GORHAM Maine -- The visiting University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs took advantage of five power plays to score three goals, including two in the third period, and overcame a 2-1 deficit and defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies 4-2 in non-conference action Saturday at the USM Ice Arena.  The game was the first of the abbreviated 2020-21 season for both teams.
            Down 2-1 after 40 minutes, the Corsairs took advantage of a too many men penalty to the Huskies to net the equalizer.  Junior Jimmy Pelton (Syracuse, N.Y.) scored the power-play goal at 8:48 to tie the game.
            Shortly thereafter, the Huskies had a golden opportunity to break the deadlock as the Corsairs were whistled for a pair of infractions that resulted in the Huskies having a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:14.  UMD sophomore goalie Daniel Davidson (Surrey, B.C) and the penalty kill unit were able to withstand the Huskies surge keeping the score knotted at 2-2.
            Less than a minute after killing off the Huskies power play, UMD got its opportunity with a 5-on-3 advantage and made the Huskies pay as senior Dillon Radin (Long Beach, N.Y.) found the net at 14:25 for the eventual game winner.
            Senior Kai Kapossy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) tacked on an unassisted goal at 17:12 to ice the decision.
            UMass Dartmouth tallied the only goal of the opening frame at 6:56 as rookie Trevor Cear (Jackson, N.J.) scored the first of the three UMD power-play goals.
            Southern Maine came back in the middle period to assume a 2-1 lead.  Junior Matt Fuller (Mirror Lake, N.H.) scored his second career goal at 10:32 off an assist from junior Adam Withers (Kenora, Ont.).  Rookie Antoine Gignac (Quebec City, Quebec) gave the home side a 2-1 lead at 17:02 with his first goal.  Junior Tyler Gardiner (Watertown, Mass.) and sophomore goalie Gabriel Couture (Boucherville, Quebec) earned the assists.
            The Corsairs finished the game with a 35-24 edge in shots on goal.  Couture made 31 saves for the Huskies while Davidson stopped 22 shots at the opposite end.  UMD penalty killers did the job killing off all five USM power plays.
            Southern Maine is next scheduled to play on March 9 (5 p.m.) hosting Becker College.