NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – UMass Dartmouth's Dillon Radin (Long Beach, N.Y.) scored a goal on an assist from Mason Nichols (Oviedo, Fla.) 2:02 into the overtime period to send the Corsairs to a 6-5 overtime victory over the visiting Lancers of Worcester State Thursday evening.

THE BASICS

January 25, 2018

Hetland Arena

Score: UMass Dartmouth 6, Worcester State 5 (OT)

Records: UMass Dartmouth (9-9-1, 6-5-1 MASCAC) | Worcester State (11-6, 6-5 MASCAC)

1^ST PERIOD

UMass Dartmouth found the first goal of the game in the 14^th minute when Brendan McDonough (Wilmington, Mass.) received the puck from Kenny Tencza (Naples, Fla.) and Nicholas Short (Los Angeles, Calif.) for the lead. Worcester State's Jake Karelas (Melrose, Mass.) knotted the score at 1-1 in the 18^th minute on touches from Mike Moran (Milford, Mass.) and Mitchell Purdie (Peterborough, Ont.). However, the Corsairs were able to slip one more goal past Worcester's Josh Reinstein (Woodland Hills, Calif.) with just a minute to go in the first period to head into the second with the Corsairs on top 2-1.

2^ND PERIOD

After a scoreless first 15 minutes of play in the second, UMass Dartmouth added to their lead with a Casey Shea (Woburn, Mass.) goal in the 16^th minute. Worcester State got back within one a minute and a half later on a goal from Mike Palmer (Grafton, Mass.), but a power play opportunity turned into a goal for the hosts as Jonathan Ruiz (Williamstown, N.J.) capitalized with a Worcester man down and scored a power play goal in the 19^th minute. With two seconds to go on the clock in the second, Moran placed the puck past Drew Michals (Newton, Mass.) for the 4-3 score, Corsairs ahead.

3^RD PERIOD

Moran tallied his second goal of the game just 2:28 into the third period to knot the score at 4-4. Another goal wasn't scored until the 9^th minute (Nichols) in favor of the Corsairs. In order to stay in the game, Worcester State needed to kill off a Corsair power play and add another goal; Ryan James (Katy, Texas) did just that with five minutes to go. The score remained at 5-5 throughout the last five minutes of the third, resulting in the overtime period.

OT

Radin scored the game-winner 2:02 into the overtime period on an assist from Nichols to give the Corsairs their ninth win of the season. This was the first and only shot on net of the overtime frame.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• McDonough had two goals for the Corsairs, while Short had two assists.
• Nichols registered a goal and an assist in the win.
• Worcester State was led by Moran who had two goals and an assist.
• Matthew Manning (Novi, Mich.) registered two assists in the setback for the Lancers.
• Michals turned away 29 Lancer shots to preserve the win.
• Reinstein was tabbed his third straight loss in a 25-save performance between the pipes. 
• Worcester State went 0-for-2 on power plays, while the Corsairs converted 1-of-5.
• Worcester State held a 34-31 advantage in shots throughout the game.
• The Lancers are 0-3 in overtime games this season.

UP NEXT

The Lancers are back on the ice on Saturday (Jan. 27) when they travel to Fitchburg State for a 4 p.m. game.

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