WPI 2, Coast Guard 2   2OT

Box Score

New London, CT --- Freshman Brandon McMillan's (Peachtree City, GA) diving header with 6:23 left in regulation tied the game as Coast Guard scored twice in the final 12 minutes or regulaton and played WPI to a 2-2 double overtime tie in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game.

WPI senior tri-captain Matt Douville (Northbridge, MA) scored in the 34th minute and assisted on Ben Gilde's (Manchester, NH) goal with exactly 38 minutes left in regulation giving the Engineers a 2-0 lead.

Coast Guard (8-3-3, 2-1-2) senior Rob Poitinger pulled the Bears to within 2-1 on a goal off a free kick with 11:52 left in regulation.

McMillan's header came off a pass from senior Casey Steuer, his team leading sixth assist of the season. The shot by McMillan was the first shot of his career, appearing in his sixth game this season.

Coast Guard has now played five conference games, each one has gone to overtime. The Bears ran their unbeaten streak to four, going 2-0-2 in the last four contests.

WPI (8-4-2, 2-2-1) had its three-game winning streak snapped, but the Engineers are now riding a four game unbeaten streak.

Coast Guard outshot WPI 14-9. Senior tri-captain Brian Catalano (Whitinsville, MA) made four saves for WPI while freshman Tim Olah had two saves for Coast Guard.

WPI will return to action on Wednesday when they host Westfield State at 7pm.

Release courtesy of Coast Guard Sports Information