Colby Mules (5-3-2) 5 Wentworth Leopards (4-8-1) 3
It was over when...: Nick Lanza (F, '14) put in his sixth goal of the season on an empty netter with 35 seconds remaining to seal the 5-3 victory. It was the third goal of the final minute as the Mules Devin Albert (F, '17) put in his first collegiate goal at 19:03 of the final frame and Mike Cox (F, '16) sandwiched a Leopards goal in between the empty netters at 19:16.
The win at Salem State's Rockett Arena advances Colby to the finals of the Salem State/Babson Tournament against Babson tomorrow night (6 PM) at Babson. The Beavers advanced to the title game by defeating Salem State, 4-1, at Rockett Arena tonight.
Colby trailed 2-1 after one period of play. Wentworth led off the scoring with a Kevin Crowe (F, '15) goal at 5:40. Ben Chwick (F, '14) tied the game at one less than ten minutes later on his eighth goal of the season. The eight tallies set a career record for goals in a season for the senior from Purchase, NY. The Leopards would go back on top with just one second to play in the first frame.
Ray Zeek (F, '15) tied the game at two in the second on the power play and Jack Bartlett (F, '14) gave the Mules their first lead of the game just 1:08 into the third period. Both teams went 1/3 on the power play. Sam Parker (G, '15) made 21 saves to improve to 4-3-2 on the year while Alex Peck stopped 20 shots to drop to 3-2-1.
Colby improves to 3-0-1 in out-of-conference action this year and wins their fifth game of the year, something that took 22 contests last season. They face a nationally ranked Babson team in the finals that has already defeated Amherst and lost to Williams this season. Wenworth falls to 0-2-1 against the 'Cac this season with losses to Colby and Trinity and a tie against Wesleyan. The Leopards will play Salem State in the consolation game tomorrow.
Player of the game: Devin Albert (F, '17) The freshman from nearby Reading, MA, doubled his collegiate point total to six (1-5-6), with a three point effort (1-2-3) that included the game winning empty net goal in the final minute.
Box Score: Colby 5/Wentworth 3 Colby Recap
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