Manchester, N.H. (September 2) - The Saint Anselm Hawks narrowly defeated the Caldwell College Cougars 2-1 in double overtime at Melucci Field Sunday afternoon. The win improves the Hawks to 1-2-1 overall, 0-1-0 NE-10, and drops Caldwell to 0-1-1 overall, 0-0-0 CACC.

Both teams came out in the first half aggressively, with Saint Anselm taking 10 shots, only one on net, and Caldwell taking five, four of which were stopped by Hawks' goalkeeper Scott Johnson (Plymouth, Mass.). Johnson finished the game with seven saves.

The Hawks' only shot on net in the first half resulted in the first goal of the game. Tim Hubbard (Marshfield, Mass.) took a blast from 25 yards out just past the outstretched hands of Cougars' goalkeeper John Plaugic, netting his second goal of the season. The goal was assisted by Matt Sawyer (Henniker, N.H.), his second of the season, at the 19:40 mark.

The Cougars netted an equalizer at the 32:26 mark, when Chad Bennett buried a pass from Luis Sartorio.

Both teams had opportunities throughout the second half, but neither managed to score, sending the game into overtime tied 1-1.

The Hawks' best opportunity in the first overtime came when Tim Hubbard rang the crossbar in the 97th minute.

In the second overtime, the Hawks managed to net the winner when Sam Lamptey (Worcester, Mass.) netted his third goal of the season at the 106:12 mark with Rob Thatcher (Topsfield, Mass.) and Matt Sawyer being credited with the dual assist.

The Hawks begin a stretch of three road games Wednesday, Sept. 5, when they head to Southern New Hampshire for their second conference game of the season. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.