MILTON, Mass.- In an ECAC Northeast Conference match-up in men's ice hockey action on Thursday night in Milton, Mass, Curry College battled  Wentworth to a 1-1 overtime tie.  With the tie, the Colonels improved to 9-10-4 overall and are 5-3-4 in the ECAC Northeast conference. The Leopards are 13-8-3 overall and 9-2-2 in the ECAC Northeast.

It took 36:54 minutes of play before a goal was scored.  The Leopards were the first to get on the board with just 3:06 left in the second period.  Junior Andrew Yarber (Livonia, Mich.) took a slap shot right outside the slot that sailed past the glove of Curry’s senior goaltender Joe Dawson (Woodbury, Mich.).  Yarber received passes from sophomore Sean McLaughlin (North Billerica, Mass.) and freshman Mike Cox (Marlborough, Mass.).  The Colonels answered back to tie the game 2:05 minutes later.  Junior Michael Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) netted his first goal of the season when he one-timed the puck past Wentworth’s freshman netminder Joel Miller (Calgary, Alta.). Sullivan’s tally was unassisted.

The first period saw both teams having just eight shots and only one penalty apiece.  Both goaltenders played solid throughout the entire game and into overtime.  The Leopards led in shots in the second 15-10.  The Colonels held a slight advantage in the third at 13-8.  Wentworth dominated the five minutes of OT outshooting Curry 6-0.  Dawson however came up with big saves between the pipes to hold Wentworth to just one goal on the night and held on to the 1-1 tie.  

The Colonels went 0 for 2 on power-plays, while the Leopards went 0 for 3.

Curry's Dawson made 36 saves in net in 65:00 minutes while Miller came up with 30 stops for Wentworth.

Curry's next game is away at ECAC Northeast opponent Johnson & Wales on Saturday, February 16 at 7:45 p.m.  Wentworth hosts ECAC Northeast opponent Salve Regina on Saturday, February 16 for a 1:00 p.m. game start.