts prevailed in the game, by a 10-3 margin. Coast Guard had scoring chances, including several "pipes" but just couldn't find the back of the net often enough to keep pace with the Minutemen.
Scoring continued to plague the Bears against Springfield College as the Bear's lost by a final score of 2-8.
Coast Guard Cadet's are currently in the midst of finals before heading home for winter break. The first game in 2010 will be against Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Friday, January 15th.
The Coast Guard Academy hockey team travelled to Lyndonville, VT for a NECHA Colonial game on Saturday, November 14th . The Bears played well enough to win, but ended up on the short side of a 4-7 game. The Bears fell behind 1-3 after the first period and couldn't catch up despite closing the gap to a one goal game on two different occasions.
The Bear's next game is at Rhode Island College on Friday, November 20th. Game time is at 8pm. The game will be played at the Lynch Rink in Pawtucket, RI.
The Coast Guard Hockey game scheduled against WPI for Friday, November 13th has been postponed. The game was to be played at the DCU center in Worcester.
Coast Guard will travel to Lyndon State College for a game on Saturday, November 14th. Game time is 6pm. The Bears will look to even out their NECHA Colonial record against the Hornets.
Last weekend, the Bears dropped both games to NECHA Colonial opponents. On Friday night, Coast Guard played well against a very good Norwich University team, but ultimately ran out of time, losing 5-7. On Saturday, lack of discipline cost the team at Tufts University and the Bears lost 1-5.