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| Paul Reissfelder scored in overtime to lift the Skyhawks to a 4-3 OT win |
Skyhawks Win Third Straight, 4-3 In Overtime
Boston, Mass. - The Skyhawks came back from a one goal deficit in the final period, scoring in the final 30 seconds and Paul Reissfelder (Plymouth, Mass.) scored in overtime as Stonehill extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-3 win over Wentworth on Tuesday night.
For the second game in a row, it was the opposition that struck first as Casey Shade gave the Leopards a 1-0 lead just six and a half minutes into the contest.
It would be the only goal of the period as the Skyhawks were held to just six shots while allowing 17 on goaltender Derek Chapdelaine (Granby, Mass.).
Stonehill however, wasted little time tying it up in the second as freshman Andrew Diozzi (Belmont, Mass.) scored on assists from Bill Ninteau (Litchfield, N.H.) and Eric Scholl (Wilmington, Mass.) just 30 seconds into the period.
The Skyhawks grabbed a 2-1 lead at the 18:41 mark as Zachary Cantin (Walpole, Mass.) scored his second goal in as many games as Stonehill went into the third with the one goal advantage.
Wentworth wouldn't go down quietly and knotted the game up at two just under five minutes into the period on a shot by Joey Sides.
The Leopards continued to pressure the Chapdelaine, finally scoring on their 12th shot of the period, an unassisted goal by Forrest Ellis.
Facing a one goal deficit the Skyhawks called a timeout with just under a minute remaining. Out of the timeout Stonehill pulled Chapdelaine and put an additionally skater on the ice.
The gamble paid off as O'Brien scored with just 29 seconds left to tie the game up at three and sent the game into overtime.
In the extra session, Reissfelder scored on the Skyhawks second shot to deliver the 4-3 win.
Chapdelaine was big in net for Stonehill, stopping 38 shots, while O'Brien had a goal and an assist for the second straight game.
Diozzi had his third straight multiple point game while Ninteau finished the contest with two assists.
With the victory the Skyhawks improve to 3-7. They return to action on Saturday when they travel to take on Suffolk at 7:15 p.m.