BABSON PARK, Mass. – Babson College built an early 3-0
lead and sophomore goalie Zeke Testa (Wellesley,
Mass.) made 36 saves in net as the host Beavers defeated
the visiting Trinity College Bantams, 5-1, in an ECAC East/NESCAC
men's ice hockey matchup at the Babson Skating Center on
Saturday afternoon. With their second straight win, the Beavers
improve to 4-3-0 overall and 3-1-0 in the ECAC East, while the
Bantams fall to 2-4-0 overall and 1-3-0 in the NESCAC.
Babson scored three unanswered goals in the opening period to
build a quick 3-0 lead. First-year Matt O'Neill
(Norwell, Mass.) scored the first, as he took a pass from
sophomore PT Donato (Arlington, Mass.) in the slot
and fired it in the net for his first collegiate goal at 5:11.
Later in the period, sophomore Jay Haseley (Rochester,
N.Y.) settled junior Dan Ahern's (Melrose,
Mass.) pass from the right point and wristed it through a
crowd in front for his third goal of the campaign on a powerplay at
13:42. The Beavers then made it 3-0 with another powerplay strike
at 16:51, when first-year Matt Furey (Quincy,
Mass.) scored off a screened wrist shot from the top of
the right circle for his first collegiate goal at 16:51.
Trinity got one goal back on its first shot of the second
period, as senior Adam Houli (Howell, N.J.)
redirected a pass from sophomore Jeffrey Menard
(Burlington, Mass.) through Testa's legs for his
second of the season at 1:38. However, that would be all Testa
would allow in the contest, as he stopped the final 23 shots that
he faced to finish with 36 saves in the game.
Babson tacked on an insurance goal midway through the third.
First-year Troy Starrett (Bellingham, Mass.)
carried the puck down the left side and backhanded a pass through
the slot. Haseley then tipped it to junior Cody Carlson
(Peterborough, N.H.), who potted his third goal of the
season inside the left post at 12:21. The Beavers then completed
the 5-1 victory with their third powerplay score of the day, as
first-year Ben Kravitz (Huntington, N.Y.) netted
his first collegiate goal on a snap-shot from the right circle at
15:50.
Trinity goalie Wesley Vesprini (Lexington,
Mass.) finished the game with 32 saves.
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