Men's Ice Hockey

NESCAC Men's Ice Hockey Weekly Release - Feb. 3, 2025

NESCAC Player of the Week
Jake McManus – Williams – Fy. – F – Winthrop, Mass.
McManus recorded two goals and one assist in a 2-0 weekend in NESCAC action for the Ephs. McManus scored the game-winning goal 21 seconds into overtime on a 4-on-3 power-play to lift Williams past Tufts, 3-2, on Saturday. McManus tallied one goal and one assist in a 5-3 triumph over Connecticut College on Friday.
 
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Senior Ben Kuzma (Sewickley, Pa.) had two goals in the Mammoths' 5-3 at Wesleyan, including the game-winner with 11:31 remaining in the second period.
 
Bowdoin Jacob Osbourne (Gloucester, Ontario) stopped all 29 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and all three shots in a penalty shootout, lifting the Polar Bears to a shootout victory over Colby in the 223rd meeting between the teams on Saturday night at Watson Arena. It was the first time the Mules had been held scoreless all season. Osbourne earned the Peter Schuh Trophy as MVP of the Bowdoin-Colby game for his performance. 
 
Colby – Cooper Rautenstrauch (Buffalo, N.Y.) was stellar in net Saturday night for Colby in a 0-0 tie against Bowdoin. The rookie collected his second shutout in the last three games, recording 32 saves through a scoreless regulation and a scoreless overtime frame.   
Conn. College – First-year forward Matt Lewis (Pembroke, Mass.) paced Conn. with a solid weekend against NESCAC foes. On Friday night, Lewis recorded his first career multi-point game, as he recorded two goals in the Camels’ comeback effort that fell just short at Williams. Lewis followed up with a career day in the face-off circle, winning 10 draws to an 83.3 percent success rate.
 
Hamilton – Charlie Archer (Belleville, Ontario) posted a .939 save percentage and 1.50 goals against average in two road wins for the Continentals. Archer made 17 saves and didn't allow a goal after the first period in a 5-2 victory at Wesleyan. The senior made a season-high 29 stops in a 2-1 triumph at Trinity. Two of the three goals Archer gave up were power-play goals.
 
Middlebury – Jack Silverman (Toronto, Ontario) factored into five of Middlebury’s seven goals over the weekend. The forward helped Middlebury avenge a 2-1 first-semester loss to Connecticut College with a 6-0 shutout of the Camels. Silverman tallied the opening goal against Connecticut College and dished out assists on the three following makers for a career-high four points (1G, 3A). On Friday night, Silverman struck first against Tufts in a 3-2 loss. The rookie ranks fourth on the team with 12 points (6G, 6A), with five coming over the weekend. 

Trinity – Junior Spencer Korona (Enfield, Conn.) powered the Bantams to a 5-1 victory over Amherst, netting a pair of goals and posting a 64.2 win percentage in the face-off circle. The multi-goal effort was the first of Korona's Bantam career.
 
Tufts  – Newcomer Rory Andriole (Branford, Conn.) scored goals in both games during a weekend road trip to Middlebury and Williams. Both goals gave the Jumbos 2-1 leads in the middle of the second period against the Panthers and late in the second versus the Ephs. Andriole tripled his goal count for the season to three.