PURCHASE, N.Y. – Sophomore Colin Morrissey (Shelton, Conn./St. Joseph) scored his first career hat trick, and Zach Hoffman (Loudonville, N.Y./LaSalle Institute) recorded 18 saves on 24 shots. It wasn't enough however, as the Curry Colonels defeated Manhattanville 6-5, off Brandon Flaim's second goal of the game, coming with just 0:53 remaining in overtime.
 
After exchanging opportunities throughout the first quarter, it was the Colonels who got on the board first. With 4:04 remaining, junior midfielder Joseph Shea scored his fifth goal of the season, unassisted, giving Curry a 1-0 lead.
 
Sophomore Ed Motherway (Suffield, Conn./Suffield) scored his first goal of the season with just 1:26 remaining in the first quarter. Freshman Christian Flores (Avon, Conn./Avon) picked up his third assist of the season on the play and is now averaging an assist per game in his young collegiate career.
 
The Valiants took a 2-1 lead at the 12:23 mark of the second quarter when Morrissey buried his first goal of the game off an assist from fellow sophomore, Andrew Murray (Yonkers, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac). Morrissey extended the Valiants lead to two when he scored again with just 1:56 remaining in the first half.
 
The Colonels cut the deficit at the 11:27 mark of the third quarter, when John McNemoney scored his sixth goal of the season for the Colonels.  Andrew Murray (Yonkers, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac) answered back quickly for Manhattanville, scoring his fourth goal of the season just over a minute later.
 
McNemoney picked up his second goal of the game at the 6:01 mark. Just 22 seconds later McNemoney completed his hat trick, scoring off the faceoff from his previous goal to tie the game at four.
 
Manhattanville took the lead with 8:10 remaining when sophomore Connor Normandin (Stratford, Conn./Bunnell) setup Morrissey's third goal of the game. Curry battled back and recorded the next three shots on goal, the third shot got past Hoffman, tying the game 5-5 with 6:40 remaining in the game.
 
60 minutes wasn't enough to decide a winner so the teams headed to overtime. Manhattanville recorded the first three shots of overtime but Curry countered quickly off a Valiants turnover and an impressive goal from Flaim handed Manhattanville its second loss of the season.
 
The Valiants head to Newburgh, N.Y. on Wednesday to faceoff against a 3-2,Mount St. Mary team that is averaging over 10 goals per game this season.