Babson defeats Seahawks at Middlebury Tournament, 5-1

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - After a scoreless first period, Babson scored five second period goals, three in a 2:56 span, on its way to a 5-1 win over Salve Regina in the third-place game of the Middlebury College Holiday Classic. Chris Wood earned a hat-trick during the second period of the game to earn All-Tournament team honors. Salve Regina's Patrick Bambery also made the all-tournament team.

Casey Fazekas opened the scoring with a blast from the blue line for a five-on-three power play goal. Shane Farrell found Wood on the power play for a quick one-timer to make it a 2-0 game at 3:05. Wood struck again just 1:45 later, redirecting a quick pass from Terry Woods for a shorthanded goal.

Salve Regina broke up the scoring run at 6:07 with a goal from Bambery to make it a 3-1 game. Babson answered as Cody Carlson and Jay Haseley worked a give-and-go with Carlson finding the back of the net at 6:51. Wood notched the hat-trick at 18:34, converting a pass from Matt Leer for his third tally of the period to make it 5-1 after two.

Andrew Peabody made 16 saves to earn the win for Babson, while Ben Bradley stopped 37 stops for Salve Regina. The Beavers outshot their opponents 42-17 on the afternoon.

Courtesy of Middlebury sports information