Conference Roundup 2/14/16

Wesleyan 3 Colby 5
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Coach Blaise MacDonald's son Cam doubled his goals for the season with a hat-trick as Colby (8-10-4;5-9-2) jumped Wesleyan (2-12-8;2-7-7) for the eight and final playoff spot with two games to play. Emerson Verrier made 39 stops for the win as the Cardinals outshot the Mules 42-28.

Conn College 1 Amherst 4
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On Senior Day for Amherst (9-9-4;7-6-3), Dave Cunningham made 18 saves to win his last regular season game at Orr Rink and his first start in net since the end of January. Tim DiPretoro scored his team leading 14th goal for Conn College  (3-17-2; 0-14-2), who run the risk of becoming the first team in NESCAC conference play (started in 1999) to not win a game in conference play either before or after the ECAC-E interlock ended in 2011. Reigning NESCAC Second Team All-NESCAC goalie Tom Conlin made 39 saves in a losing effort. The Jeffs ended the weekend in fifth place, one point behind Hamilton for a home playoff spot.


Tufts 4 Hamilton 3
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Hamilton (13-7-2;8-6-2) scored two third period goals but could not overcome a 4-1 deficit after two as Tufts (9-8-5;5-7-4) freshman David Lackner had his first multi-goal game. Hamilton's Evan Buitenhuis gave up 4+ for the second time in three games after starting his collegiate career giving up 3 or less in his first 23 starts. Tufts ends the weekend in seventh place while Hamilton holds on to the fourth and final home playoff spot.

Trinity 1 Bowdoin 2
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In his last regular season home game as Bowdoin (12-7-3;8-5-3) coach, Terry Meagher led his troops to their eighth straight victory in an upset of Trinity (16-5-1;12-4-0).  Anthony Sabitsky scored the Bantams only goal in the third, as Bowdoin goals from Matt Sullivan and Spencer Antunez in the first turned out to be enough for the Polar Bears. The win moves the Polar Bears one point ahead of Hamilton for third, while the loss makes Trinity a virtual lock for second as Williams is one win or tie in the final weekend away from clinching the regular season NESCAC crown.