UMass Dartmouth Uses Strong Special Teams to Stymie Ice Hockey, 3-1

Auburn, MA --- A pair of power-play goals in the first period by junior Phil Bronner (Wilbraham, MA) and freshman Stephen Ginand (Milford, MA) helped propel UMass Dartmouth to a 3-1 triumph over Worcester State in MASCAC ice hockey action this evening at Horgan Memorial Rink. 

The Lancers (1-2, 0-1 MASCAC) started the game's scoring at 9:40 of the first period, when sophomore Derek Serbon (Crown Point, IN) scored with the extra man advantage getting assists from senior John Cahalane (Tewksbury, MA) and freshman Andrew Pierson (Clovis, MA). The score was Serborn's team-leading third of the season. 

Bronner tied the game at 1-1 less than two minutes later with his squad-best fourth goal of the year. 

The Corsairs (2-1, 1-0 MASCAC) tacked on the eventual game-winning goal at the 14:13 mark of the opening stanza when Ginand scored his first collegiate goal off of a power play putting UMass Dartmouth up 2-1.  Seniors Andrew Pontes (New Bedford, MA) and Rob Dudley (Douglas, MA) assisted on the go-ahead goal.

After a scoreless second period, UMass Dartmouth added an insurance marker at 13:30 into the third when freshman Shaun Walters (Plymouth, MI) scored his first goal of his career.

Senior Bryan Kalczynski (Tonawanda, NY) made 28 stops in net for the Lancers while junior goalie Ryan Williams (Milton, ON) made 24 saves for UMD. 

The Corsairs were two-for-four on the power-play while the Blue and Gold converted one goal on three tries with the extra man advantage. UMass Dartmouth held a slim 31-25 lead in shots including a 13-7 edge in the first period. 

Worcester State will travel to MASCAC rival Westfield State on Thursday for a 7:35 PM tilt while the Corsairs will host Salem State in a conference game Saturday at 4:30.

Release by Jim Sarkisian – Sports Information Intern