WATERVILLE, ME- The Colby College Men's Hockey team went down early and could not battle back, losing to the University of Massachusetts at Boston 6-3.

Highlights for the Mules:

• Velan Nandhakumaran opened up Colby scoring at 9:34 in the second period on a power play.
• Logan Clarke scored at 16:39 in the second period.
• Jacob Thousand scored at 14:25 in the third period on a power play.

Highlights for the Beacons:

• The Beacons took the early lead with three goals on five shots. 
• Chris peters at 2:54 in the first period.
• Ethan Nitkin 4:33 in the first period.
• Derek Caruso at 5:58 in the first period, and 19:19 in the second period. 
• Ethan Nitkin (Nolan Redler)  at 4:57 in the third period. 
• Nolan Redler (Joe Petruzzella & Billy Grant) at 9:34 in the third period on a power play.

Key Stats: 

• The Mules and Beacons were even with 23 shots on goal each. UMass goaltender Nolan Egbert made 20/23 saves, while Colby goaltender Andrew Tucci made 17/23. 
• Colby was awarded 10 minutes on the power play due to 5 UMass infractions, and was able to capitalize, scoring two goals. 

Next Matchup:

The Colby-Bowdoin Classic continues in Brunswick Sunday; Colby plays Albertus Magnus at 1:00pm.