Matteo Vinci scored with 1:02 left in overtime to give Stevenson University a 6-5 win over Penn State Harrisburg on Friday night at Reisterstown Sportsplex. The win came in Stevenson’s season opener and handed Penn State Harrisburg, which entered 5-0-0, its first overtime loss of the season. Vinci finished with a goal and two assists, and Matt Warrington and Niko Psalidas assisted on the winner.
Neither team led by more than two goals. Yianni Mamais opened the scoring for Stevenson with 9:09 left in the first period, and Kevin Zidiak tied it with 5:50 remaining. Penn State Harrisburg then scored twice early in the second. Nolan Mehler gave the visitors the lead with 14:25 left, and Blake Hanson made it 3-1 less than two minutes later. Stevenson answered with goals from Warrington and Mamais, his second of the night, and the game was tied 3-3 heading into the third.
The third period produced four goals. Zidiak scored his second goal of the game with 15:59 left to put Penn State Harrisburg back in front. Michael Snow tied it for Stevenson with 6:42 remaining, and Owen Cornett gave Stevenson its first lead since the opening period 47 seconds later. Daniel McConchie answered with 4:43 left on a feed from Platon Volzinski to tie it 5-5 and send the game to overtime.
Warrington finished with a goal and two assists for Stevenson, and Mamais added two goals. Kevin Zamazal made 38 saves on 43 shots for the win. Zidiak led Penn State Harrisburg with two goals and an assist, while Hanson, McConchie and Volzinski each had two points. Jack Murphy made 29 saves on 35 shots and took the overtime loss.
Stevenson University is 1-0-0, and Penn State Harrisburg is 5-0-1 as both teams look ahead to their next games.
