Men's Ice Hockey vs. No. 8 Trinity
Saturday, January 4 | 3 p.m.
Babson Skating Center | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 18-9-2 all-time against the Bantams in a series that dates back to the 1969-70 season.
• The Beavers had won seven in a row over Trinity, including a 3-0 shutout in Babson Park in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, before the Bantams broke up the streak with an overtime victory nine months later in Hartford, Conn.
• The teams split the two games in 2022 (March, December), which were the first meetings between the two programs since 2010.

LAST MEETING
• Ned Blanchard '24 scored 2:26 into overtime as Trinity overcame a 3-1 deficit to post a 4-3 victory over No. 9 Babson on December 6, 2022, at Williams Rink.
• Chris Rooney '23 had a hand in all three Beaver scores with a goal and two assists, while senior Matt Cormier and junior Cam Joslin also scored for the Green and White. Junior Charlie Andriole picked up an assist and classmate Nate Mueller finished with 24 saves in goal in the setback.
• Kyle Tomaso '24 scored twice for the Bantams and senior Richard Boysen notched one goal. Christian Hayes '23 tallied a pair of assists, Riley Prattson '23 and junior Eamon Doheny collected one assist each, and junior Devin Bobak made 23 saves to earn the win in goal.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (6-5-1, 5-3-0 NEHC) brings a two-game winning streak into the new year after sweeping Southern Maine in the final games of December, 4-1 and 4-2, in Henniker, N.H.
• Mueller made 48 saves on 51 shots (.941) to pick up his first two wins of the season. Junior Ian Driscoll had a three-point weekend, including two goals in Saturday's win, and senior Wyatt George potted a goal in each game. Graduate student Johnny McElaney and sophomores Jimmy Fallon and CJ Beals also collected assists in both games.
• George (6-6-12) has at least one point in eight of the 12 games, junior Brendan Kennedy (6-1-7) shares the team lead in goals, and Driscoll (4-3-7), sophomore Joseph Kramer (3-4-7) and McElaney (0-7-7) are also tied for second on the team in points.
• Mueller (1.63 GAA, .944 sv. pct.) is 2-1 in three games since Thanksgiving while sophomore Mason Rosado (3.97 GAA, .867 sv. pct.) is 3-3-1 in seven starts this season.

SCOUTING THE BANTAMS
• No. 8 Trinity (6-2-1, 2-1-1 NESCAC) had its seven-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 5-2 loss at Curry on Thursday in the first game since the semester break.
• After falling behind 5-0, the Bantams tacked on a pair of third-period goals by first-year Dane Carter and senior Alexander Mozian. Bobak finished with 15 saves for Trinity, which was outshot 23-20 in the setback.
• Junior Spencer Korona (2-10-12) owns the team lead in scoring while Mozian (6-3-9) is the top goal scorer, including four power play goals. Senior Theodore Griffin (0-8-8) is second on the team in assists and sophomores Connor Sedlak (2-5-7) and James Barbour (3-3-6) are offensive threats as well.
• Bobak (2.01 GAA, .932 sv. pct.) has started all nine games this season and posted one shutout.

HOME ICE ADVANTAGE
• The Beavers are 4-1 at home this season after finishing 8-2-2 at the Babson Skating Center in 2023-24 and 21-6-3 on home ice over the past three seasons.
• Babson is 62-18-7 at home since 2017-18 and 106-21-12 in Babson Park going back to February of 2013.

BABSON VS. THE NESCAC
• Saturday's game is the fourth and final outing this season against schools from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), all on the road.
• The Beavers are 0-2-1 in the first three, going to overtime in a 3-3 tie at Tufts and a 2-1 loss at Amherst.
• The Green and White have gone 10-5-3 against teams from the NESCAC since the 2019-20 campaign.

NCAA STATISTICS RANKINGS
• Babson is ranked 15th in Division III in power play percentage, scoring at a .258 clip with the man advantage.
• George is tied for eighth individually with three power play goals.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson is 5-1-1 this season and 17-2-2 going back to last season when scoring at least three goals.
• The Beavers are 4-2-1 in one-goal games this season and 10-4-3 since the start of last season in games that were decided by one goal or ended in a tie.
• Over the past three seasons, Babson is 24-3-1 when leading after the second period, including 3-0-1 this season.
• The Green and White are 4-2-1 this season and 27-10-2 over the past three seasons when scoring at least one power play goal.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers will play New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) opponents the rest of the way, beginning with a pair of against Vermont State Castleton on January 10-11 at the Babson Skating Center.