Ben Dumas scored twice, including the winning goal early in the second period, and Oakland University defeated the University of New Haven 4-1 in ACHA Division 3 play on Sunday. Oakland improved to 2-0-0, while New Haven fell to 1-2-0.
New Haven scored first when Anthony Rosa finished a play from Mark Rosa and Michael Madera with 13:18 left in the first period. Anthony Rosa entered the game with two goals and four points in two games. Oakland answered quickly, as Nathan Hall scored unassisted with 12:10 remaining to tie the game 1-1. It was his first point of the season.
Dumas gave Oakland the lead with an unassisted goal with 18:32 left in the second period. It was his first goal of the season, after he entered the game with one assist. The score stayed 2-1 until late in the third, when Alex Wilkey scored off assists from Reiss Williams and Danny Fletcher with 4:35 remaining. Thirty-eight seconds later, Dumas added his second goal of the game, set up by Williams, to make it 4-1.
Oakland outshot New Haven 62-22. New Haven goaltender Logan Toussaint made 58 saves on 62 shots and took the loss. Oakland’s Eli Chodun stopped 21 of 22 shots for the win. Williams finished with two assists, and each team went to the penalty box twice.
Oakland will look to stay unbeaten in its next game, while New Haven tries to get back to .500.
