NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Graduate student
JR Barone (West Chester, Pa.) scored twice to lead Plymouth State University to a 7-3 win over the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men's ice hockey game at Hetland Arena on Saturday evening.
Barone gave the Panthers a quick 3-0 lead midway through the first period and tacked on a power play tally in the third to leave him one point shy of the century mark for his career. Junior
Jacob Laurin (Stockholm, Sweden) and sophomore
Anton Nasstrom (Ornskoldsvik, Sweden) each added a goal and two assists, with junior
Myles Abbate (Norwell, Mass.) and freshman
Ethan Stuckless (Conception Bay South, Newfoundland) contributing two points apiece.
Now on a six-game win streak, Plymouth State runs its record to 14-4-2 and 11-1-2 in the MASCAC. UMass Dartmouth slips to 8-9-1 and 5-6-1 in MASCAC play.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 7, UMass Dartmouth 3
- Plymouth State (14-4-2, 11-1-2 MASCAC)
- UMass Dartmouth (8-9-1, 5-6-1 MASCAC)
How it Happened:
- Sophomore Whim Stalberg (Gotenburg, Sweden) opened the scoring early as PSU took a 1-0 lead just 5:08 into the contest.
- Laurin scored for the third straight game to double the lead at 11:16, and Barone knocked in an easy tally off a Corsairs' turnover just over a minute later to make it 3-0.
- UMD cut into the deficit with 3:23 left in the period, but Nasstrom banged home a rebound to restore the three-goal margin, 4-1, heading into the second period.
- Nasstrom slipped a pass to Stuckless in the low slot to push the lead to 5-1 midway through the second and junior Leo Stolpe (Stockholm, Sweden) caused a turnover with his forecheck before stuffing the puck between the UMD goaltender's legs as the margin ballooned to 6-1 at the 13:50 mark.
- The Corsairs attempted to rally, scoring twice in the first half of the final stanza, before Barone closed out the win with his team-leading 13th goal of the year.
By the Numbers:
- Plymouth State held a narrow 34-33 edge in shots on goal.
- Sophomore Kalle Andersson (Taby, Sweden) turned aside 30 shots in the win.
- The Laurin-Nasstrom-Stuckless line has been dynamite of late. The trio accounted for three goals and five assists tonight and have seven goals and 11 assists over the last three games.
- PSU has won eight straight and is 9-0-1 against the Corsairs over the last ten meetings.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State hits the ice again next Saturday (Feb. 12) at Worcester State University at 7:30 p.m.
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