BIDDEFORD — Junior Shayne Anderson and sophomore Mike Driscoll scored goals 3:29 apart early in the third period to break a tie game and give visiting Babson College a 6-4 win over the University of New England in an ECAC Men’s East ice hockey game Sunday at the Harold Alfond Forum.
After the Nor’easters rallied from a 4-0 deficit to pull even with the Beavers (12-6-4, 8-5-2 ECAC East), Anderson converted from the left post on a cross-ice feed from junior Ryan Heavey to make the score 5-4 in favor of Babson 2:05 into the third frame.
Driscoll added an unassisted power-play tally three minutes later to give the Beavers an insurance goal.
UNE came roaring back after spotting the visitors an early four-goal cushion.
Sophomore Jared Melman got Big Blue on the scoreboard at 4:27 of the second, then senior Tyler Fleurent ”“ from Biddeford ”“ converted four minutes after, to cut the Nor’easters’ deficit in half. UNE scored one more time before the end of the period, as sophomore Fred Hein swept in a pass from first-year Tom Gildersleeve, who created the scoring chance with some nifty stick-handling through several Babson defenders.
Continuing the surge with the momentum they had built in the middle period, the Nor’easters tied the game just 39 seconds into the third when senior Adam Laite re-directed a shot by sophomore Zeth Zielinski for his eighth tally of the season.
Goals by junior Matt Furey and sophomore Andrew Bonazza midway through the first gave Babson a 2-0 lead. The Beavers doubled their advantage with back-to-back markers from junior Connor Berto ”“ the initial one coming late in the first, the second just 1:20 into the second.
Babson, which outshot UNE 32-28 for the contest, converted on all three of its power-play opportunities.
Senior Zeke Testa made 24 stops to record the victory for the Beavers, who play at the University of Southern Maine today at 4 p.m. For UNE, which hosts UMass Boston today at 3 p.m., sophomore Colby Frost had 26 saves.
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