UMass Dartmouth Skates Past Men’s Hockey 4-1

The MCLA Men's Hockey team dropped a 4-1 MASCAC game at UMass-Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth Skates Past Men’s Hockey 4-1
November 9, 2023
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – The MCLA Men's Hockey team dropped a 4-1 decision to the UMass-Dartmouth Corsairs this evening at the Hetland Arena. MCLA got one goal from Addam Brunner and 24 saves from Mathew Gover in the loss.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023
  • Score: MCLA 1, UMass Dartmouth 4
  • Records: MCLA Trailblazers 1-1-1 (MASCAC 0-1-1) | UMass-Dartmouth Corsairs 2-2-0 (MASCAC 1-1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED (Courtesy of UMass-Dartmouth Athletics)

  • The Corsairs got things going at 15:54 of the opening period as Walker buried a feed from sophomore defender Hank McDonough past MCLA goalie Matthew Gover for his first collegiate tally. Rookie center Collin Patterson picked up the secondary assist on the tally.
  • MCLA tied things up quickly to open the second period of action as Addam Brunner collected a pass from Luke Rhoss for the equalizer at just 31 seconds into the frame. Easton Moore earned the second assist on the goal past Corsairs goalie Daniel Davidson.
  • Sophomore winger Kevin Johnston broke the stalemate at 8:13 of the second period, driving the puck home off a rebound shot from Patterson in front. The Corsairs made it a 3-1 lead at 14:58 as Walker netted his second of the contest off an outstanding play from grad student left winger Michael Perrone. Sophomore defender Lane Ruffner earned the second assist.
  • The Corsairs cemented the victory in the final period as senior winger Billy McDevitt took advantage of a miscue in the neutral zone, scoring 33 seconds into the stanza as the Corsairs killed off a five-minute major penalty.
  • For MCLA, Gover recorded 24 stops in the defeat, while Moore led the way with an 11-8 mark in the faceoff circle.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Shots: MCLA 20, UMD 28
  • Saves: MCLA 24, UMD 19
  • Faceoffs Won: MCLA 29, UMD 28
  • Penalty/Minutes: MCLA 6/12:00, UMD 7/25:00
  • Power Plays: MCLA 0 for 4, UMD 1 for 4

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, MCLA will be back in action when they play host to Plymouth State for a MASCAC matchup with the Panthers at the Williams College Lansing Chapman Rink. The puck will drop at 7:30 p.m.

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