NORTHEAST REGIONAL

Yale 3, North Dakota 2

Denny Kearney had two goals, Mark Arcobello also scored, and Ryan Rondeau made 34 saves to help Yale beat North Dakota on Saturday in the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals.

Third-seeded Yale (21-9-3) will face top-seeded Boston College on today for a berth in the Frozen Four at Ford Field in Detroit. The Bulldogs' only appearance in the final four came in 1952 when they lost to Colorado College in the semifinals.

Kearney and Arcobello scored in a 4:57 span in the second period to give Yale a 3-0 lead. Brett Hextall and Matt Frattin scored early in the third period for North Dakota (25-13-5).

"A lot of people weren't expecting much out of us," Yale defenseman Ryan Donald said. "We're kind of playing with house money. We played the underdog role pretty well and we were a little more looser than usual."

Kearney took a pass from Kevin Lambert at the bottom of the left circle, shifted quickly from right to left and slipped a shot behind goalie Brad Eidsness to make it 2-0 at 12:49 of the second.

The Bulldogs, the Eastern College Athletic Conference regular-season champions, made it 3-0 when Arcobello collected a rebound off the backboards and slipped a shot inside the right post.

The Fighting Sioux, making their eighth straight NCAA appearance and 25th overall, scored twice in the opening 6 minutes of the third to get close.

Boston College 3, Alaska-Fairbanks 1

Pat Mullane scored the tiebreaking goal 3:46 into the third period and Matt Price was awarded a goal when he was hauled down breaking toward an empty net with 12 seconds left, lifting Boston College to its win.

Matt Lombardi also scored for the Eagles (26-10-3), the top seed in the Northeast Regional.

EAST REGIONAL

RIT 6, New Hampshire 2

Tyler Brenner scored two goals, Jared DeMichiel made 24 saves and Rochester Institute of Technology advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time.

In just its fifth season as a Division I program, fourth-seeded RIT (28-11-1) extended the nation's longest winning streak to 12 games.

Chris Haltigin and Tyler Mazzei each had a goal and an assist, Brent Alexin and Stevan Matic also scored, and Andrew Favot had three assists for the Tigers.

Phil DeSimone and Blake Kessel scored for New Hampshire (18-14-7).

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Miami (Ohio) 2, Alabama-Huntsville 1

Curtis McKenzie and Cameron Schilling scored power-play goals for top-seeded Miami of Ohio.

The RedHawks (28-7-7) will face Michigan today for a spot in the Frozen Four.

Cody Reichard made 16 saves for Miami, allowing only Brennan Barker power-play goal with 38 seconds left and goalie Cameron Talbot off for an extra attacker. Talbot made 36 saves for the Chargers (12-18-3).

Michigan 5, Bemidji St. 1

Carl Hagelin scored a pair of third-period goals, and walk-on Shawn Hunwick made 26 saves for third-seeded Michigan.

Ian Lowe beat Hunwick midway through the third period as Bemidji State (23-10-4) scored on a power play. But Hagelin scored 2 minutes later, and Brian Lebler added an empty-netter. Luke Glendening and Louie Caporusso also scored for Michigan (26-17-1).