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BABSON PARK, Mass. - Sophomore Lindsey Gullett (Wawanesa,
Manitoba) scored a pair of goals and first-year goalie Arthur
Hollinger (Homer Glen, Ill.) made 14 saves to lead the Castleton
State College Spartans to a 3-1 victory over the host Babson
College Beavers in an ECAC East men's ice hockey matchup at the
Babson Skating Center on Saturday afternoon. With the win,
Castleton State extended its unbeaten streak to six games and
improved to 6-6-3 overall and 4-4-1 in the conference, while Babson
saw its record fall to 6-7-1 overall and 4-5-0 in the ECAC East.
The Spartans jumped in front late in the opening period, as
Gullett took a feed from sophomore Dan Mauriello (Guilford, Conn.)
and fired a hard slapper from the right circle. Babson first-year
goaltender Zeke Testa (Wellesley, Mass.) nearly
stopped the short-range blast with what would have been a
spectacular kick save, but the puck glanced off his right blocker
and trickled just across the goal line for Gullett's fourth of the
season at 15:33.
Gullett struck again at almost the same point in the second
period, as he broke in on Testa with under five minutes to go. The
Beavers' netminder denied his first attempt, but Gullett was able
to stuff home his own rebound for his second of the game and fifth
of the year at 15:35.
Babson cut its deficit in half with a powerplay goal later in
the second, beginning when sophomore Dan Ahern's (Melrose,
Mass.) initial shot was broken up by the Castleton State
defense. The puck then caromed to sophomore defenseman
Colin Young (Dedham, Mass.), who slapped a rocket
from the left point over Hollinger's near-side shoulder for his
first of the season at 17:13.
The Beavers would have two more extra-man opportunities, but
Castleton State fought off a powerplay late in the second and
another early in the third to maintain its 2-1 lead. Babson later
pulled Testa in favor of an extra skater in the final two minutes,
but first-year Josh Harris (Torrance, Calif.) sent his fifth goal
of the season into the empty net with 1:11 remaining to clinch the
3-1 Spartan victory.
Hollinger finished with 14 saves in the victory for Castleton
State, while Testa finished a strong effort in net with 26 saves
for Babson.
