BABSON PARK, Mass.—Junior Bill Seligman (Toronto, Ontario) scored the go-ahead goal at 16:03 of the third period and senior goaltender Jamie Murray (Scituate, Mass.) made 32 saves as No. 10 D3hockey.com/No. 11 USCHO.com Babson College defeated No. 12 D3hockey.com/No. 12 USCHO.com Hobart College, 4-2, in the season opener for both teams on Friday night at the Babson Skating Center.

Seligman, junior Dan Casey (Chatham, N.J.) and sophomore Charlie Ackerman (Bradenton, Fla.) all finished with a goal and an assist for the Beavers. Classmate Rob Devaney (Reading, Mass.) also scored, while junior Tim Searles (Chesapeake, Va.) chipped in with an assist in the win.

The Green and White started fast as Devaney put away the rebound of a shot by Ackerman to take a 1-0 lead just 53 seconds into the contest. The Statesmen responded with a pair of goals just 49 seconds apart, though as sophomore Colin Clapton (Canton, Mass.) tucked a shot inside the near post for the near slot and senior Mac Olson (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) converted a feed from classmate Brad Robbins (Murrieta, Calif.) on a two-on-one break to grab a 2-1 lead at 12:22 of the opening period.

The Beavers tied the game just 15 seconds into the second period as Casey notched his first goal of the season, cleaning up the rebound of a shot by Seligman to make it 2-2. Babson (1-0) then held Hobart (0-1) to just three shots on a five-minute power play following a boarding call to keep the game tied heading to the third period.

The Green and White had the only power play of the final period, including a two-man advantage for 65 seconds early in the period, but came up empty thanks to three saves from Statesmen sophomore goaltender Frank Oplinger (Sewickley, Pa.).Murray then kept the game deadlocked with back-to-back saves on Hobart senior Ben Gamache (Longlac, Ontario) from point-blank range with just over five minutes to go.

Seligman gave the Beavers the lead for good with a wraparound goal with 3:57 to go, and Ackerman followed with an empty net tally in the closing seconds for the final margin.

Oplinger finished with 31 saves in a losing effort for the Statesmen.

Babson held a slim 35-34 edge in shots, while the teams combined to go 0-for-7 on the power play.

Both teams return to action on Saturday at 4 p.m. as Babson hosts Curry, while Hobart visits the University of New England.

GAME NOTES
• The Beavers are now 9-1-0 all-time against Hobart.
• The Green and White has gone 3-0-0 against ECAC West foes over the last two seasons.
• Babson is 26-2-2 at home going back to the start of the 2013-14 season.
• The Beavers are 19-3-3 when leading or tied entering the third period over the last two seasons.