BOSTON, Mass. – The UMass Boston Beacons defeated the Southern Maine Huskies 3-2 on Friday night in New England Hockey Conference men's hockey action.
 
When and Where: Friday, January 20, 2023 – Boston, Mass. – Edward T. Barry Ice Rink
 
Score: Beacons 3, Huskies 2
 
The Records:  UMass Boston: 8-10-0, 5-6-0, Southern Maine: 3-14-1, 2-10-0 NEHC
 
The Goaltenders: Sam Best: 7-7-0, 18 saves, two goals allowed; Mason Palmer (Cumming, Ga./Connections Academy): 0-7-0, 43 saves, three goals allowed. 
How It Happened/Inside the Boxscore:

• The first period was dominated by the goalies with Best making 18 saves and Palmer stopping all nine shots he faced.
• Sophomore Mathieu Sabourin (Alexandria, ON, Canada) scored the first goal of the game 7:09 into the second. Freshman Kadin Ilott (Kenora, ON, Canada) and sophomore Azam Jiwa (Calgary, AB, Canada/West Island College) assisted on the goal.
• Dakota Concannon tied the game for the Beacons with an unassisted power play goal 8:59 into the period and the UMass Boston lead was doubled by a Corey Clifton one-timer goal just under four minutes left in the period.
• Nine second into the final period Jacob Banks scored for the Beacons to give the hosts a 3-1 lead.
• The Huskies continued to put on pressure and cut the lead down to 3-2 when Ilott ripped a shot past Best for his second goal of the season and second point of the game.
• The Beacons survived for a 3-2 win to beat the Huskies for the second time this season.
• UMass Boston had a 47-20 advantage in shots on goal.

Up Next: The Huskies are back in action tomorrow against Johnson & Wales University at 4PM at the New England Sports Village in Attleboro, Mass.