BABSON PARK, Mass. – The University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey team was defeated by Babson College 6-2 in their final game of the season on Saturday evening.
 
When and Where: Saturday, February 11, 2023 – Babson Park, Mass.
 
Score: Beavers 6, Huskies 2
 
The Records: Babson: 15-8-2, 10-6-2 NEHC, Southern Maine: 5-18-2, 4-14-0 NEHC
 
The Goaltenders:
Nolan Hildebrand: 13-5-2, 14 saves, two goals allowed.
Sophomore Kyle Penton (Waltham, Mass./Albany Academy): 4-9-1, 10 saves, three goals allowed.
Freshman Jacob Kindestin (Barre, Vt./Champlain Valley Union): 17 saves.
Sophomore Mason Palmer (Cumming, Ga./Connections Academy): 10 saves.
 
How It Happened/Inside the Boxscore:

• Babson scored twice in the first four minutes of play off an Ian Driscoll goal and a power play goal from Colby Bailey.
• Sophomore Azam Jiwa (Calgary, AB, Canada/West Island College) scored 8:20 into the period to cut the lead in half with junior Austin Marini (Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial) assisting. Jiwa's goal was his third of the season while Marini took the team lead in assists with 12.
• Bailey scored his second goal of the game a few minutes later to make the Babson lead 3-1.
• Kindestin made his season debut in the second period and stopped the first 10 shots he faced before allowing a goal to Nolan Dion. Kindestin then made seven additional saves in the period.
• Palmer played the third period in goal for the Huskies and made 10 saves while allowing two goals.
• Nolan McElhaney (Natick, Mass./Long Island University) scored his fifth goal of the season in the final minute with senior Curtis Judd (Newton, Mass./Albany Academy) recording the assist. McElhaney ends the season third on the team in goals and tied for the most by a defenseman in the conference.
• Judd finishes the season tied for second in the NEHC in goals (15) and tied for third in total points (25). Judd's 15 goals are tied for the 10^th most in program history in a single season. Among the seven other Huskies tied for 10^th is head coach Ed Harding who scored 15 goals in 1987-88.
• Three Beavers had multiple points including Charlie Andriole who had two assists. Driscoll and Danny Cavanagh each had a goal and an assist.