GORHAM, Maine – Chris Repmann's power play goal with 4:48 left in the third period gave the No. 5 seed UMass Boston Beacons a 3-2 win over the No. 4 seed University of Southern Maine Huskies on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Little East Conference Men's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament, presented by Townshend Hockey.
 
Junior Owen Drummey (Falmouth, Maine) scored Southern Maine's first goal with assists by sophomores Isaac Grondin (Yarmouth, Maine) and Owen Arend (Palmetto, Fla./Kents Hill School). Junior Ethan MacDuff (Lloydminster, Alberta) also scored with freshman Ben Aucoin (Moncton, New Brunswick) and junior Kayde Kinaschuk (Calgary, Alberta) providing the assists.
 
Freshman Loic Morin (Drummondville, Quebec) recorded 25 for the Huskies in the loss to end his impressive rookie season with a 10-10-1 record.
 
The Huskies finish the season with a record of 12-13-1. The team's 12 wins are their most since the 2007-08 team won 14 games.
 
The Records:
No. 5 UMass Boston: 15-9-2
No. 4 Southern Maine: 12-13-1
 
Series History:
The Beacons lead the all-time series 30-23-1. All three games this season were tied by one goal.
 
The Goaltenders:
UMass Boston: Connor McDonough (7-7-0), 60:00, two goals allowed, 38 saves
Southern Maine: Loic Morin (10-10-1): 59:39, three goals allowed, 25 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Southern Maine put 21 shots on goal in the first period, but the Beacons had the lone goal of the period. Jude Kurtas intercepted the puck near center ice and skated into the offensive goal with open space to shoot before burying the first goal of the game.
• Drummey evened the score with his second goal of the season 1:54 into the second period by sliding the puck under the pads of the Beacons' goalie after a pass from Arend. The Huskies took the lead less than two minutes later when MacDuff cashed in on the rebound of a shot by Aucoin.  
• Kurtas tied the game with his second goal of the night with 4:05 left in the period with the Beacons on the power play. Chris Repmann had the assist on the goal.
• Repmann then scored a goal of his own with 4:48 left to play on another power play opportunity for UMass Boston. The goal was assisted by Jazz Krivtsov, who nearly doubled the lead minutes later on a shot that hit the post.
• The Huskies pulled Morin in the final minute, but took a smart penalty to prevent an empty net goal with just 44 seconds left. The Beacons won the next two faceoffs to close out the win.

 
Inside The Stats:

• The Huskies put 40 shots on goal to UMass Boston's 28. The Beacons outshot the Huskies 8-4 in the final period.
• UMass Boston's power play unit went 2-for-6, while the Huskies went 1-for-4 with the extra man.
• Southern Maine led 15-12 in blocked shots. Sophomore Ben Thornley-Hall (Coquitlam, British Columbia) led the Huskies with three. Grondin, senior Cole Brennan (Sussex, N.J./ Pomfret School), senior Conor Donovan (Nahant, Mass./Swampscott) and sophomore Hunter Svicki (Toronto, Ontario) each blocked two shots.

 
Up Next:
Tonight's loss concludes the season for the Huskies.