CANTON, Mass. – A four-goal second period proved to be the deciding factor as Curry College handed men's hockey their first loss of the 2021-22 season by the final of 5-3 Saturday afternoon at the Canton Ice House.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 3, Curry College 5
UMass Boston (1-1-0)
Curry College (2-0-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beacons broke the scoreless draw at the 13:34 mark of the first period with
Chris Peters scoring his first of the season.
Bailey Conger (Boise, Idaho), fresh-off a three-point showing in yesterday's win over UMass Dartmouth, assisted on the lone goal of the first period.
After the break, Curry would take their first lead of the contest, with both goal coming on special teams. Timmy Kent netted a power-play goal at the 5:21, while Mark Zhukov scored a shorthanded goal at the midway point to make it 2-1 in favor of the home team.
Ethan Nitkin (Miami Beach, Fla.) tied the game at 2-2 two minutes after Curry's second goal with
Pat Keegan picking-up his first assist of the young season.
Unfortunately, Curry would score back-to-back goals over a six-minute span to take their 4-2 lead into the final period.
Conger cut the deficit to one with his third goal of the weekend, which was scored on the power-play. Curry pushed their lead back to two with a goal from Kalle Sundell at the 5:53 mark.
Connor McAnanama (Agawam, Mass.) made 18 stops and was handed the loss on Saturday.
Sam Best (Woburn, Mass.) finished out the contest with 19 saves of-his-own. Reid Cooper earned the win for Curry with 22 stops
BY THE NUMBERS
- On the night the Beacons were 1-for-1 on the power play, while Curry was 1-for-9
- Curry held a 42-25 advantage in shots on goal
- Conger and Nitkin were both named to the Curry College All-Tournament Team.
- All-time the Beacons lead the series 8-3 with Curry
- Curry has now won three-straight over the Beacons, after dropping the first eight meetings
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Norwich University on Friday for a 7 p.m. conference game.
