MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Hamilton College's Grisha Gotovets '25 scored 28 seconds into the sudden-victory overtime period and lifted the Continentals to a 2-1 NESCAC win against the Wesleyan University Cardinals at Wesleyan's Spurrier-Snyder Rink on Saturday afternoon.
 
Season Update
Hamilton (9-8-1, 7-4-1 NESCAC) finished its weekend road trip to central Connecticut with a win and a tie. The nationally ranked No. 15 Cardinals (11-5-2, 7-3-2) edged the Continentals 4-3 in overtime back on Dec. 3.
 
How It Happened

• Hamilton dominated the overtime action as the teams skated 3-on-3. The Continentals won both faceoffs and had both shots on goal. James Philpott '25 and Ben Zimmerman '26 had the assists on Gotovets' game-winner.
• Sean Thomson '23 gave Hamilton a 1-0 lead with 5:55 left in the first period while the teams were skating 4-on-4. Carson Hall '26 was credited with an assist on Thomson's goal.
• Neither team scored in the second period, but a shot by Wesleyan's Andrew Pratt hit the post with about four minutes left.
• Danny Judge tied the score for the Cardinals with 7:25 remaining in the third period. Mike Dunderdale and Parker Sondag collected the assists.
• Wesleyan had a great chance to take the lead after one of the Continentals was sent to the penalty box for tripping with six minutes to go, but the Cardinals couldn't take advantage.

 
Notes

• Gotovets picked a great spot for his first goal this season and eighth of his Hamilton career.
• Jack Grant '24 stopped 24 shots, including 14 in the second period.
• Thomson tallied his fourth career goal with the Continentals.
• Zimmerman leads the team with 10 assists and 15 points.
• Philpott has 21 career assists at Hamilton.
• Fred Allaire '23 won 13 of 19 faceoffs and has won 59 percent of the draws this season.
• Marc Smith turned away 12 shots for Wesleyan.

 
Next Game
The Continentals host Colby College for another NESCAC contest on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.