BABSON PARK, Mass. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies and Babson College Beavers tied 4-4 on Friday night in the first New England Hockey Conference game of the season for each team.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 1-0-1 (0-0-1 NEHC)
Babson: 0-2-1 (0-0-1 NEHC)
 
Series History:
Tonight's game was the 47th meeting between Babson and Southern Maine. Babson leads the all-time series 36-9-2.
 
The Goaltender:
Southern Maine: Mason Palmer (1-0-1), 65:00, four goals allowed, 44 saves
Babson: Mason Rosado (0-1-1), 65:00, four goals allowed, 27 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Graduate student Nick Ritmo (Niskayuna, N.Y.) scored to give the Huskies the lead 2:36 into the contest. Freshman Kayde Kinaschuk (Calgary, Alberta) recorded the first point of the collegiate career with an assist on the goal and sophomore Conor Donovan (Nahant, Mass./Swampscott) also recorded his first career assist on the play.
• Wyatt George tied the game for Babson about three minutes later but the Huskies went back ahead thanks to an Austin Marini (Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial) goal.
• Ryan Murphy scored a shorthanded goal 4:37 into the second period to tie the game at 2-2 before junior Mathieu Sabourin (Alexandria, Ontario) netted a power-play goal to reclaim the lead for the Huskies.
• George once again tied the game with a goal 9:04 into the third and Babson took its only lead of the game when Egan Schmitt scored with six minutes left. The lead only lasted for 57 seconds as senior Nolan McElhaney (Natick, Mass./Long Island University) blasted the puck into the back of the net to tie the game shortly after.
• During the overtime period Palmer rose to the occasion and made six saves to keep the game tied.

 
Inside The Stats:

• McElhaney also had an assist in addition to his goal thanks to Sabourin redirecting his shot into the net.
• Seniors Curtis Judd (Newton, Mass./Albany Academy) and Cole Ouellette (Lewiston, Maine) also had assists for Southern Maine.
• The Huskies went 1-for-6 on the power-play while Babson went 0-for-6.
• Palmer's 44 saves are a career-high.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will take on Hobart College, the top-ranked team in the United States College Hockey Online (USCHO) Division III Men's Poll. The puck will drop at 7:00 pm at the USM Ice Arena