Hartford, CT – Senior goaltender with a season-high 61 shots on goal. mark smith Wesleyan's men's hockey team finished with 59 saves in net and set a new record for saves in regulation with Trinity's Albert Clayton-Williams' 2-0 shutout win over No. 6 Trinity College in the final game of the season on Saturday afternoon. did. Link.
Tonight's 59 saves were a new program record for the Hanover, Massachusetts native, who held the Cardinals' back line to a season-high 61 shots on goal from the Bantams, and the most saves in regulation by a single goaltender. It became. Smith currently holds the regulation save record with 49 saves, and in a 2-0 loss to Hamilton on December 2, he was forced on 51 shots; It was a save. Tim Sestak '20 holds the program record with 65 saves in a single game, but his March 2019 matchup against Amherst ended in three overtimes.
The Cardinals had a season-high 27 blocks, and the defense came up with 14 of them. DJ Dixon '24 took the lead with 5 blocks alone.
With the Cardinals bringing in a tenacious Minor, the Bantams (20-3-1 overall, 16-1-1 NESCAC) took the lead on a power play at 9:37 of the first period with a goal by John Campomenosi. . The first 20 minutes were the busiest for Smith, who took 23 shots.
The winning goal for the Bantams came at 8:41 of the final period when Devan Tang found the back of the net.
Since the showdown, Dixon has won 17 games, the second-most wins of the season.
On the other side of the ice, the Bantams' Devon Bobek made 16 saves.
The Cardinals went 3-14-1 in the NESCAC and finished the regular season with a final overall record of 5-8-1. Dixon finished the season as the leading scorer with 14 points, scoring eight goals and six more assists. Dixon finished his Cardinal career with 18 goals, 15 assists, and 33 points. owen sweet In 2025, he led all Cardinals teams with 18 points, 11 assists, and 7 goals. ethan davidson In 2016, he finished the season with 13 assists, the most on the team.
At the goal, Eric Voloshin In 2014, he had a total record of 2 wins, 9 losses, and 1 draw, with a career-high 433 saves and a save percentage of .902. Voloshin finished his career with the Cardinals with a total of 15 wins, 19 losses, and 2 draws, with 1,108 saves. Smith went 3-7-0 this season with 314 saves and a .905 save percentage. Smith's career record as a Cardinal was 14 wins, 15 losses, and 4 draws in his final games, with 846 saves.
