NORTH SHORE – Men’s Hockey Loses…Men’s Basketball Wins
Berkley’s Overtime Goal Lifts UMass Dartmouth Ice Hockey over Salem State
The Corsairs down the Vikings for the first time since 2013
NEW BEFORD, Mass. – Sophomore Brandon Berkley (Scottsdale, Ariz.) capped the comeback victory in overtime on Saturday, lifting the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men’s ice hockey team to a 3-2 victory over MASCAC rival Salem State. The Corsairs pull out their first victory of the year, improving to 1-3-2 (1-2-1 MASCAC), while the Vikings fall to 3-2-0 (2-2-0 MASCAC).
Saturday marked the first time since Feb. 7, 2013 that the Corsairs have defeated the Vikings, and the first time since 2010 that UMD has prevailed over Salem State at Hetland Arena.
The overtime thriller was only possible when Head Coach John Rolli pulled goalkeeper Drew Michals (Newton, Mass.) with 1:07 left in the third period with the Corsairs down by a score.
Senior Brandon Gilmore (Quincy, Mass.) was able to put his second goal of the game in the back of the net at a crucial moment, when he recovered the wide shot from junior Mike Kelly (Stoneham, Mass.) that ricocheted off the back boards with only 35 seconds left in regulation.
That set the stage for Berkley in extra time, as fellow sophomore Jerry Laakso (Tampere, Finland) dug out the puck from a scrum in the corner, skated behind the net and laced a pass to Berkley who tipped the puck past the Viking goalkeeper.
Both Salem State goals were registered in the second period, with Derek Makimaa (Swartz Creek, Mich.) evening the score from a Cam Moniz (Seekonk, Mass.) following Gilmore’s game-opening score in the first period. Michael Chen (Rockville, Md.) then put the Vikings up a goal, netting his first score of the season at the 13:31 minute mark.
Michals picked up his first victory while donning the Corsair sweater, turning aside 33 shots. Salem State junior goalkeeper Marcus Zelzer (Green Bay, WI.) fell to 1-1 on the year between the pipes.
Gilmore paced the Corsairs with five shots on the night, while five Corsairs earned assists. Neither team was able to convert on power plays, with a combined six opportunities.
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Salem State Holds On for 85-84 Victory Over SUNY New Paltz
Salem State (2-2) junior forward Marcus Faison sank two free throws with 21.6 seconds remaining and the Vikings held on for an 85-84 victory over the SUNY New Paltz Hawks (1-3) in the consolation game of the Williams Invitational.
Salem State jumped out to a 49-36 halftime lead behind 18 points from sophomore guard Shaquan Murray. The Vikings went 9-16 from behind the arc in the half.
The Hawks fought back in the second half, chipping away at the Vikings comfortable halftime lead. With 13-34 remaining in the game, senior forward R.J. Rosa stole the ball in the backcourt and went in for an and-one finish and converted the free throw to cut the deficit to 57-55. After a ten second violation, Hawks junior forward Brandon Guest tied the score at 57 on a layup from the left side. Guest converted an and-one on the next possession to give the Hawks a 60-57 lead, their first lead since 4-3. Sophomore forward Brandon Tolliver made a layup to cap off a 12-0 run for the Hawks.
The Vikings retook the lead with 8:07 remaining and maintained a slim lead for the rest of the contest. New Paltz senior guard Keegan Donovan missed a potential game winner three pointer as time expired.
Murray led Salem State with 26 points. Faison added 14 points and 11 boards.
Rosa and Guest led the Hawks with 24 points each.
Information supplied from Salem State Sports Information Office
