Men's Ice Hockey at (RV) Elmira
Friday, January 24 | 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 25 | 4 p.m.
Murray Athletic Center | Pine Valley, N.Y.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 9-8-0 all-time against Elmira in a series that dates back to 1977-78.
• The Beavers won four in a row over the Soaring Eagles from February 2022 to November 2023 but Elmira has taken the last two meetings.
• The Green and White are 2-4 at Elmira in the last 20 years, including back-to-back wins in 2022 and a pair of losses in Pine Valley last winter.

LAST MEETING
• Amadeo Mastrangeli '24 scored the game-winning goal less than nine minutes into overtime as fourth-seeded and eighth-ranked Elmira edged fifth-seeded Babson, 3-2, in a New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Tournament quarterfinal on February 17, 2024, inside the Murray Athletic Center.
• Junior Nolan Woudenberg and senior Wyatt George scored goals for the Beavers, and sophomore Jimmy Fallon, juniors Brendan Kennedy and Ryan Murphy, and Thomas Kramer '24 recorded assists. Sophomore goalie Mason Rosado matched his career high with 33 saves, including six in overtime, but took the tough-luck loss.
• Nicholas Domitrovic '24 scored the first two goals for the Soaring Eagles, classmate Janis Vizbelis registered a pair of assists, and Mastrangeli, graduate student Chance Gorman and senior Nathan Young collected one assist each. Junior Kyle Curtin finished with 35 saves to record the win in goal.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (9-7-1, 7-5-0 NEHC) is looking to get back on track after a pair of tough losses at NEHC newcomer Albertus Magnus, 4-2 and 5-4 (OT), last weekend in New Haven, Conn.
• Kennedy tallied a goal and an assist for the Beavers in Saturday's overtime setback, and juniors Egan Schmitt and Murphy and sophomore Joseph Kramer added goals. Junior Nate Mueller made 28 saves in goal but suffered the loss. Kennedy and classmate Egan Schmitt potted goals in Friday's loss, the first of the season for Schmitt.
• Kennedy (11-4-15) has scored a goal in five straight games and shares the NEHC lead in goals. George (7-7-14) is second on the team in scoring and shares the team lead in assists with Murphy (3-7-10) and graduate student Johnny McElaney (2-7-9). Junior Ian Driscoll (4-6-10) and sophomores Joseph Kramer (4-5-9) and Fallon (4-4-8) are tied for third on the squad in goals.
• Mueller (2.47 GAA, .917 sv. pct.) has been between the pipes for eight straight games after Rosado (3.97 GAA, .867 sv. pct.) started seven of the first nine.

SCOUTING THE SOARING EAGLES
• Elmira (9-4-2, 6-3-1 NEHC) has won four of its last five outings after splitting a series at UMass Boston last weekend, winning 4-2 on Saturday after a 2-1 loss on Friday.
• Young, Gorman, senior Cole Tucker and first-year Corbin Melie all scored in Saturday's victory and graduate student Ryan Reifler set a career high in helpers after assisting on all four goals. Graduate student Bailey Krawczyk potted the lone goal in Friday's setback. Junior Brody Haynes made 42 saves in the opener on Friday and Curtin stopped 42 shots on Saturday.
• Reifler (6-9-15) has three goals and six assists in his last four games to move into the team scoring lead. Young (6-8-14) has reached his career high in scoring and Gorman (5-9-14) registered his 100th career point (50g, 50a) with his goal on Saturday.
• Haynes (2.38 GAA, .924 sv. pct.) is 6-3-1 in 10 starts for the Soaring Eagles and Curtin (2.26 GAA, .934 sv. pct.) is 3-1 in four starts.

CHECKING THE NEHC STANDINGS
• Babson (7-5-0, 21 pts) holds down third place in the NEHC through 12 games, trailing unbeaten Hobart (10-0-0, 30 pts) and Norwich (7-1-2, 23 pts), which both have two games in hand over the Beavers.
• Salve Regina (6-6-0, 19 pts), Elmira (6-3-1, 18 pts), and Albertus Magnus (6-3-1, 17 pts) are in a battle for the final home-ice berth in the first round of the NEHC playoffs.
• Skidmore (5-7-0, 15 pts) and UMass Boston (4-8-0, 12 pts) are in position for the final two playoff berths, while New England College (3-6-1, 11 pts) has two games in hand over UMB.

BABSON VS. THE SOARING EAGLES
• Ryan Murphy is Babson's active scoring leader against Elmira with six assists in five games, while George has three goals and one assist for four points in eight career outings.
• Three Beavers have collected three career points against the Soaring Eagles, Kennedy (4 gms, 1-2-3), Will Holland (5 gms,0-3-3) and Charlie Andriole (5 gms, 0-3-3).
• Mueller won his only career start against Elmira, 5-3, with 27 saves back on November 10, 2023, while Rosado has a 2.89 goals against average and an .898 save percentage in two starts.

BUSY BEAVERS
• Kennedy has eight points in his last five games, including five goals and three assists in the month of January.
• Ryan Murphy has four points on two goals and two assists in his last four contests.
• Fallon has at least one point in four of his last five games, and Driscoll has at least one point in five of his last seven.

BEAVER NUGGETS
• Kennedy is 13th in Division III in goals per game (0.69) and George is tied for 31st nationally with three power play goals.
• Graduate student Kyle Gierman leads the team with a +10 plus/minus ranking, with Kennedy (+8) and sophomore CJ Beals (+7) rounding out the top three.
• The Green and White are ranked 14th in Division III in power play percentage (0.268).
• The Beavers are third in the NEHC with 56 goals scored.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Beavers are 6-2-1 when scoring the first goal of the game, and Babson 5-0-1 when leading after the second period.
• Babson is 7-2-1 this season when scoring at least three goals.
• The Green and White are 5-3-1 this season in games that were decided by one goal or ended in a tie.

UP NEXT
• After four straight road games, the Beavers return home to host Norwich in an NEHC series on January 31-February 1 at the Babson Skating Center.