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                          HOLDING MAKES 43 SAVES, LVC DOWNS UMD

HERSHEY, PA– Goaltender Sonny Holding made 42 saves and Lebanon Valley came from behind to defeat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth hockey team, 2-1, and  earn a split of their two-game season opening series at the Hersheypark Arena Saturday afternoon.

 

Defenseman E.J. Smith scored the game winning goal at 14:55 of the second goal. His goal came on the power play, and was assisted by Alex Beatrice and Cameron Vandeveer.

 

Sophomore forward Jeff Grant (Burlington, MA/Austin Prep) gave the Corsairs a 1-0 lead when he scored a power play goal at 2:16 of the first period. Junior defenseman Paul Carr (Springfield, MA/Springfield Cathedral HS)  and senior forward Eric Frank (Waltham, MA/Travis City Enforcers-EJHL) assisted.

 

The Flying Dutchmen tied it at 11:38 of the second period. Forward Jeff Smith tied it, assisted by Justin Todd and Pete Rossi.

 

The Corsairs outshot LVC, 43-22. Freshman goaltender Jon Dryjowicz-Burek (Ludlow, MA/Springfield Junior Falcons) made 20 saves for UMass Dartmouth.

 

UMD fell to 1-1 with the defeat, while LVC improved to 3-2 with the victory. The Corsairs will return to action when they visit Stonehill Wednesday evening.

 

UMASS DARTMOUTH HOCKEY

 

 

BOX SCORE

 

UMass-Dartmouth                 1          0          0          -           1

Lebanon Valley                                     0             2              0              -               2

 

FIRST PERIOD

UMD – Jeff Grant (Paul Carr, Eric Frank, Jeff Grant) 2:16 PP

SECOND PERIOD

LVC – Jeff Smith (Justin Todd, Pete Rossi) 11:38

LVC – E.J. Smith (Alex Beatrice, Cameron Vandeveer) 14:55 PP

 

Shots: UMass-Dartmouth 43.
             Lebanon Valley 22.

Saves: UMass-Dartmouth (Jon Dryjowicz-Burek) 20. 
             Lebanon Valley (Sonny Holding) 42.

Penalties: UMass-Dartmouth 5 for 10.
                   Lebanon Valley 6 for 12.

Power Plays: UMass-Dartmouth 1 for 5.
                         Lebanon Valley 1 for 4.

Team Records: UMass-Dartmouth 1-1. 
                            Lebanon Valley 3-2.

 

 Last Updated On: 9/1/06