WESTFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore Brogan Shea netted the overtime winner to lift UMass Dartmouth men's hockey to a 4-3 victory over Westfield State in non-conference action at Amelia Park Arena on Saturday. The Corsairs move to 2-0 on the young season, while the Owls are now 0-2 overall.
 
UMass Dartmouth opened the game's scoring at 2:19 on the power play as sophomore right winger Deaglan Kelly corralled a pass from classmate Kailin Chen in the left circle. He fired a shot that banked past Owls netminder Aiden Winslow for the 1-0 lead.
 
The Corsairs added another power play tally at the 19:40 mark as junior defender Brennen Pecararo dug the puck out of the far boards, passing it back to senior assistant captain and left winger Alex Walker skating through the right circle. Walker made the quick pass to junior defender Hunter Scanlon on the near side as he fired it in past Owls goalie Russ DeCoste for a 2-0 lead after the opening period of play.
 
Second period action saw the Owls strike back as Jackson Gruber finally solved Corsairs rookie Ethan Kowatsch at 4:11 of the frame off a feed from Joshua Petrini. UMD responded, taking a 3-1 lead as Pecararo skated around the top of the zone before firing a pass over to sophomore winger Owen Guerin. The second-year forward firing an off-angle pass that tipped off the goaltender and in for his first career collegiate goal.
 
Despite the momentum, the Owls added another tally in the frame at 10:44 to cut the deficit to 3-2 heading into the third period. Westfield State answered at the 25 second mark of the final period of regulation as Cannon Bonifay scored to tie it at 3-all.
 
Heading into the overtime session, the Corsairs capitalized at 2:25 as Shea skated in front and tipped it in past DeCoste for the game-winner and his second goal in as many nights. Earning the assists on the play were Scanlon and senior center Doug Doren.
 
The Corsairs – who put up 49 shots on goal in the game – were paced by goals from four different skaters, while Scanlon had a goal and an assist with two blocked shots on the night. Pecararo posted two assists, while Chen went 17-24 in the faceoff circle. Kowatsch recorded his first collegiate victory, recording 27 saves for the Corsairs, including 11 in the first, nine in the second and seven in the third.
 
UMass Dartmouth returns to action on Wednesday, when they host the University of Saint Joseph at Hetland Arena. Puck drop is set for 6:30pm.