Charleston, S.C. -
Henry White's overtime goal lifted DePauw to a 13-12 win over UMass Boston. The Tigers improved to 3-3, while UMass Boston dropped to 4-1.
White and
Jack Neff scored in the final 2:42 of the first half to even the score, 7-7, at halftime. The Tigers took their first lead of the contest early in the third as they scored three straight to take a 10-7 advantage.
DePauw's lead was 11-8 as the game moved to the fourth period, but the Beacons scored the next four to gain a 12-11 lead with 3:50 remaining in regulation. Neff's unassisted score with 2:24 left in regulation forced the overtime before White delivered the game-winner with 2:44 left in the first extra period.
Neff, White and
Gavin Berry each scored three for the Tigers with Berry assisting on a pair. Matt Hutchings led the Beacons with four goals, while Caesar Hendricks and Cole Allan each had two. Seth Libby led with two assists.
DePauw's
Anthony Reinhardt totaled 16 saves with James Boldy stopping 11 DePauw shots.
Matthew Roman paced DePauw with four ground balls, while Jack DiFalco-Wheeler had eight for UMass Boston along with eight faceoff wins in 14 tries. Jack Baker won 9-of-12 faceoffs and Patrick Carey caused three turnovers.
The Beacons held a 37-35 edge in shots and 33-16 in ground balls and also won 18 of the 29 faceoffs. DePauw committed 21 turnovers to UMass Boston's 16.
DePauw faces the club team from The Citadel on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. scrimmage before traveling to Pfeifer for a 6 p.m. game on Thursday.