MANCHESTER, N.H. - Junior Matt Hayes scored with 19.3 seconds left in overtime as the Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team lost to Saint Anselm College, 4-3, on Friday afternoon in Sullivan Arena to begin a two-game Northeast-10 Conference weekend. The teams have now split a pair of one-goal decisions this season.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-10, 3-6 NE10), Saint Anselm (7-9-1, 4-4-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Tyler Dorval (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), 1 goal, 2 blocks
• First-year Case Kantgias (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 goal, 2 blocks
• Junior Matt Schreiner (Falmouth, Mass./Walpole Express), 1 goal
• Sophomore Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 1 assist, 11-for-20 faceoffs
• Senior Sel Narby (Huntington, N.Y./Connecticut Junior Rangers), 1 assist
• Junior Jeremy Routh (Hamden, Conn./New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs), 1 assist
• Junior Owen Rudicus (Duxbury, Mass./Tabor Academy), 1 assist
• Sophomore Marshall Murphy (Little Canada, Minn./Northern Colorado Eagles), 33 saves
• Senior Andrew DeCristoforo (Medway, Mass./South Shore Kings), 5 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Hayes, 2 goals
• Sophomore Tommy Schwartz, 1 goal, 2 assists
• Junior Andrew Andary, 3 assists
• Junior Mark Leach, 1 goal
• Junior Nick Howard, 31 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights had won three straight in the series, all by one goal, including 3-2 on Jan. 4 in Cairns Arena. This was the fifth straight one-goal decision between the squads, while 10 of the last 11 have been determined by two goals or fewer.
• Seven of the Purple and Gold's 10 losses have come by two goals or less, including five of six in NE10 play.
• In an even contest, Saint Anselm held slim edges in shots (37-34) and faceoff wins (34-31).

THE ACTION

• For the second straight game, Dorval netted the first marker, cracking the scoring column at 2:32 of the first period after Narby's stretch pass from his own left circle found Dorval streaking down the middle of the Saint Anselm zone. Dorval deked Howard before finishing out front.
• Saint Anselm tied the game during 4-on-4 action at 18:49, as Andary's pass from the left circle found an open Leach out front.
• Just four seconds after the Hawks won a faceoff in the Saint Michael's zone, Andary passed from the left boards toward the edge of the left circle, where Schwartz snapped a shot glove side at 7:51 of the second period.
• Schreiner leveled the teams once more with 11:56 gone, picking off a Hawk pass into the slot to go in alone on Howard, who nearly made a glove save before the puck trickled across the goa line.
• Hayes provided Saint Anselm a 3-2 lead at 17:59, firing home a one-timer from the right circle with his team on a 5-on-3 advantage.
• Kantgias tied the game for the third time just 24 seconds into the third period, firing from the left circle during a 4-on-3 power play.
• Murphy made five saves in overtime to nearly earn his team no worse than a point, including denying Schwartz's quick burst in alone at 2:34 during 3-on-3 action, covering his 5-hole to secure the save. Murphy registered a pair of doorstep stops at 3:46.
• However, Hayes completed an odd-man rush with just 19.3 seconds remaining, finishing from below the left circle.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Saint Anselm, 1 p.m.