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HENNIKER, N.H. - Babson College freshman forward PT
Donato (Arlington, Mass.) netted two goals lifting the
visiting Beavers past the New England College Pilgrims 4-1 in men's
ice hockey action Friday evening. With the win, the Beavers
extend their unbeaten streak to six game (5-0-1) and improve to
11-7-2 overall and 8-5-1 in ECAC East/NESCAC play. The loss drops
the Pilgrims to 8-10-2 on the season and 4-8-2 in the conference.
The two teams would battle through the opening period scoreless
as Babson would hold the slight 11-8 advantage in shots on net.
NEC's Alex Muse (Lynnfield, Mass.) would break the scoring
drought early in the second period as netted a power-play goal
assisted by Jeff Armando (Canton, Mass.) and Mark Ehl (North
Vancouver, B.C.) just 5:46 into the period.
Babson would respond as Donato took advantage of a Beaver
power-play assisted by Ian Goodwin (Cooper City,
Fla.) and Liam Chatterton (Staten Island,
N.Y.) at the 10:44 mark. The Beavers struck again
just two minutes later as Terry Woods (Duxbury,
Mass.) scored what would prove to be the game winner on a
breakaway assisted by Shane Farrell (West Warwick,
R.I.) and Colin Young (Dedham, Mass.).
Babson would extend their lead to 3-0 just over a minute into
the third period as Donato pushed in a loose puck assisted by
Mike McMahon (Wilmington, Mass.) and
Farrell. The Beavers would tack on a final score as
Cody Carlson (Peterborough, N.H.) netted his fifth
goal of the season at the 14:29 mark.
The Pilgrims finished the game with a 31-24 shot advantage, but
Babson rookie Zeke Testa (Wellesley, Mass.)
finished with 30 saves in another standout performance in net for
the Beavers. In net for NEC was Aaron Harvey (Milford, Nova Scotia)
who made 20 saves on the night.
NOTE: Taken from a New England College press release.
