Box Score RUTLAND, Vt.—UMass Boston used two third-period goals and 27 saves from Bailey MacBurnie (Beverly, Mass.) to earn a hard-fought 2-2 overtime tie at Spartan Arena.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 2, Castleton 2 (OT)
(UMass Boston 10-6-3, NEHC 5-5-2)
(Castleton University 7-8-4, NEHC 6-4-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Castleton scored one goal in each of the first two periods, sophomore Drew Gannon (Plano, Texas) and Nolan Redler (Winchester, Mass.) scored almost 10 minutes apart in the third to earn the road tie.
Gannon scored at 3:38 of the third off passes from linemates Dakota Keene (Poland, Maine) and Daniel Nachbaur (Richland, Wash.).
Redler tied the score at 2-2 with a power-play tally at 12:21. The goal marked his fourth of the weekend and gave him seven points in two games, while stretching his point streak to 10-straight. His linemates Colin Larkin (Waterford, Mich.) and Ryan Cusin (Detroit, Mich.) both added assists on the play.
In net, MacBurnie made 12 of his 27 saves in the third and overtime to help the Beacons achieve a 3-point weekend.
Ryan O'Toole and Mark Shroyer each found the back of the net for the hosts, who earned a pair of ties against UMass Boston and Babson College this weekend.
Ryan Mulder came up huge for the Spartans, as he stopped 32 shots, including making six saves in the extra session.
O'Toole gave the visitors the lead just 6:13 into the contest with his third goal of the season. UMass Boston outshot Castleton 8-6 the rest of the period, but couldn't solve Mulder.
UMass Boston opened the second period on the man-advantage, but found themselves down two goals just 31 seconds into the period. Mark Shroyer was able to beat MacBurnie for a short-handed tally, with Patrick Thornton and Trevor Hanna being credited with assists.
The Beacons finally snuck one past Mulder on their 22nd shot of the game. Gannon fired one past Mulder at 3:38 of the third, with the shot being the first Beacons shot on net of the period.
UMass Boston evened the game up midway through their third power play of the game. Larkin and Cusin directed the puck down low to Redler, who's shot deflected off Mulder's pads and in for a 2-2 tie.
Both teams had late power play chances in the final five minutes of regulation, but neither could find the go-ahead goal.
UMass Boston had several great chances late in overtime, but Mulder stood tall for a 2-2 tie.
BY THE NUMBERS
- UMass Boston outshot Castleton 34-29, while the Spartans earned a 40-33 edge in face-offs.
- The Beacons ended the day 1-for-4 on the power play and held Castleton to an 0-for-3 showing. UMass Boston gave up a short-handed goal for the second-straight day. It marked the fourth short-handed tally the Beacons have allowed this year.
- Five Beacons rank in the top 10 in points per game in the New England Hockey Conference led by Larkin. Larkin is first overall with his 33 points and 1.74 points per game.
- UMass Boston extended their unbeaten streak against the Spartans to nine games with the tie. The Beacons are 7-0-2 during that span and 10-7-3 overall.
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston will head back on the road next Friday, when they travel to the University of Southern Maine at 7 p.m.
