WORCESTER, Mass. – The Assumption University men's ice hockey team suffered their fifth straight loss, as they closed out the regular season with a 3-2 overtime loss against Southern New Hampshire University Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Assumption University 2 - OT
Records: Greyhounds (15-14-1, 11-7-1 NE10), Penmen (10-16-0, 9-11-0 NE10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Penmen came out with the energy they did last night, as they struck in less than two minutes with Travis Quigley lighting the lamp. The period was dominated by the visitors, as they outshot the Greyhounds 28-19, with 20 of those shots going on target. Matt Amante doubled the lead with five and a half minutes remaining in the period to score in his second straight game after the Penmen capitalized on the Cameron Roberts slashing penalty. After one, the Greyhounds trailed by two. 
 
In the second period, Assumption got into the groove of the game. They dominated the stat sheet, outshooting Southern New Hampshire 35-19, while 22 of those made it on net. The Greyhounds cut the deficit in half going into the third, as Camron Roberts scored with 11:38 left.
 
The Greyhounds would continue to pepper the Penmen right out of the gate and capitalized early, as Shane Sullivan scored on a tip-in off the shot from the point just one minute into the action. The shots were controlled by Assumption again, but not enough to get a third, and the game would head into overtime. 
 
The overtime was end-to-end action, with Drew Benedict and Nathan Liosel making post-to-post saves. Finally, the Penmen won with a Ryan Pomposelli one-timer that would complete the weekend sweep for the visitors.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Drew Benedict recorded 40 saves in the crease for Assumption. 
• Assumption outshot their opposition 56-43, while the Penmen won 49-of-85 faceoffs.
• For the second straight night, SNHU was the only team to score on the man advantage, as they were one-for-six, while the Greyhounds were 0-for-3.

 
UP NEXT

• AU vs. Post University, Tuesday, February 21 – NE10 First Round
• SNHU vs. Franklin Pierce, Tuesday, February 21 – NE10 First Round

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