Hanover put a deflected ball of a cross into the net in the final minute of overtime to claim a 2-1 victory to hand Wabash its first loss of the 2017 season.
 
The Little Giants, playing on the road for second time this season, took an early lead on Stojan Krsteski's team-leading third goal of the season off a pass from Cory Sims in the ninth minute of the match. The Panthers (2-2) evened the contest in the 33^rd minute. Hunter Guthrie fired a rebounded shot attempt by Ryan Keeney into the net for his first goal of the season.
 
Neither team could score through the remainder of regulation to force the extra session. Hanover notched the game-winning goal in the final minute of the first overtime when Tanner Korfhagen put a deflected crossing pass into the back of the net for his second goal of the season and the victory.
 
"It's was a pretty competitive game," Wabash head coach Chris Keller said. "I thought we played well enough to win. We created a lot of chances in front of the goal and just missed out on a few opportunities. It really had the feel of a North Coast Athletic Conference-style game where one mistake would make the difference. Credit Hanover for taking advantage of our errors.  
 
"I did like how we played as a unit. Unfortunately, we just came up on the short end of the score. We'll rebuild and get ready for Rose-Hulman Wednesday and three big games on our schedule this week."
 
Wabash outshot Hanover 12-10 overall, but the Panthers put five shots on net compared to four for Wabash. Francisco Trejo led the Little Giants with two shots on goal. Bayden Lee and Krsteski each finished with one.
 
David Daugherty made three saves in 99:09 minutes of play at goalkeeper for Wabash.
 
The Little Giants (2-1) return home to face Rose-Hulman Wednesday at 5 p.m. before traveling west for a pair of matches over the weekend at Fontbonne and Monmouth.