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SCHENECTADY, NY -- The Union College men's ice hockey team had one of its biggest comebacks in program history spoiled by a power-play goal with 1:29 left in overtime, giving Sacred Heart a 6-5 victory Saturday at Messa Rink. The Dutchmen erased a four goal deficit with 7:04 remaining with four goals on seven shots. Senior forward Jason Walters knotted his second goal of the game with 1:23 remaining in regulation to pull the score even at 5-5. The Pioneers' Nick Johnson picked the upper-right corner for the game-winner, moving his team to 1-1-0 on the year. Union goes to 3-2-1.

Union's comeback began with the team trailing 5-1. Sophomore forward Kelly Zajac found a lose puck at the top of the crease for his first goal of the season igniting the Dutchmen. Moments later with 3:54 left, freshman forward Wayne Simpson made it 5-3 when he picked a corner on a semi-breakaway.

With the momentum tilted towards the Dutchmen, junior forward Adam Presizniuk tipped in a shot from senior forward Mario Valery-Trabucco with 2:58 on the clock, setting up Walters game-tying goal with less than two minutes remaining. The senior picked up the puck just in side his blue line, skated into the offensive end and fired a slap shot past Sacred Heart goaltender Steven Legatto.

A tripping call at 3:04 of the overtime period put the Pioneers on the power-play, allowing Johnson to score his team-leading fourth goal of the season.

The Dutchmen were led by Walter's two-goal performance -- the fifth of his career -- and Valery-Trabucco's career-high tying three assists. Presizniuk also registered a multi-point game with his goal and assist on on Zajac's goal.

Sacred Heart was led by Johnson and David Berude, who each had a pair of goals. In all five Pioneers registered multi-point games.

Between the pipes, junior goaltender Corey Milan made 17 stops in two regulation periods and overtime. He replaced freshman goaltender Keith Kinkaid, who made 13 stops in the first period.

Playing in his first career game, Legatto made 36 stops for his first career win.

The Dutchmen scored four goals on seven shots with 7:04 remaining to erase a four goal deficit and force overtime, but a Sacred Heart power-play goal with 1:29 remaining in overtime gave the visitors a 6-5 win Saturday night at Messa Rink.