Box Score 
THE BASICS:
- Score: UMass-Dartmouth 5, Assumption 4
- Record: UMass-Dartmouth (3-2), Assumption (2-4)
- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Buffone Arena)
The Lead: Assumption and UMass-Dartmouth were even at three apiece through the first two periods, but the Corsairs struck twice in the final 20 minutes and a last-second goal was too little, too late as the Hounds fell 5-4 on Wednesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Corsairs took a 1-0 lead at 7:12 on a goal by Brendan McDonough off assists from Jerry Laakso and Tanner Zacharewicz.
- Assumption tied up the game at 16:21 as Mike Sorenti (Sagamore Beach, Mass. / Archbishop Williams (MA HS)) slid a pass across the slot to Ryan Gomez (Wayne, N.J. / Washington Jr. Nationals (AJHL)), who went top shelf for the 1-1 draw.
- In the second, UMD scored twice in the first 11 minutes of the period on goals by Mike Kelly and Steven Leonard for the 3-1 advantage.
- The Hounds fought back and closed within one on a power play goal by Paul Amarone (Hamden, Conn. / Trinity-Pawling (Prep)) with assists from Matt Damelio (Rochester, N.Y. / Northwood (Prep)) and Robert Roache (Holden, Mass. / Tri City Storm (USHL)).
- Assumption evened the game up less than a minute later on a Stephen Picard (Enfield, Conn. / Loomis Chaffee (Prep)) goal off a feed from Sorenti.
- In the third it was the Corsairs who scored first once again. They took a 4-3 lead at 5:10 and then pushed their advantage to 5-3 seven minutes later.
- Assumption earned a power play in the final minutes but came up short and then pulled Brian Nazzaro (Braintree, Mass. / Walpole Express (EHL)) with just under two minutes remaining in hopes of drawing even. Skating with the man advantage, Tommy Mahoney (Braintree, Mass. / Boston Bandits (EHL)) finally scored with 1.2 seconds left, but it was too little too late.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Assumption owned a slight 42-41 advantage in shots, despite getting outshot 19-10 in the opening period. The Hounds finished 1-for-4 on the power play while the Corsairs went 1-for-3.
- Picard led the offense with two points on one goal and one assist, while Sorenti added a pair of assists.
- Nazzaro took the loss in net as he stopped 36 shots, while Drew Michaels earned the win by making 38 saves.
UP NEXT:
- Assumption returns to action on Saturday when the team hosts Southern New Hampshire in a crucial conference contest at 6:35 pm.
STAY CONNECTED:
- For the latest on Assumption College Athletics, follow the Hounds via social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
- Score: UMass-Dartmouth 5, Assumption 4
- Record: UMass-Dartmouth (3-2), Assumption (2-4)
- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Buffone Arena)
The Lead: Assumption and UMass-Dartmouth were even at three apiece through the first two periods, but the Corsairs struck twice in the final minutes and a last second goal was too little, too late as the Hounds fell 5-4 on Wednesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Corsairs took a 1-0 lead at 7:12 on a goal by Brendan McDonough off assists from Jerry Laakso and Tanner Zacharewicz.
- Assumption tied up the game at 16:21 as Mike Sorenti () slid a pass across the slot to Ryan Gomez (), who went top shelf for the 1-1 draw.
- In the second, UMD scored twice in the first 11 minutes of the period on goals by Mike Kelly and Steven Leonard for the 3-1 advantrage.
- The Hounds fought back and closed within one on a powerplay goal by Paul Amarone with assists from Matt Damelio () and Robert Roache ().
- Assumption evened the game up less than a minute later on a Stephen Picard () goal off a feed from Sorenti.
- In the third it was the Corsairs who scored first once again. They took a 4-3 lead at 5:10 and then pushed their advantage to 5-3 seven minutes later.
- Assumption earned a power play in the final minutes but came up short and then pulled Brian Nazzaro with just under two minutes remaining in hopes of drawing even. Skating with the man advantage, Tommy Mahoney () finally scored with 1.2 seconds left, but it was too little too late.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Assumption owned a slight 42-41 advantage in shots, despite getting outshot 19-10 in the opening period. The Hounds finished 1-for-4 on the power play while the Corsairs went 1-for-3.
- Picard led the offense with two points on one goal and one assist, while Sorenti added an assist.
- Nazzaro took the loss in net as he stopped 36 shots, while Drew Michaels earned the win by making 38 saves.
UP NEXT:
- Assumption returns to action on Saturday when the team hosts Southern New Hampshire in a crucial conference contest at 6:35 pm.
STAY CONNECTED:
- For the latest on Assumption College Athletics, follow the Hounds via social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
