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BABSON PARK, Mass. - Babson College notched its third
consecutive victory with an impressive 6-2 victory over regional
power Curry College in a non-conference men's ice hockey contest at
the Babson Skating Center on Tuesday night. With the win, the
Beavers improved to 9-7-1 on the season, while the Colonels fell to
11-5-1.
Babson opened the scoring in the closing minutes of the first
period, when first-year Matt Leer (Edina, Minn.)
put back a rebound of sophomore Mike Hoban's (Medfield,
Mass.) shot from the slot for his first collegiate goal at
18:47.
The Beavers added another score early in the second session, as
Hoban took a beautiful centering pass from first-year Ryan
Smith (Lynnfield, Mass.) on the left side and potted his
second of the season on a powerplay at 1:48. The Colonels then had
an excellent opportunity to get one back when overlapping Babson
penalties gave the visitors a 45-second two-man advantage later in
the second, but the Beavers' defense snuffed out both chances to
maintain their lead.
Babson tacked on another goal near the end of the second, as
junior Terry Woods (Duxbury, Mass.) corralled the
puck in the slot and fired a low shot past senior goalie Zachary
Cardella (Spokane, Wash.) at 18:10. It was Woods' team-leading 11th
goal of the season, and his sixth in his last three contests.
Curry finally got on the board during a 4-on-4 early in the
third period. Sophomore Jonathan Miller's (Freehold, N.J.) shot
from the blue line was deflected by a defender, but sophomore Ryan
Barlock (Niles, Ill.) gathered the rebound in the right circle and
lifted a shot into the upper right corner for his third of the year
at 0:17. However, Babson answered at 5:07 of the third, as senior
Liam Chatterton (Staten Island, N.Y.) fired a
slapper from the blue line that glanced off the post and in for his
second of the winter, making it 4-1 in favor of the hosts.
Chatterton tacked on another goal less than two minutes later,
when he blocked a shot and took the rebound the length of the ice
for an unassisted shorthanded tally at 6:43. The two teams would
exchange goals in the final five minutes - Smith netted his third
at 15:18 and Curry sophomore Steven Mohler (Anaheim, Calif.) scored
his eighth at 16:28 - as Babson claimed the eventual 6-2 victory.
Hoban led Babson with a goal and three assists for four points,
while Chatterton finished with two scores and one assist for three
points. First-year Zeke Testa (Wellesley, Mass.)
played the entire game in net for the Beavers, making 14 saves,
while Cardella and first-year Robert Dawson (Woodbury, Mich.) split
time in goal for Curry. Cardella made 17 saves in 46:43, while
Dawson stopped seven shots in 13:17.
