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Date: January 8, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's hockey falls to Babson, 3-1

WATERVILLE, Maine --- James LaFreniere (Southborough, Mass.) and Johnny Kim (Brookville, Md.) scored goals in the third period to help Babson College take a 3-1 win against Colby College in men's hockey at Alfond Arena on Saturday.

Babson (7-4-1) fell behind 1-0 when Colby's Nick Bayley (Cambridge, Ontario) scored his 10th goal of the season with 53 seconds left in the opening period.

The Beavers tied the game at 1-1 when Nate Smith (Madrid, N.Y.) tallied at 6:56 of the second period.

LaFreniere got the eventual game-winning goal off a pass from Kim at 2:44 of the third period. Kim sealed the victory with 1:03 remaining off an assist from LaFreniere.

John Sterbling (Farmington Hills, Mich.) stopped 20 shots for Babson, while Chris Ries (Pittsburgh, Pa.) made 23 saves for Colby (7-2-1), which had an eight-game unbeaten streak snapped with the loss.

Babson 3, Colby 1

Babson 0#1#2------3

Colby Ê Ê1#0#0------1

1st period

C: Nick Bayley (Patrick Walsh, Cory Ernst), 19:07

2nd period

B: Nate Smith (Kyle Sibley, Andrew Jewett), 6:56

3rd period

B: James LaFreniere (Johnny Kim), 2:44

B: Johnny Kim (James LaFreniere), 18:57

Shots: Babson 26, Colby 21. Goalies: John Sterbling (B) 20 saves;

Chris Ries (Colby) 23 saves.