For Immediate Release
Contact Dave Geringer, Sports Information Director, (508) 990-9651  dgeringer@umassd.edu
Tuesday, January 10, 2006                                                        

 

UMASS DARTMOUTH BLANKS WESLEYAN, 3-0

MIDDLETOWN, CT– Junior forward Ray Kirby (Fairhaven, MA/Salem State) scored twice and freshman goaltender Jon Dryjowicz-Burek (Ludlow, MA/Springfield Junior Falcons) made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s hockey team blanked Wesleyan, 3-0 at Spurrier-Snyder Rink Tuesday evening.

 

Kirby opened the scoring when he finished off an odd man rush, converting passes from junior forward Peter Lindner (Parlin, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) and senior forward Eric Frank (Waltham, MA/Traverse City Enforcers) at the 12:18 mark of the first period. He scored again at 19:37 of the second period, and Lindner added an empty net goal at 18:05 of the third period.

 

Frank assisted on all three goals. The game marked the first time Wesleyan had been shut out this season.

 

The Cardinals out shot the Corsairs, 34-30. Dave Scandella made 27 saves for Wesleyan.

 

UMD improved to 10-4-0 with the victory and won their sixth game in a row and seventh in their last eight games, while Wesleyan fell to 2-7-1 with the defeat. The Corsairs will return to action when they visit Western New England College Saturday.

 

UMASS DARTMOUTH HOCKEY

 

BOX SCORE

 

UMass Dartmouth                              1       1       1       -       3

Wesleyan                                             0       0       0       -       0

 

FIRST PERIOD

 

1, UMD - Ray Kirby  (Peter Lindner, Eric Frank) 12:18. 

 

SECOND PERIOD

 

2, UMD- Ray Kirby  (Eric Frank)  19:37. 

 

THIRD PERIOD

 

3, UMD-Peter Lindner  (Eric Frank)  18:05 ENG

 

SHOTS: Wesleyan - 34 ; UMD - 30.

SAVES: Wesleyan -  Dave Scardella  27 ; UMD - Jon Dryjowicz-Burek  34.

PENALTIES/MINUTES:  Wesleyan - 4/8 ; UMD - 5/10.

POWER-PLAY GOALS/OPPORTUNITIES:  Wesleyan- 0/5; UMD - 0/4.

 

 Last Updated On: 9/1/06