Ice Hockey Ends Regular Season with 6-3 Loss at UMass Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Mass. -The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's hockey team got four goals from their top line of junior forwards Jason Stahl (Londonderry, NH), Todd Bartelson (Pepperell, Mass.) and Joe Hill (Newburyport, Mass.) and went on to defeat visiting Framingham State, 6-3, in a Massachusetts College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) game at the Stephan Hetland Memorial Ice Arena Thursday evening.
Each team scored twice in the first period. Junior forward John Sheehan (Stoughton, Mass.) put the Rams on top when he flipped a rebound past UMass Dartmouth senior goaltender Jon Dryjowicz-Burek (Ludlow, Mass.) at 10:28 of the first period. Junior forward Jason Stahl (Londonderry, NH) tied it at 11:09 when he scored a play goal, firing home the rebound of a shot by junior forward Todd Bartelson (Pepperell, Mass.).
Senior forward Brett Casavant (Gardner, Mass.) put FSC ahead when he converted a pass from senior forward Matt Lally (Natick, Mass.) at 12:03. Freshman forward Dave McDonald (Wakefield, Mass.) tied it at 15:39 when he took a pass from freshman forward Nick Marquis (Londonderry, NH) in front of the net and fired a shot past FSC senior goaltender Andy Joyce (Milford, Mass.) at 15:39.
The Corsairs scored three times in the second period and took a 5-3 lead into the second intermission. Junior defenseman Adam Horgan (Clayton, NC) scored from the right point 35 seconds after the period began. Senior forward Jason Anderson (Arden Hills, MN) tied it for the Rams at 7:04 when he flipped home a rebound. Junior forward Joe Hill (Newburyport, Mass.) put UMass Dartmouth ahead when he one-timed home a pass from Stahl at 13:25, and sophomore forward Shawn Manning (Stoughton, Mass.) gave the Corsairs a two-goal lead when he scored on a rebound at 14:45.
Bartelson scored the only goal of the third period, firing home the rebound of a shot by freshman defenseman Ricky Miller (Colorado Springs, CO). Hill also drew an assist.
UMass Dartmouth out shot Framingham State, 48-25. Dryjowicz-Burek made 22 saves for UMass Dartmouth, while Joyce made 42 stops for FSC. The Corsairs converted two of eight power play chances, while the Rams failed on all nine of their power play opportunities.
UMD improved to 9-14-1 and 4-12-1 in the MASCAC with the victory, while Framingham State dropped to 2-20-2 and 2-15-1 with the defeat. The Corsairs will return to action when they host Fitchburg State on Senior Day Saturday afternoon. The game was the final contest of the regular season for Framingham State.
Release courtesy of UMass Dartmouth Sports Information.