BOX SCORE

WORCESTER, Mass. - Southern New Hampshire University and Assumption College skated to a 4-4 Northeast-10 hockey tie Saturday night at Buffone Rink.  The Penmen now stand at 3-10-3 overall and 1-2-2 in the NE-10, while the Greyhounds are now 10-8-1 and 6-1-1 in the league.

Assumption jumped out to a 1-0 lead 10:10 into the first period on a Jon Retelle goal.  Southern New Hampshire would respond four minutes later when Troy Maybury (South Portland, Maine) recorded a power play goal.  Brandon Bradley (Wichita, Kansas) and Kent Honeyman (Marietta, Ga.) assisted on the tally.  The game remained knotted 1-1 at the first intermission.

Pat O'Kane gave Assumption a 2-1 lead 3:11 into the second period on a short-handed goal, but Frank O'Connor (Arlington, Mass.) struck twice for the Penmen in a 57-second span, recording a power play goal at the 4:14 mark and another goal 5:11 into the frame.  Doug Boulanger (Beauport, Quebec) assisted on the first goal, with Maybury assisted on the second.  Boulanger would extend the Penmen lead to 4-2 with his goal at the 8:39 mark, with Mark Lodge (Alfred, Maine) and Andrew Hildreth (Leominster, Mass.) assisting.

Assumption would close the gap to 4-3 when Kevin Meehan converted a power play chance with 3:32 left in the second period.  The Greyhounds would score the only goal of the third period when O'Kane scored at the 11:54 mark.

Mike Mastracci (Pittsburgh, Pa.) made 29 saves between the pipes for Southern New Hampshire, while Nick Blanchette made 45 saves as the Penmen outshot the Greyhounds 49-33.  SNHU was 2-4 on the power play while Assumption was 1-5 with the man advantage.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Tuesday night when it hosts Saint Michael's College in a 7:30 contest at The Ice Den.