Galloway, N.J. – Stockton University (17-2) outscored UMass Boston (17-3) 10-1 in a deciding second quarter and cruised to a 26-11 victory on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Dante Poli (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks South) set a season high with eight goals and dished three assists to tie his career high of 11 points in the rout.
 
The game started with a tight first period with Stockton leading 4-3 after one frame. Poli got the home team on the board before two straight markers by the Beacons pushed them to a 2-1 lead with 4:50 left in the stanza.
 
A pair of goals by Luc Swedlund (Randolph/Randolph), on assists by Poli, and a marker from Reegan Capozzoli (Wayne/Wayne Valley) offset another score by the visitors to give Stockton a slim one goal margin at 4-3.
 
Stockton broke the game open in the second quarter with seven straight goals by six different players to start the stanza. Two goals each by Sean Haddock (Hightstown/Hightstown), Swedlund and Poli propelled the Ospreys to a commanding 14-4 advantage heading into the half.
 
The Ospreys kept the pressure on in the 7-2 third period, highlighted by two goals and an assist from Noam Levy-Smith (Margate/Ocean City) before two more by Poli pushed the margin to 21-6 after three quarters.
 
The teams played an even 5-5 final frame, setting the final score at 26-11 and sending the Ospreys to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.  The victory was the Ospreys' 15th consecutive win, extending their team record.
 
Swedlund aided the onslaught with five goals and one helper for six points. Haddock and Capozzoli tallied three goals each, with Haddock dishing two assists for five points on the afternoon.
 
Tyler Horvath (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) went 20-37 (.540) on faceoffs and grabbed a game-high 14 ground balls, the 10th time this season that he has scooped double digits in ground balls. Brenden McSorley (Mantua/Clearview) caused two of the eight forced turnovers on defense for the Ospreys.
 
Stockton goalkeeper Eric Lindskog (Montville/Montville) made 12 saves in earning his 16th win of the season in net.
 
Gavin Admirand led the Beacons with three goals and two assists for five points on the day. Netminder Christian Meinhold played the first 29:07, before being replaced by Trevor Koppy who finished out the contest. The keepers combined for seven saves in goal.
 
Stockton will travel to Maryland on Saturday to face Salisbury University, which is ranked No. 1 in the nation by the USILA, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Game time is scheduled for 12 pm.