WORCESTER, Mass. – After falling behind 5-2 as Worcester State scored five goals in the second period, the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs battled back in the final period to settle for a 6-6 tie with the Lancers in a Sunday evening Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men's ice hockey game.

THE BASICS

February 18, 2018

Worcester Ice Center

Score: Worcester State 6, UMass Dartmouth 6

Records: Worcester State (13-9-2, 8-7-2 MASCAC) | UMass Dartmouth (10-12-3, 7-8-3 MASCAC)

1^ST PERIOD

The first period was silent in comparison to the other periods as UMass Dartmouth's Jonathan Ruiz (Williamstown, N.J.) scored a power play goal with just 40 seconds to go in the frame on an assist from Steven Leonard (Rockaway Park, N.Y.).

2^ND PERIOD

Worcester State dominated the second period, outshooting the visitors 32-7 in the frame. The Lancers tied the game in the 5^th minute on an unassisted goal from Nick Patullo (Doylestown, Pa.). The Lancers took a 2-1 lead five minutes later on a Mike Moran (Milford, Mass.) power play goal, assisted by Matthew Manning (Novi, Mich.) and Tim Drevitch (Oxford, N.J.). The Corsairs' Jeff Kirkwood (Ithaca, N.Y.) came back with a goal within the next minute to knot the score for the second time of the game, at 2-2. Worcester State then ended the frame with a 3-0 scoring spurt as they saw another power play goal from Moran, a power play goal from Manning, and the fifth Lancer goal from Drevitch on a pass from Moran.

3^RD PERIOD

The Lancers headed into the third period ahead 5-2, but the Corsairs took control and battled back in the final frame for the end result of a tie. Casey Shea (Woburn, Mass.) started the scoring in the third for UMass Dartmouth, on a helper from Mike Sones (Waterdown, Ont.). Worcester State's Khalil East (Los Angeles, Calif.) scored a minute later to give the Lancers back a 3-point lead. However, Sones scored one himself and then the Corsairs scored two back-to-back shorthanded goals from Jay Clarke (Forston, Ga.) and Ruiz, both on assists from Holmes, to bring the game to a 6-6 score. The Corsairs held a 19-9 margin in shots on net in the third period.

OVERTIME

Coming off of three consecutive goals, the Corsairs kept their momentum going in the overtime period and outshot the Lancers, 5-0. However, Worcester State sophomore goaltender, Josh Reinstein (Woodland Hills, Calif.) stopped all the shots to preserve the 6-6 draw.

DOWN FOR A COUNT

• Worcester State's Moran and UMass Dartmouth's Ruiz led the scoring with two goals apiece.
• Drevitch finished the contest with one goal and two assists, while Manning ended the night with a goal and an assist.
• UMass Dartmouth's Shea and Sones each recorded a goal and an assist, while Holmes assisted the two final goals of the evening.
• Reinstein made 39 saves throughout the evening, while Corsars' senior netminder, Drew Michals (Newton, Mass.) stopped 45-of-51 shots on net.
• Worcester State converted on 3-of-5 (.600) power play opportunities, while UMass Dartmouth went 1-for-3 (.333)
• Overall, Worcester State held a 51-45 edge in shots throughout the game.

SENIOR NIGHT

Prior to the start of the game, Worcester State recognized its three seniors: #11 Alex Pommerville, #13 Mike Palmer, and #16 Kyle Griffin.

UP NEXT

Worcester State wraps up the regular season on Tuesday (Feb. 20) at Fitchburg State. UMass Dartmouth will await MASCAC post-season pairings which will come out later Tuesday night.

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