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WINCHENDON, Mass. - Southern New Hampshire University and Franklin Pierce University skated to a 4-4 overtime tie in Northeast-10 ice hockey Tuesday night at the Winchendon School Ice Arena.  The Penmen are now 2-1-2 overall and 0-0-1 in the NE-10, while the Ravens are 1-2-2 and 0-0-1 in the league.

SNHU took a 1-0 lead just 33 seconds into the game when Ryan DiBartolomeo (Leominster, Mass.) scored on assists from Matt Farley (Halifax, Mass.) and Kent Honeyman (Marietta, Ga.).  The Ravens' Anthony Chighisola would score twice in eight seconds, his first goal on the power play at 5:14, and his second at 5:22, to give FPU a 2-1 lead.  The hosts would extend their lead to 3-1 on a goal by Jonathan Schanke 4:42 into the second period.

The Penmen would strike twice in a 17-second span midway through the second period to tie the game.  Brandon Bradley (Wichita, Kansas) scored on a power play on assists from Troy Maybury (South Portland, Maine) and DiBartolomeo at the 12:30 mark.  William Toomey (Reading, Mass.) tied the game at 12:47 on assists from Jake Berube (Spotsylvania, Va.) and Honeyman.

Franklin Pierce would take a 4-3 lead 5:25 into the third frame when Justin Adams scored, but Adam Ziegler (Medford, Mass.) potted the equalizer for the Penmen 2:36 later.  Farley and Neil Adams (Gardner, Mass.) added assists on the goal.

Shane Brooks (Kennebunk, Maine) made 17 saves for Southern New Hampshire as the Penmen outshot the Ravens 34-21.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Saturday night when it entertains Assumption College in a 7:00 Northeast-10 contest at The Ice Den.