BOX SCORE

MILTON, Mass. -- The Babson College men's ice hockey team rallied with two third-period goals to force overtime against nationally-ranked Curry College on Tuesday night, but the Beavers eventually fell to the #15 Colonels in the extra session, 3-2. With the win, Curry improved to 13-3-1 on the year, while Babson dropped to 6-9-1 overall.

Curry led 2-0 after one, as Jeffrey Hazelwood scored just under six minutes in and Payden Benning later added a powerplay goal at 8:21. However, senior goalie Skylar Nipps would hold the hosts scoreless over the next 51 minutes on his way to a stellar 36-save performance.

Babson began its comeback midway through the third, as junior Liam Chatterton scored off assists from junior Chris Wood and sophomore Terry Woods at 8:11 to cut the Beavers' deficit to 2-1. It then remained a one-goal affair until the 17-minute mark, when junior defenseman Gabriel Chenard-Poirier scored his second goal in the last three games to knot the score at 2-2 with 2:55 remaining in regulation. Senior Matt Harrington and first-year Cody Carlson picked up assists on the play, which eventually sent the game into overtime.

Curry would finally put the game away in the opening minute of the extra session, as Ross Enmark tallied his eighth goal of the season at 0:52.

Nipps' 36 saves included 11 in the first period, 10 in the second, 14 in the third, and one in overtime.