Waterville, me. – Wesleyan's men's ice hockey team lost to Colby College on Saturday afternoon as NESCAC lost a shutout, 5-0, to Colby's Jack Kelly Rink. Colby had 34 shots on goal, more than Wesleyan in their first meeting of the season.
jack cain He finished 2025 with three shots on goal, the most on the team. danny judge In 2016, he won 9 ties against the Cardinals (total 3 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw, NESCAC 2 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw).
mark smith The Cardinals finished the afternoon with 29 saves. Mule goaltender Andy Barron made 19 saves.
Colby's Donovan O'Neal led the Mules (4-7-2 overall, 2-5-2 NESCAC) with two goals on the afternoon. His first goal, as the Cardinals were called up to the super minors, opened with a power play goal in the second period, coming four minutes after the first puck drop of the game.
In the second period, the Mules showed a furious attack. O'Neal started the period with a power-play goal, but the Mules scored three more goals in the final five minutes of the period. Henry Molson scored Muse's third goal at 4:25. John McClain scored a shorthanded goal at 1:46. Then, the Cardinals stumbled in the penalty area and Tyler Crist scored his second goal on a power play with less than 30 seconds left. Neither team scored for the remaining 20 minutes.
The game saw a combined 15 penalties for both teams, mostly in the second period. The Cardinals penalty kill unit stopped five of seven man advantages for the Mules.
The Cardinals will return to the ice on Friday, January 19th when they host the University of Connecticut in NESCAC action starting at 7 p.m.
