ORONO, Maine<\/b> — Brian Morgan was the overtime hero Friday night as his goal 53 seconds into the extra session lifted Maine to a 6-5 win over Massachusetts at the Alfond Arena.<\/p>\n
On the winner, Devin Shore skated the puck up the ice to find Morgan in the right faceoff circle and Morgan slammed home the one-timer just inside the goalpost past UMass goaltender Henry Dill.<\/p>\n
“Everyone worked their tails off,” said Maine coach Red Gendron. “UMass is young like we are, but they are a very talented team and when they get a chance, they put it in.”<\/p>\n
Malcolm Hayes’ power-play goal gave the Black Bears an early lead 3:58 into the first period. Hayes tapped in the puck after Dill sent the rebound to Hayes’ stick. Cam Brown also scored on a Dill rebound 7:29 later to give Maine a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Steven Swavely scored his first of two 1:19 into the second period to give Maine a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n
The Minutemen scored three unanswered goals to tie the score 3-3 before the end of the second. <\/p>\n
Dennis Kravchenko scored the first two to begin the rally for UMass, while Ray Pigozzi scored the equalizer on a two-on-one break just minutes later. Frank Vatrano fed the puck to Pigozzi, who converted on the pass.<\/p>\n
With 20 seconds left in the period, the Black Bears forced a turnover in the Minutemen zone. Shore wrangled up the puck and scored the wraparound goal to regain the lead for Maine 4-3.<\/p>\n
Swavely’s second of the contest improved the lead 5-3.<\/p>\n
Patrick Lee pulled UMass within one 6:39 into the third. Troy Power fed the puck to Lee, who delivered the one-timer over Matt Morris’ glove into the back of the net.<\/p>\n
The Minutemen’s Mike Busillo tallied the equalizer with 1:55 left in regulation to force overtime. Lee made a drop pass to Busillo, who beat Morris for his first collegiate goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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