UMass Dartmouth Outlasts Men’s Ice Hockey

NEW BEDFORD, MASS – The Framingham State men's ice hockey team faced off against the UMass.-Dartmouth Corsairs, falling 3-2 in non-action play on Friday evening in New Bedford.  

THE BASICS: 

• Score: Framingham State 2, Mass.-Dartmouth 3 

• Records: Framingham State (1-2-0), Mass.-Dartmouth (2-2-0) 

• Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Framingham State opened the scoring early in the first period with an unassisted goal by Connor McLachlan at 1:53. 

• Mass.-Dartmouth quickly responded with a power-play goal by Alex Walker, assisted by Chris Cardillo and Tyler Stewart at 2:41. 

• The Corsairs took the lead at 3:34 with a goal from Brogan Shea, assisted by Chris Cardillo. 

• In the second period, Mass.-Dartmouth extended their lead with a goal from Vincent Nicosia, assisted by Kevin Johnston and Tyler Stewart at 9:42. 

• Framingham State fought back in the third period with a goal from Devin Shepherd, assisted by Zacharias Pappas and Nathan Gines at 5:55, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Framingham State's Isak Saldjoughi made 40 saves on 43 shots. 

• Mass.-Dartmouth's Samuel Boos stopped 25 of 27 shots. 

• Framingham State went 0-for-3 on the power play, while Mass.-Dartmouth converted 2 of 5 opportunities. 

• The Rams were led by Connor McLachlan and Devin Shepherd, each scoring a goal. 

• Mass.-Dartmouth's Vincent Nicosia, Tyler Stewart, and Samuel Boos were named the three stars of the game. 

UP NEXT:  

The Rams are idle until next Saturday when they travel to Westfield State for a MASCAC matchup.