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Date: November 18, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's hockey defeats 10th-ranked Babson

BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Colby College scored four unanswered goals, including three in the third period, to claim a 4-1 victory over host Babson College in a season-opening ECAC East/NESCAC matchup on Friday night.

The Mules (1-0-0, 1-0-0 NESCAC) will now close out the weekend with a game at UMass-Boston on Saturday at 3 p.m., while the Beavers (0-1-0, 0-1-0 ECAC East), who entered the season ranked 10th in the nation by U.S. College Hockey Online, will host ninth-ranked Bowdoin.

After a scoreless first period, Babson sophomore John Geverd (Hookset, N.H.) gave his team a 1-0 lead when he scored his first of the year off an assist from classmate Mike Venit (Ridley Park, Pa.) just 1:15 into the second. However, Colby answered when sophomore Joe Rothwell (Unionville, Ontario) scored on the power play at 7:56, tying the contest at 1-1.

The Mules grabbed their first lead of the game at 7:19 of the third period, when first-year Joel Covelli (Carlisle, Ontario) netted what would prove to be the game-winner. Covelli then assisted junior Greg Osborne (Stoughton, Mass.) on Colby's third goal at 15:05, and first-year Cass Buttafuoco (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) finished off the scoring just 23 seconds later to seal the 4-1 win.

First-year goalie Andy Cook (Golden Valley, Minn.) finished with 35 saves in net for Colby, while senior Craig Weiner (Thornwood, N.Y.) turned away 31 shots in defeat.

Colby 4, Babson 1

Colby College (1-0-0, 1-0-0 NESCAC) 0 1 3 - 4

Babson College (0-1-0, 0-1-0 ECAC East) 0 1 0 - 1

2nd Period:

B - John Geverd (Mike Venit) 1:15

C - PP - Joe Rothwell (T.J. Kelley, Josh Reber) 7:56

3rd Period:

- Joel Covelli (Chris Talbert, Patrick Rutherford) 7:19

C - Greg Osborne (Joel Covelli) 15:05

C - Cass Buttafuocco (T.J. Kelley, Jake Bayley) 15:28

SAVES: C, Andy Cook 35 (60 mins 1 GA); B, Craig Weiner 31 (60 mins 4 GA); SHOTS ON GOAL: C 35, B 36