BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – On a night when Clark took time to
honor its nine seniors, it was a Babson College freshman who stole
the show as the Beavers claimed a 9-6 win over the host Cougars on
Wednesday evening on Granger Field.
With the victory, Babson (10-5 overall, 5-1 Pilgrim League)
officially secured its 10th consecutive berth in the upcoming
Pilgrim League Tournament. In addition, the Beavers reached the
double-digit mark in wins for the first time since 2003.
The loss drops Clark to 6-7 overall and knocks them out of the
Pilgrim League playoff picture with a 2-4 mark in league play.
Beaver first-year Alex Patinkin (Providence,
R.I.) scored all five of his goals in the second half,
including three straight in the decisive third period when he
single-handedly erased a 4-3 halftime deficit with a three-goal
onslaught in less than nine minutes.
Down 6-4 heading into the fourth, Clark scored the game's
next two goals to steal some momentum and tie the game, as Chris
Adams (Bradford, N.H.) and Garrett McAdam (Portland, Maine) both
found the back of the net.
Patinkin was at it again however, scoring back-to-back goals to
put the game out of reach. Sophomore Cam Caruso (St.
Charles, Ill.) added the Beavers' last marker with
less than two minutes remaining.
In addition to Patinkin's five scores,
first-year Jaime Schmidt (Shelburne, Vt.)
registered two goals for Babson, while Adams netted a pair for the
Cougars.
Both netminders – Clark's Andrew DeVito
(Glastonbury, Conn.) and Babson senior Mike Saucier
(Nashua, N.H.) – each had solid evenings between the
pipes. DeVito turned away 18 shots while Saucier sent back 17.
The Beavers, who have now won five straight games, return to the
field on Saturday with a home contest against Springfield, while
the Cougars visit MIT for the season's final contest.
Babson's game will also feature a special fundraising effort on
behalf of long-time University of Hartford coach and current
Bellarmine head coach Jack McGetrick.
NOTE: Portions of this story taken from a Clark University
press release.
