Men's Ice Hockey at New England College
Friday, December 6 | 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 7 | 4 p.m.
Lee Clement Arena | Henniker, N.H.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 49-24-8 all-time against New England College in a series that dates back to 1977.
• The Beavers have captured three in a row and nine of the last 11 encounters between the two programs, dating back to January of 2020.
• The Green and White have won two straight and four of the last five at Lee Clement Arena.

LAST MEETING
• Junior defenseman Nolan Dion scored his first goal of the season with 39 seconds remaining in regulation to send Babson past New England College, 4-3, on February 10, 2024, inside the Babson Skating Center.
• Junior Will Holland finished with a goal and an assist and classmate Egan Schmitt and sophomore Jimmy Fallon scored once each for the Beavers, and Thomas Kramer '24 collected two assists in a strong senior night performance. Sophomore Mason Rosado made 32 saves in goal in the victory.
• Tim Lopez '24 scored his first two goals of the season for the Pilgrims, including a key third-period strike that tied the score at 3-3 with 3:11 remaining. Shane Adler scored one goal and Kam Hellman registered two assists. Kai Tomita made 25 saves in goal in the loss.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (4-5-1, 3-3-0 NEHC) are looking to bounce back from a 7-0 non-conference loss at Amherst of Sunday.
• Rosado made 29 saves in goal for the Beavers. Junior Ryan Murphy won 9-of-12 face-offs and classmate Danny Cavanagh captured 9-of-14 to provide the highlights in the setback.
• Senior Wyatt George (4-6-10) owns the team scoring lead through 10 games, and junior Brendan Kennedy (5-1-6) has the team lead in goals. Five others have five points each – junior Charlie Andriole (3-2-5), sophomore Joseph Kramer (2-3-5), Cavanagh (1-4-5), Murphy (1-4-5) and graduate student Johnny McElaney (0-5-5).
• Rosado (3.97 GAA, .867 sv. pct.) has started seven of the 10 games this season. Junior Nate Mueller made 36 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss in his season debut last Saturday at Williams.

SCOUTING THE PILGRIMS
• New England College (1-5-1, 1-2-1 NEHC) is out to snap a three-game skid following Tuesday's 6-2 loss at No. 9 Trinity.
• Sophomore Martins Leps and first-year Andrew Ralston scored third-period goals for the Pilgrims, who were outshot 47-30. First-year Anthony Beaulier made a season-high 41 saves in the setback.
• Senior David Novotny (3-2-5) leads the team in scoring while sophomores Gunnar Sibley (2-1-3) and Paul Waldhauser (2-1-3) and senior Jesper Tarkiainen (0-3-3) have produced three points apiece for the Pilgrims, who have been outscored 22-9.
• Beaulieu (2.29 GAA, .935 sv. pct) has started five of the seven games and posted a 2-0 victory over Norwich on November 16 for his first career shutout.

CHECKING THE NEHC STANDINGS
• With just six conference games played by most teams, Babson (3-3-0) and Salve Regina (3-3-0) are tied for fourth place in the NEHC standings.
• Hobart (6-0-0) and Elmira (5-0-1) are the two lone remaining unbeaten teams and Skidmore (4-2-0) holds down third place.
• Norwich (2-1-1) sits in six place with just four games played, and UMass Boston (2-4-0) and Albertus Magnus (2-3-1) round out the top eight.

BEAVERS VS. THE PILGRIMS
• George is the current active leader in scoring against New England College with three goals and three assists in six career games. Kennedy (3-1-4) and Dion (1-2-3) are multi-point scorers in four games each vs. the Pilgrims.
• Six Beavers have produced two points in their careers against NEC, including Holland (1-1-2), Schmitt (1-1-2), Driscoll (1-1-2), Andriole (0-2-2) and Murphy (0-2-2) in four games and Fallon (1-1-2) in two contests.

BEAVER BITES
• The Beavers are fourth in the NEHC with 26 goals scored and tied for sixth in power play goals.
• The Green and White are ranked 19th in Division III in power play percentage (0.233).
• George is tied for 18th in Division III with a pair of power play goals.
• Babson is 4-1 at home this season but 0-4-1 on the road.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Beavers are 4-2-1 this season and 10-4-3 since last season in games that were decided by one goal or ended in a tie.
• Babson is 3-1-1 this season and 15-2-2 going back to last season when scoring at least three goals.
• The Green and White are 2-2-1 this season and 25-10-2 over the past three seasons when scoring at least one power play goal.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers will break for final exams and the holidays before returning to action on January 4 vs. No. 9 Trinity at the Babson Skating Center.