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BEVERLY, Mass. -- Sebastian Speck struck from the right circle on a 4-on-3 power play in overtime to give No.6 Endicott College a 4-3 result versus No.10 University of New England as the Conference of New England (CNE) men's ice hockey slate began Friday evening (Nov. 6) at Bourque Arena.
The visitors were whistled for the infraction 19 seconds into the extra session, and were 12 ticks from clearing the penalty from the scoreboard when Speck deposited the winner for the Gulls (2-0, 1-0 CNE).
Facing a fellow top-10 opponent on the road for the second straight weekend, the Nor'easters (0-2, 0-1) trailed 2-1 after 20 minutes but then led through 40.
Drew Olivieri and
Ronnie Hill scored in the latter portion of the 2nd frame to flip the advantage in favor of UNE, with assist credited to
Seth Murch and Adian Curran, respectively.
Midway through the 3rd, Anthony Cafarelli tied things up (3-3) for the hosts. Thirteen of the 29 all-time meetings between the sides have now been decided with bonus hockey.
Harrison Chesney made 25 saves for the Nor'easters, while Peter Sterling had 21 for Endicott. They were the top two goaltenders in the league last season.
Jack Costanzo (0:33) and Cafarelli (7:27) accounted for the 1st-period scores by the Gulls, sandwiching UNE's equalizer by
Ryan Hadland (1:27). Came Bergeman and
Fernand-Olivier Perron assisted on the play.
The squads will convene again on Saturday (7 p.m.) in Biddeford.
