GORHAM, Maine – Xavier Vaillancourt and Nicholas Ramm each scored two goals to lead the Wentworth Institute of Technology Leopards to a 5-4 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Saturday evening in a non-conference men's ice hockey contest. Senior John Hagan (Canton, Mass./Tilton School) recorded the first multiple point game of his career with a goal and an assist. Southern Maine also had scores from freshman Jordan Bezio (North Hampton, N.H.), senior Conor Donovan (Nahant, Mass./Swampscott) and junior Kayde Kinaschuk (Calgary, Alberta).
 
Freshman Ean Badgett (Howell, Mich.) made his collegiate debut and stopped 26 shots. Jack McGovern earned the win for Wentworth with 24 saves.
 
The Records:
Wentworth: 3-6-1
Southern Maine: 4-3-1
 
Series History:
Today's game was the fifth meeting between Southern Maine and Wentworth. The Huskies hold a 3-2 lead in the series.
 
The Goaltenders:
Wentworth: Jack McGovern (3-4-0), 59:53, four goals allowed, 24 saves
Southern Maine: Ean Badgett (0-1-0): 58:40, five goals allowed, 26 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Wentworth scored twice in the first 5:07 to take a 2-0 lead with Ramm and Vaillancourt recording the goals. Danny Phelan and Ethan Lim assisted on the first goal, while George Kolovos and Nick Bosch had assists on the second goal.
• The Huskies cut the lead to 2-1 on a goal by Kinaschuk that was assisted by juniors Dyson Germann (Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) and Ethan Hoover (Hershey, Penn.). The assist is Germann's first point as a Husky. Southern Maine then tied the game on a turnaround shot by Donovan that found its way into the net 13:22 into the period with Hagan and sophomore Hunter Svicki (Toronto, Ontario) assisting.
• Bezio gave the Huskies a 3-2 lead on a power play goal with 7:34 left in the second period. His goal was the only score of the period. Sophomore Ben Thornley-Hall (Coquitlam, British Columbia) recorded his first career point with an assist.
• Hagan extended the Huskies' lead to 4-2 20 seconds into the third period after forcing a turnover in the Wentworth zone and firing a shot past McGovern. However, the Leopards then went on to score the final three goals of the contest to take the game 5-4. Vaillancourt started the run with a power play goal before the Leopards tied the game with 14:13 left on a goal by Nolan Lowe. Another power play goal, this time from Ramm gave Wentworth the lead for good at 5-4 with 9:16 left to go.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Wentworth had a 31-28 lead in shots on goal and 35-27 in faceoff wins.
• The Leopard blocked 16 shots led by five from Ramm.  
• The Huskies went 1-for-4 on the power play and Wentworth went 2-for-5.

 
Up Next:
The next game for the Huskies will be on Thursday, December 11 at Salem State University.