Seahawks rally late but fall to Corsairs, 5-2

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's hockey team scored three times in the first period, then held off visiting Salve Regina and defeated the Seahawks, 5-2, in a non-conference game at the Stephan Hetland Memorial Ice Arena Center Saturday.

Junior forward Rob Dudley (Douglas, Mass.) staked the Corsairs to an early 2-0 lead, scoring unassisted at 2:45, and then converting passes from senior defenseman Mickey Dudley (Douglas, Mass.) and Shawn Manning (Stoughton, Mass. To make it 2-0 at 6:13. Senior forward Jason Stahl (Londonderry, N.H.) made it 3-0 when he finished off a pretty three-way passing play with the Corsairs enjoying a two-man advantage at 10:46. Mickey Dudley and senior forward Billy Manning (Stoughton, Mass.) drew the assists.

The Seahawks got on the board when freshman forward Graig Angarella (Chepachet, R.I.) converted a pass from sophomore forward Isaiah Carlson (Kenny Lake, Alaska) at 2:04 of the second period, then cut the UMD lead to 3-2 when freshman forward David Mantenuto (Waltham, Mass.) re-directed home a pass from freshman forward David Watkins (Natick, Mass.) at 3:49 of the third period, But the Corsairs regained a two-goal lead when senior forward Joe Hill (Newburyport, Mass.) beat SRU freshman goaltender Jean-Christophe Turgeon (Sherbrooke, Quebec) with a slap shot from the slot at 15:05 of the third period, then put the game away when sophomore forward Dan Dempsey (Norwell, Mass.) scored into an empty net at 17:51.

UMass Dartmouth out shot Salve Regina, 31-23. Senior goaltender Collin Tracy (Medford, Mass.) made 21 saves for UMD, while Turgeon made 25 stops in relief of freshman Mike McDonald (Whitby, Ontario), who was replaced after allowing the first two goals and making one save. The Corsairs scored on one of eight power play chances, while blanking the Seahawks on seven opportunities. UMD improved to 8-2-1 with the victory, while SRU fell to 1-10-1 with the defeat. Umass Dartmouth will return to action when they visit Salem State Thursday evening. The Seahawks will host Becker next Sunday.

(Courtesy of UMass Dartmouth sports information)