The Jeffs kicked off their season with a strong showing in a 2-0 OT win over UMass/Dartmouth. While Amherst dominated the offense throughout regulation, the stellar play of UMass goalie Mike Ring deflected and saved shots for 101:00 minutes before Chris Murphy '97 fired a rocket into the back of the net. Devin Talbott '98 followed with another goal off an assist by rookie Andrew Kay to seal the victory.
Amherst (1-0) 0 0 1 1 -- 2 UMass/Dartmouth (2-1) 0 0 0 0 -- 0Scoring: A Chris Murphy 101:00, A Devin Talbott (Andrew Kay) 115:00 Shots: A 23, UMA 4 Goalie Saves: A Kevin Larner 2, UMA Mike Ring 13