For Immediate Release
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Saturday, December 10, 2005
UMASS DARTMOUTH DOWNS SOUTHERN MAINE, 3-1
NEW BEDFORD, MA–Freshman forward Francis Gunn (Winthrop, MA/Berkshire Academy) scored the game-winning goal in the second period and freshman goaltender Jon Dryjowicz-Burek (Ludlow, MA/Springfield Jr. Falcons) made 31 saves to give the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s hockey team a 3-1 victory over Southern Maine in a non-conference game at the Hetland Ice Arena Saturday.
Gunn’s goal, an unassisted tally at 6:47 of the second period, gave the Corsairs a 2-0 lead.
Senior forward Ian Seaver (Ludlow, MA/Springfield Cathedral HS) had given UMass Dartmouth a 1-0 lead at 9:39 of the first period when he slipped a shot by USM goaltender David Beckles. Freshman forward Chris Shore (New Haven, CT/Winchendon Academy) and senior defenseman David Cioch (Springfield, MA/New England Jr. Coyotes) assisted.
Mark Carragher cut the Corsairs’ lead in half when he scored for Southern Maine at 1:45 of the final period. Ben Loss and Chris Sparkes drew the assists.
The Huskies pulled Beckles at 18:49 of the third period, but sophomore forward Jeff Grant scored an unassisted, empty net goal at 19:18 to clinch the victory.
USM out shot UMass Dartmouth, 31-23. Beckles made 23 saves for the Huskies.
UMD improved to 5-4-0 with the victory, while Southern Maine fell to 1-5-1 with the defeat. The Corsairs will return to action when they host Connecticut College Wednesday evening.
UMASS DARTMOUTH HOCKEY
BOX SCORE
Southern Maine 0 0 1-1
UMass-Dartmouth 1 1 1-3
FIRST PERIOD
1, UMD – Ian Seaver (1) Chris Shore, Dave Cioch 9:39
SECOND PERIOD
2, UMD – Francis Gunn (2) unassisted 6:47
THIRD PERIOD
3, USM-Mark Carragher (5) Ben Loss, Chris Sparkes 1:45
4,UMD-Jeff Grant (5) unassisted (ENG) 19:18
Shots: Southern Maine 32, UMass Dartmouth 26.
Saves: Southern Maine, David Beckles, 23; UMass Dartmouth, Jon Dryjowicz-Burek, 31.
Penalties: Southern Maine, 5 for 10 minutes, UMass Dartmouth, 4 for 8 minutes.
Power Plays: Southern Maine, 0 for 3, UMass Dartmouth, 0 for 4.
Team Records: Southern Maine, 1-5-1, UMass Dartmouth, 5-4-0.
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