UMD Outlasts Ice Hockey; 4-2

Framingham, Mass.— The Framingham State men's ice hockey team fell to MASCAC foe UMass Dartmouth by a score of 4-2 Saturday evening at Loring Arena.

THE BASICS
Score: UMass Dartmouth 4, Framingham State 2

Records: UMass Dartmouth (9-8-1, 6-4-1 MASCAC), Framingham State (1-13-1, 0-9-1 MASCAC)

Location: Loring Arena- Framingham, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• In the opening minute of the game the Corsairs were assessed a major penalty giving the Rams an early opportunity but it was the visitors who took the early advantage when Dillon Radin (Long Beach, NY) forced a turnover in their offensive zone and beat the Rams goalie over the right shoulder to take a 1-0 lead.
• UMD tallied another score about halfway through the period when Steven Leonard (Rockaway Park, NY) scored on a one-time pass from Jonathan Ruiz (Williamstown, NJ).
• Later on in the period while the Rams were serving a five-minute major the visitors tallied a score on the power play when Kai Kapossy (Fort Lauderdale, FL) snuck in a rebound of a shot from Jimmy Pelton (Syracuse, NY) to skate into the first break up 3-0.
• The Rams scored the only goal in the second when midway through period when Jack Pierson (Livonia, MI) flicked a pass from behind the net by Erick Walsh (Acton, PA) over the lunge Corsairs goalie.
• The Corsairs got back in the goal column early in the third when Mason Nichols (Oveido, FL) scored off an assist from Eric Bolden (Oswego, IL).
• The Rams had a two-man advantage for nearly 40 seconds just outside of the two-minute remaining mark but couldn't break through until the final seconds when Soren Colstrup (Owantan, MN) scored the final tally. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• In between the pipes, Tommy Bay (Duluth, GA) made 28 saves in net for the Corsiars.
• Greg Harney (East Haven, Conn.) made 46 stops for the Rams.
• UMD was 1-for-5 on the man advantage while the Rams were 0-for-6. 

UP NEXT:                                                                       

• The Corsairs will travel to Worcester State on Thursday, January 24^th.
• Framingham State will host Plymouth State on the same day with a 7:30pm faceoff.

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