PHILADELPHIA – NJIT men's ice hockey fell 8-7 to UPenn in overtime Saturday at the Class of 1923 Rink.
 
The Highlanders went up 2-0 early in the first with goals by David Ferrero and Matthew Lepinski. The Quakers came back with two goals of their own, one at the buzzer, to tie the score 2-2 going into the second period.
 
UPenn went on to score three more unanswered goals before NJIT bounced back to come within one, with freshman Eric Busler's first goal of the season, and another goal from Domenico Crincoli, making the score 5-4 after two periods.
 
The Highlanders tied it up only 21 seconds into the third period on Ferrero's second goal of the day. The back and forth play continued when the Quakers came right back to regain the lead, but NJIT took back the lead with two power play goals by defenseman Will Hoer to make it 7-6. 
With plenty of time to play in the third, UPenn tied it up on a power play goal of their own with the score ending 7-7 in regulation time 
 
The 4 v 4 overtime almost ended in the Highlanders favor after the puck narrowly missed sliding into the Quakers open net, but UPenn came back down the ice to net the game winner with 35 seconds left.
 
Matthew Altomare notched 42 saves in the loss and Ferrero and Hoer each posted two goals and two assists each.
 
Goals: Ferrero (2), Hoer (2), Lepinski, Busler, Crincoli
Assists: Paul Roth, Ferrero (2), Hoer (2), Yllano Tubilleja, Daniel Crandall, Ryan Nieves, Lepinski, Phil Lelikov, James Lyle, Busler
Saves: Altomare 42