Men's Ice Hockey vs. No. 1 Hobart
Friday, February 21 | 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 22 | 4 p.m.
Babson Skating Center | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 12-10-5 all-time against Hobart in a series that dates back to the 1987-88 season.
• The Beavers have dropped four of the last five games against the Statesmen, as Hobart was ranked No. 1 in Division III in all five contests.
• The Green and White defeated the No. 1 Statesmen the last time they appeared at the Babson Skating Center, 3-1, back on November 11, 2023, the Beavers' first win over the Orange and White at home since 2015.

LAST MEETING
• No. 1 Hobart scored three goals in 86 seconds late in the second period and junior Damon Beaver made 25 saves as the Statesmen posted a 5-0 victory over Babson on January 19, 2024, in Geneva, N.Y.
• Junior Nate Mueller registered 34 saves in the Beaver goal but shouldered the loss.
• Junior Tristan Fasig led the Statesmen with a pair of goals, senior Luke Aquaro and juniors Kahlil Fontana and Ignat Belov added one goal each, and sophomores Conor Lally and Bauer Morrissey each collected a pair of assists for the winners.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (13-9-1, 11-7-0 NEHC) brings a two-game winning streak into the weekend after sweeping UMass Boston with a pair of 4-2 victories back on February 7-8 at UMB's Edward T. Barry Ice Rink.
• Graduate student Johnny McElaney scored a pair of goals and juniors Ian Driscoll and Egan Schmitt added one each in the Friday night triumph. Seniors Wyatt George and Michael Holland and juniors Will Holland and Ryan Murphy scored once each in the Saturday victory, which included a three-goal third-period come-from-behind rally for the Beavers. Mueller finished with 65 saves on the weekend to earn the wins in goal.
• George (8-10-18) leads the team in assists and points while junior Brendan Kennedy (12-5-17) tops the team and ranks fourth in the NEHC in goals. Driscoll (7-7-14) and sophomore Joseph Kramer (5-9-14) are tied for third on the team in scoring and McElaney (5-7-12) and Murphy (4-8-12) have reached double digits in points.
• Mueller (2.26 GAA, .926 sv. pct.) is 8-3-0 in 11 starts between the pipes while sophomore Mason Rosado (3.59 GAA, .872 sv. pct.) is 4-5-1 in 10 starts.

SCOUTING THE STATESMEN
• No. 1 Hobart (22-1-0, 17-1-0 NEHC) has won five in a row, including a pair of victories (6-0 and 3-1) over New England College last weekend, since taking its only loss of the season (3-2 OT) at Albertus Magnus back on January 31 in New Haven, Conn.
• Aguaro (2g, 1a) and junior Tanner Daniels (1g, 2a) registered three points each in Friday's win over NEC, and Fontana, graduate student Austin Mourar, and first-year Adam Mendelson tallied one goal each. Fasig and sophomores Brandon Sacchetti and Chris Duclair scored in Saturday's win. Beaver needed to make just 10 saves to record the shutout on Friday while junior Mavrick Goyer made 17 stops on Saturday.
• Daniels (15-19-34) and Aquaro (14-16-30) are 1-2 in the league in goals and 2-3 in points. Daniels, Aquaro, senior Shane Shell (6-17-23), Morrissey (3-16-19) and senior Cooper Swift (0-16-16) are all among the top six in the NEHC in assists.
• Goyer (11-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .948 sv. pct) and Beaver (11-1-0, 1.17 GAA, .951 sv. pct) are the top two goalies in Division III in goals against average, save percentage, and winning percentage.

HOME ICE ADVANTAGE
• The Beavers are 8-2 at the Babson Skating Center this season after having their seven-game home winning streak snapped by Norwich on February 1.
• Six of the eight home wins this season have been by only one goal.
• The Green and White are 25-7-3 on home ice over the past three seasons and 67-19-7 at home since 2017-18.

FINAL WEEKEND
• Heading into the final weekend of the NEHC regular season, second-place Babson (11-7-0, 35 pts) holds a one-point margin over third-place Norwich (11-5-2, 34 pts).
• Fourth-place Salve Regina (10-10-0, 32 pts) has completed its regular season and fifth-place Skidmore (10-8-0, 30 pts) is still alive for a top-four finish, depending on its series this weekend vs. Norwich.
• No. 1 Hobart (17-1-0, 52 pts) has clinched its third straight regular season crown and will be the top seed in the NEHC Tournament, which begins on March 1.

BABSON VS. THE STATESMEN
• Senior Matt Cormier has two goals in seven career games against Hobart, with both goals coming in the 3-1 victory over the Statesmen on November 11, 2023.
• Kennedy (5 gms, 2-0-2), George (7 gms, 1-1-2) and junior Cam Joslin (2 gms, 0-2-2) all have two career points against Hobart. Kramer scored a goal in his only appearance vs. the Statesmen, the home win in 2023.
• Mueller is 1-2-0 all-time against Hobart with a 3.34 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. He made a career-high 46 saves in his only win in November 2023.

BEAVER BITES
• Mueller has a 1.67 goals against average and a .949 save percentage in his last three starts.
• Kramer posted a career-high three assists in the win over UMass Boston on February 7.
• Michael Holland's goal against UMB on February 8 was his first in 13 career games in a Babson uniform.
• The Beavers have won their last three Friday night games and are 6-3 on Fridays this season.
• Graduate student Kyle Gierman leads the team with a +12 plus/minus ranking, with sophomore CJ Beals (+8), Kennedy (+7) and Driscoll (+7) rounding out the top four.
• Junior Will Holland has a team-high 26 blocked shots while Gierman has 21, Dion has 19, senior Brendan Murphy has 18, junior Nolan Woudenberg has 17, and first-year Raphael Marcoux has 16.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson is 10-2-1 this season when scoring at least three goals.
• The Green and White are 7-4-1 this season in contests that were decided by one goal or ended in a tie, despite going 0-3-1 in overtime games.
• The Beavers are 7-3-1 when scoring the first goal of the game, and 6-0-1 when leading after the second period.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers will host an NEHC first-round playoff game on March 1 at the Babson Skating Center against an opponent to be determined.