BOX SCORE

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Babson College mounted a 58-41 advantage in shots at Williams College on Saturday afternoon, but the Beavers were forced to settle for a 4-4 overtime tie with the Ephs in a non-conference matchup.

Babson (1-2-1) jumped in front with two goals in the opening five minutes of play. The first came when sophomore Sean Roche netted his first of the season off an assist from senior assistant captain Chris Sabo at 2:15, and the second came when first-year Ryan Smith potted his second goal of the year off feeds from junior Terry Woods and senior Ian Goodwin  at 4:53.

Williams rallied with three unanswered goals to move in front 3-2 - the first coming when Zach Miller scored to put the Ephs on the board at 18:33 of the first. Eric Rubino and Ben Contini then netted back-to-back scores just 43 seconds apart in the opening minutes of the second period to give the hosts a one-goal lead.

The Beavers tied the game at 4:51 of the second, as senior Liam Chatterton and sophomore Dan Ahern assisted sophomore Mike Hoban on his first of the year to make it a 3-3 affair. Babson then regained the lead less than five minutes later, as sophomore Cody Carlson scored his second of the season off a pass from senior Casey Fazekas at 9:09.

Williams scored the only goal of the third period - a tally by Mike Brofft at 9:20 - to even the score at 4-4. The two teams then played a scoreless five-minute overtime period before settling for the 4-4 tie.

Sophomore Andrew Peabody went the distance in net for Babson, finishing with 37 saves, including five in the overtime session. Ryan Purdy made 54 stops in goal for Williams.