GORHAM, Maine – Jake Klein (Minnetonka, Minn./Lake Forest Academy) and Quinn Doyle (Rochester, N.Y./Phillips Andover) had two assists each as the Colby College Mules took down the University of Southern Maine Huskies 4-2 on Tuesday night in Waterville. 
  
When and Where: Tuesday, January 25, 2021 – Colby College – The Jack Kelley Rink
 
Score: Colby 4, Southern Maine 2
 
History: This was the 47th meeting between the two programs. Colby now leads the series 27-15-5.
 
The Records: Southern Maine: 6-7-1, 4-4-1 NEHC; Colby 10-3, 7-2 NESCAC
 
The Goaltenders: Mason Palmer (Cummings, Ga./Walpole Express) 37 saves, .925 save percentage; CJ Hapward (West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) 21 saves, .913 save percentage.

How It Happened/Inside the Box Score:
-The Huskies opened scoring in Waterville as Austin Marini (Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial) took a pass from Derek Tillotson (Bow, NH) and found the back of the net. 

-Palmer had a stellar first period in goal, making twelve saves. It took Colby until the nineteen minute mark in the first period to score after Palmer fended off a number of goal opportunities. 

-Colby opened up the game early in the second period as John McElaney (Walpole, Mass./Dexter School)  put the Mules up 2-1. His teammate Justin Grillo (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Loomis Chaffee) scored seven minutes into the third period to extend the lead to 3-1. 
-Tyler Mitchell (Burlington, ON/Pomfret School) put the Huskies back in the game when he scored on a pass from Zach DesMarais (St. Cyrille, QC/École Secondaire de L'Odysee) with five minutes remaining in the third period. 

-The Huskies opted for an empty net in an attempt to tie things up, but Colby took advantage of it and put the game away when Jack Sullivan (Elmhurst, Ill./Gilmour Academy) scored with ninety seconds remaining in the game.

Up Next: The Huskies will travel to Castleton Friday, January 28 for a New England Hockey Conference tilt scheduled for 7pm.