Westfield, Mass. – The Westfield State ice hockey team tied UMass Dartmouth, 3-3, in a MASCAC clash from Hetland Arena in New Bedford, Mass on Saturday afternoon. 

After a scoreless first period, the Owls found the back of the net three times in a span of five minutes. Senior captain John-Michael DiGregorio (Montreal, Quebec) scored his third goal of the season to open the scoring. 48 seconds later, junior forward Joseph Carbone (Marshfield, Mass.) extended the lead to two goals with his third of the year. UMass Dartmouth would be quick to answer, however, as graduate student Melker Kroon (Hawthorne, Mass.) cut the deficit in half 45 seconds later. The scoring barrage would continue late into the period as senior forward Jake Ratcliffe (Auckland, New Zealand) would bury his fifth of the season with 1:14 remaining in the period to put the Owls back up two goals.

In the third period, the Corsairs fought back as junior Michael Perrone (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) would deposit a goal just two minutes after the intermission. The Owls would hold the lead late into the game, until graduate student Dillon Radin (Long Beach, N.Y.) would tally the equalizer with his team-leading ninth goal of the season on the power play with 2:07 left in the game. Both teams were held scoreless in both overtime periods to split the game at three apiece.

Owls senior forward Paul Frys (Portland, Ore.) would add two assists, while Ratcliffe, Wyatt Lawrence (Sexsmith, Alberta), Mathieu Jones (Gatineau, Quebec), and Andrew McCormick (Canton, N.Y.) all recorded an assist.

Sophomore goalie Kevin Chandler (Hanover, Mass.) compiled 22 saves for the Owls as Dartmouth net-minder Daniel Davidson (Surrey, B.C.) stopped 29 shots on net.

A total of 117 shots were taken during the game (57 on net) as the Owls put 32 shots on net to the Corsairs 25. Dartmouth held a slight edge in the face-off circle by winning 33 of 62 draws.

Westfield State will play two more games before the holiday break as the Owls host Stonehill College on Tuesday at 7:35 P.M. followed by Assumption College on Thursday at 7:35 P.M. Both games will be played at Amelia Park Ice Arena in Westfield, Mass.