RUTLAND, Vt.—Senior Matt Furey (Quincy, Mass.) and junior Mike Driscoll (Milton, Mass.) each scored, and sophomore goalie Jamie Murray (Scituate, Mass.) made a season-high 29 saves as nationally-ranked Babson College stayed unbeaten with a 2-1 victory over Castleton State in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East men's hockey action on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Arena.

With the win, Babson (No. 8 D3hockey.com/No. 9 USCHO.com) moves to 6-0-0 overall and 4-0-0 in in the league, while Castleton State drops to 3-2-1 both overall and in conference play.

Seniors Matt O'Neill (Norwell, Mass.) and Nik Tasiopoulos (Norwell, Mass.), sophomore Max Franklin (Wrentham, Mass.), and first-year Dan Casey (Chatham, N.J.) all had assists for the Beavers, who have now won four games by one goal this season.

First-year Bart Moran (Calgary, Alberta) had the only score of the game for the Spartans while senior Colin Murray (Oshawa, Ontario) chipped in with an assist in the loss.

Babson got on the board first thanks to Driscoll's second tally of the year just 3:26 into the first period. Castleton State took an early holding penalty and the Beavers made them pay, notching a power play goal for the eighth straight regular-season game. Driscoll buried the rebound after Spartans' senior goalie Erick Cinotti (Mahwah, N.J.) stopped O'Neill's shot for the 1-0 lead.

Despite getting outshot 14-5 in the second period, Murray stood tall, and the Green and White was able to extend its lead at the 6:42 mark of the third period on Furey's first goal of the season. Castleton State cut the Beavers' lead in half on Moran's team-leading fourth goal of the year at 18:52 of the third period, but Murray made one stop, and Driscoll and senior Ryan Heavey (Andover, Mass.) each blocked a shot in the final 35 seconds to secure the win.

Murray made 23 of his 29 saves over the second and third periods to earn his fifth win of the year. Cinotti stopped 18 shots for the Spartans.

Castleton State finished with a 30-20 advantage in shots on goal. The Beavers went 1-for-3 on the power play and killed off both of the Spartans extra-man opportunities.

Babson returns to action on Tuesday night when it travels to face UMass-Dartmouth at 7 p.m., while Castleton State will host Tufts in the Rutland Herald Invitational next Saturday at 6 p.m.

Game Notes: Babson is now 10-4-2 all-time against Castleton State and has won three straight in the series…The Beavers 6-0-0 start equals the 1991-92 and 1985-86 teams for the most consecutive wins to start a season dating back to 1975…Babson is 4-0 on the year in games decided by one goal…The Green and White has not trailed in a game since falling behind Saint Anselm, 1-0, back on November 8.