NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — John Hoins (Telluride, Colo.) scored for Roger Williams University Men's Ice Hockey in its season opener, but UMass Dartmouth earned a 3-1 win Friday evening at Hetland Arena.
Roger Williams opened the season 0-1, while UMass Dartmouth improved to 1-0.
Hoins scored the Hawks' goal early in the second period, assisted by Daxton St. Hilaire (Lewiston, Maine) and Derek Greer (Bedford, N.H.). Hoins led RWU with seven shots, and Greer added five. Jacob Jaslow (Tomkins Cove, N.Y.) made 16 saves.
The Corsairs received goals from Brogan Shea, Nolan Wutzke and Levee Pakozdi. Shea scored short-handed in the first period, Wutzke added a power-play goal in the second, and Pakozdi sealed the result with an empty-net goal late in the third. Ethan Labbe stopped 30 shots for UMass Dartmouth.
Roger Williams held a 31-19 advantage in shots, including 23 through the first two periods. The Hawks went 0-for-7 on the power play, while UMass Dartmouth converted once on four opportunities.
UMass Dartmouth opened the scoring at 13:57 of the first period with Shea's short-handed goal. Hoins tied the game at 1:02 of the second, but Wutzke put the Corsairs back in front at 6:13. Pakozdi added the final goal with two seconds remaining.
Roger Williams returns to the ice Saturday, Oct. 31, when it hosts Albertus Magnus at Driscoll Arena in Fall River, Massachusetts. Puck drop is scheduled for 5 p.m.
