BOX SCORE

HOOKSETT, N.H.—Visiting Western New England College scored with just over three minutes left in regulation to force overtime and the eventual 4-4 tie with Southern New Hampshire University at the Ice Den Tuesday Night.  With the tie the Penmen even their record to 1-0-1, while the Golden Bears move to 0-2-1 on the season. 

SNHU and WNEC traded goals throughout the whole game, with the Penmen scoring the lone goal in the first period on a shot from Michael Slattery (Duxbury, Mass.).  The Golden Bears evened the score at 1-1 a minute and a half into the second period on a goal from Nico Santaniello. 

A goal by Bob Bryant (Nashua, N.H.) six minutes later would put the Penmen on top, but WNEC would strike only six seconds later to even the score at 2-2.  With just under eight minutes left in the second period, Brandon Bradley (Wichita, Kansas) would find SNHU teammate Troy Maybury (South Portland, Maine) to take the 3-2 lead.  Two minutes later the Golden Bears would again tie the game on a goal by Mark Joyce.  The Penmen would score the last goal of the second period with 2:34 remaining as Maybury found Bryant for his second goal of the game. 

The Penmen would hold the 4-3 lead for the majority of the third period until WNEC's Chris Beaudoin found teammate Santaniello in front of the net to sneak the tying goal past SNHU goalie Shane Brooks (Kennebunk, Maine). 

Brooks recorded 32 saves on the evening, as the Golden Bears outshot the Penmen 36-23.  WNEC netminder Justin Richards stopped 19 shots. 

Southern New Hampshire returns to action on Thursday, hosting Curry College at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice Den.