Courtesy Colby Sports Information

Box Score

WATERVILLE, Maine - Hamilton College sturck early and was powered by a standout performance from goalie Mike Kaufman, who stopped 38 shots, to power past favored Colby 4-0 at Alfond Ice Arena in Waterville. Hamilton scored 1:38 seconds into the game, when a rebound from Sean Smith's shot on net deflected off a Colby defenseman's skate and Mike Engert chipped it over a sprawled out J.D. Hadiaris for the Hamilton goal.

For the remainder of the period Colby would control the puck, out-shooting Hamilton 16-5 in the period, but were unable to catch any bounce and went into the locker room down 1-0. The second period was very similar to the first in that Colby had possession of the puck for the majority of the period, but Hamilton's defense and goaltending was up to the challenge, and turned back every Colby rush. The closest scoring opportunity came twelv minutes into the period when the Hamilton power play unleashed a flurry of shots on Hadiaris, but he made spectacular saves to turn away all shots, and going into the third period the score remained 1-0.

The third period would belong to Hamilton though, as they widened the gap 4:59 into the third period. Breaking down the ice with a three on two man advantage, Steve Aubochon took passes from Nicloas Potvin and Victor Cizmarik and blasted a shot past Hadiaris to make the score 2-0. Colby was unable to get any consistent offense going the remainder of the period and Hamilton goalie Mike Kaufman turned away all attempts. Late empty met goals by Aubuchon and Potvin led to the final score of 4-0. Hamilton will continue onto the NESCAC Final Four Playoffs at Middlebury on Friday with a record of 11-12-1 and Colby finishes the season at 15-9-1.