BOSTON, Mass. -- Chris Lynch scored with 1:00 remaining in overtime to give Northeastern a 6-5 win over Providence College in HOCKEY EAST action on Sunday, March 7 in Boston, Mass.

Northeastern took a 1-0 lead when Billy Newson backhanded a shot past PC netminder Boyd Ballard at 6:14 of the first period. The Friars evened the game at 1-1 with a two-on-one break away that Jon Cameron finished off by one timing a shot past NU goaltender Jason Braun at 9:32 of the first period. PC wasted little time taking the lead as Jay Leach took a slap shot from the right point that trickled through Braun's pads at 10:36 of the first.

Northeastern's Ryan Zoller tied the game at 2-2 with wrist shot from the right point that found its way through a screen and beat Ballard over his right shoulder at 6:33 of the second. The Huskies regained the lead as Graig Mischler intercepted a pass at PC's blue line and fired a shot at the PC net that deflected off a PC defenseman into the goal at the 17:47 mark of the second period.

PC took advantage of a power-play opportunity to tie the game at 8:30 of the third period when Heath Gordon poked in a rebound from the left side of the crease to even the game at 3-3. The back and forth pace continued as NU's Willie Levesque skated down the left side and wristed in low shot inside the far post to give the Huskies a 4-3 lead at 14:56 of the third. Northeastern appeared to seal the win with a goal by Roger Holeczy at 17:28 of the third period. However, the frantic pace continued in the final minute as Mike Omicioli slid a low shot past Braun at 19:34 of the third to bring the Friars within one goal. With six seconds remaining in the game Troy Lake lifted a rebound high into the net to even the game at 5-5.

Northeastern earned the win when Lynch pushed in a rebound with 1:00 remaining in overtime

With the win, Northeastern finished its season with an 11-20-13 overall record and 6-16-2 mark in HOCKEY EAST, while Providence fell to 18-15-1 overall and 12-11-1 in league standings.

Providence returns to action on Friday, March 12 against Boston University in the first game of the best-of-three HOCKEY EAST Quarterfinal series at PC's Schneider Arena.

Sunday, March 7, 1999

Matthews Arena, Boston, Mass.

Providence College (18-15-1) 2 0 3 0 -- 5 6-12 1-4

Northeastern (11-20-3) 1 2 2 1 -- 6 6-12 0-4

Per Time Team Goal Scorer (Assists)

1 6:14 NU Billy Newson 7 (Mike Jozefowicz, Ryan Zoller)

1 9:32 PC Jon Cameron 7 (Jon Coe)

1 10:36 PC Jay Leach 1 (Marc Suderman)

2 6:33 NU Ryan Zoller 7 (Willie Levesque)

2 17:47 NU Graig Mischler 8 (Mike Jozefowicz, Bob Haglund)

3 8:30 PC Heath Gordon 7 (Jon Cameron, Fernando Pisani) PP

3 14:56 NU Willie Levesque 12 (Jim Fahey)

3 17:28 NU Roger Holeczy 4 (Todd Barclay, Brian Cummings)

3 19:34 PC Mike Omicioli 17 (Fernando Pisani, Heath Gordon) 6 x 5

3 19:54 PC Troy Lake 17 (Mike Omicioli, Jason Ialongo) 6 x 5

OT 4:00 NU Chris Lynch 10 (Rich Spiller)

Penalties by period

PC 1-2 3-6 2-4 0-0 --6-12

NU 0-0 3-6 3-6 0-0 --6-12

Saves:

Boyd Ballard (PC) 4 8 8 3 --23 (62:04)

Jason Braun (NU) 6 5 17 2 --30 (64:00)

Attendance: 1,021 (Matthews Arena)