THE BASICS:

-Score: Assumption 5, Southern New Hampshire 5 - OT

-Records: Assumption (8-9-4, 2-4-1 NE-10); Southern New Hampshire (5-13-3, 3-3-3 NE-10)

-The Lead: The Assumption College ice hockey team came back from an early 3-1 deficit on Saturday night against Southern New Hampshire, battling through overtime for a 5-5 final. The Hounds scored a pair of back-to-back goals in both the second and third periods to avoid the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED

-After falling to SNHU in two meetings so far this season, Assumption's offense attacked early to take a 1-0 lead on a goal by freshman Mac Carnes (Farmington, Conn. / Avon Old Farms) at 4:58.

-The Penmen responded nearly six minutes later with a goal from Jim Gabrione before adding two more within one minute (16:14 and 17:03) off the sticks of Devin Murray and Gabrione.

-With the Hounds down 3-1 headed into the second, Assumption's offense came out on fire scoring twice in the first half of the frame. Junior Nick Fenuccio (Keene, N.H. / Keene), who assisted the Hounds' first tally, scored 5:25 into the period, assisted by Carnes to cut the deficit to one, 3-2.

-Junior Stephen Picard (Enfield, Conn. / Loomis Chaffee) found the back of the net just over four minutes later to tie the game at three apiece in the ninth minute of the second period. 

-In the third, SNHU reclaimed the lead at 1:30 before Assumption's Brandon Bete (Greenfield, Mass. / Northfield Mount Hermon) tied it up again four minutes later on a power play, assisted by sophomore Matt Cowles (Farmington, Conn. / Avon Old Farms).

-Four minutes later, Bete gained Assumption's first and only lead in the contest with a goal at 9:39 assisted by sophomore Brian Farrell (Island Park, N.Y. / South Kent School).

-With the Hounds in the lead 5-4, SNHU's Joseph Berardi notched his second goal of the game at 13:54 to tie the contest and propel the teams into overtime for the eventual 5-5 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-Carnes led the Hounds with three points on the night on one goal and two assists. 

-Bete led Assumption in scoring with two goals on the night.

-Senior Tyler Stillings (Wilmington, Mass. / Brooks) started in net for the Hounds in his first game of the season. Stillings posted two saves in his 20 minutes between the pipes before junior Chris Hemhauser (Old Saybrook, Conn. / Glastonbury) relieved him.

-Hemhauser entered the game when the Hounds were down 3-1 and turned away 24 shots in his 45 minutes as the Hound offense closed the gap. Hemhauser's record is now 0-4-2 on the season.

-SNHU's Ryan Slatky is now 3-10-2 overall after posting 52 saves in his 65 minutes in net.

-The Hounds outshot the Penmen 57-31 overall including a 15-5 advantage in the first frame, followed by a 21-7 edge in the second. 

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

-Carnes enjoyed a breakout game on Saturday. Not only did his goal mark the first of his collegiate career, all three of his points on the night combine for all of his points this season. The freshman has seen action in five games so far in 2015-16.

-Stillings' start marks the second of his career.

-Bete remains atop the NE-10 leader board with 32 points on 21 goals and 11 assists while Gomez continues to rank second with 25 points on eight goals and 17 assists. The pair is followed in third by Farrell who has 21 points on eight goals and 13 assists.

-As a team, Assumption ranks first in scoring offense in the NE-10 with 3.67 goals per game and first in power play conversions (20.2 percent). 

-Saturday's contest marks Assumption's sixth overtime game of the season. The Hounds are 1-1-4 in overtime games this season.

UP NEXT:

-The Hounds are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 6 as they face Stonehill at 6:40 p.m. on the road.

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