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Friday, December 4, 2007					

HOCKEY TEAM FALLS AT WESLEYAN, 5-3

MIDDLETOWN, CT– Host Wesleyan broke a 3-3 tie with 3:17 remaining in the third period and went on to defeat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s hockey team, 5-3, in a non-conference game at Spurrier-Snyder Rink Friday evening.

Kevin Armstrong scored the game-winner for the Cardinals at 16:43 of the third period. Mike Dorsey                added a power play goal with 40 seconds remaining to account for the final score.

Dallas Bossart’s power play goal broke a 2-2 tie and gave Wesleyan a 3-2 lead 3:25 into the third period. The Corsairs tied it on a power play goal by senior defenseman Jon Finn (Warwick, RI/Boston Harborwolves) at the 7:52 mark.  

Each team scored twice in the first period. Senior forward Jeff Grant (Burlington, MA/Austin Prep) put UMass Dartmouth on top at the 4:21 mark, but Brian Erenson scored at 14:43 to tie the score. Sophomore forward Billy Carroll (Duxbury, MA/Bridgton Academy) gave the Corsairs a 2-1 lead at the 16:04 mark, but J.J. Evans scored a power play goal to even the score a minute and a half later. 

The Corsairs, who converted one of seven power play opportunities while allowing Wesleyan to convert three of five opportunities with a man advantage, out shot the Cardinals, 37-31. Junior goaltender Jeff Green (Medway, MA/Valley Jr. Warriors) made 26 saves, while WC goaltender Mike Palladino made 34 stops.

The Corsairs dropped to 5-2-0 with the defeat, while the Cardinals improved to 3-4-0 with the victory.

UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they host Connecticut College Tuesday evening in the final game prior to semester exams.
 
UMASS DARTMOUTH HOCKEY

 UMass Dartmouth (5-2-0) vs. Wesleyan (3-4-0)
 Date: Dec 07, 2007  Location: Middletown, CT        Arena: Spurrier-Snyder Rink
 Attendance:250   Start time:7:30 pm   End time:9:45 pm   Total time:2:15
 Goals by Period       1  2  3  Tot
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 UMass Dartmouth.....  2  0  1 -  3
 Wesleyan............  2  0  3 -  5

   1st period - 1, UMDM, Jeff Grant/5 (Pat Welch, Tyler Crocker) 4:21.
2, WESM, Brian Erensen/1 (Dan Sullivan, Derek Davidson) 14:43. 3,
UMDM, Billy Carroll/1 (Paul Garabedian) 16:04. 4, WESM, J.J. Evans/3
(Scott Burns, Sam Robinson) 17:36 (pp). Penalties - Peter Shelzi, UMDM
(interference) 7:49; Mike Dorsey, WESM (holding) 7:49; Billy Carroll,
UMDM (tripping) 16:13; Peter Shelzi, UMDM (roughing) 19:39; Dallas
Bossort, WESM (roughing) 19:39.

   2nd period - Penalties - Dan Sullivan, WESM (tripping) 2:18; Scott
Burns, WESM (interference) 7:17; Dan Sullivan, WESM (charging) 11:55;
Team, WESM (too many on ice) 13:35; Jeff Grant, UMDM (roughing) 18:04.


   3rd period - 5, WESM, Dallas Bossort/1 (J.J. Evans, Sam Robinson)
3:25 (pp). 6, UMDM, Jonathan Finn/1 (Paul Moran, Nick Paquin) 7:52
(pp). 7, WESM, Kevin Armstrong/2 (Todd Keats, Brian Erensen) 16:43. 8,
WESM, Mike Dorsey/1 (Scott Burns, Jeff Beck) 19:20 (pp). Penalties -
Nick Paquin, UMDM (interference) 1:44; Brenton Stafford, WESM
(elbowing) 6:28; Scott Burns, WESM (high sticking) 7:42; Todd Keats,
WESM (slashing) 10:20; Billy Carroll, UMDM (slashing) 13:47; Tyler
Crocker, UMDM (interference) 18:15.

   Shots on goal - UMDM 15-11-11 37; WESM 14-7-10 31.

   Power plays - UMDM 1 of 7; WESM 3 of 5.

   Penalties - UMDM 7 (14 min); WESM 9 (18 min).

   Goalies - UMDM, Jeff Green 5-2-0 (60:00 minutes, 31 shots-26
saves); WESM, Mike Palladino 3-2-0 (60:00, 37-34).