GORHAM, Maine – Tyler Gardiner (Watertown, Mass./Watertown) scored two minutes into overtime to send the University of Southern Maine Huskies past the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in Gorham.
  
When and Where: Saturday, January 22, 2021 – University of Southern Maine – USM Ice Arena 
 
Score: Southern Maine 2, UMass-Boston 1.
 
History: This was the 33rd meeting between the two programs. UMass-Boston now leads the series 22-20-1
 
The Records: Southern Maine: 5-6-1, 3-4-1 NEHC; UMass-Boston: 11-7-1, 7-4-0 NEHC
 
The Goaltenders: Mason Palmer (Cummings, Ga./Walpole Express): 36 saves, .973 save percentage; Connor McAnanama 22 saves, .917 save percentage.

Three Stars of the Game: 
1st star: Gardiner- game-winning goal
2nd star: Palmer- 36 saves, .973 save percentage
3rd star: Azam Jiwa (Calgary, AB/West Island College)- first career goal
 
How It Happened/Inside the Box Score:
-Ziwa scored his first career goal as a Husky on a power play opportunity 15 minutes into the first period.
-The Beacons' points leader Chris Peters (Fairport, N.Y./Walpole Express) answered back not a full minute later with a power play goal of his own to even the score at one a piece.

-The Beacons and Huskies skated evenly for the remainder of the game with both Palmer and McAnanama making eight saves in the third period.

-The Huskies started overtime with a man up, but weren't able to take advantage of the power play.

-Gardiner scored midway through the overtime period to give the Huskies the win. 

Up Next: The Huskies will host Johnson and Wales University on Sunday, January 23 at 2:30pm.