WATERVILLE, Maine-  The Colby College Men's Ice Hockey team cruised to a non conference victory over the University of Southern Maine, 5-3.

GAME NOTES: Colby's offense exploded with four goals in the second period, to improve their record to 6-9-2 overall. Joe MacDonald (photo inset) in goal earned his first win of the season, talling 22 saves and earning a .880 save percentage.

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MULES:

• Captain Spencer Hewson punched the ticket for the first goal at 9:08 of the first period. Mark Leprine assisted on the play.
• In the first minute of the second period, Michael Morrissey rocketed the puck into the net off the Carter Breitenfeldt assist at the 0:32 mark.
• J.P. Schuhlen increased the lead to 3-1 with the power play goal. Hewson earned his second point of the night with the assist at 4:55.
• Morrissey then scored his second at 10:51 off a Kienan Scott pass.
• At the 15:40 mark of the second period Alex Bourhas crashed the net and scored off a Brendan Murphy rebound. 

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE HUSKIES:

• Adam Papayoanou tied the game at 1-1 with the power play goal at 15:27 in the first period.
• Down 5-1 after the second period, the Huskies answered with another power play goal this time scored by Jesse Kestenbaum at 8:35.
• Ethan Bassile then decreased the deficit to two when he scored at 13:23 in the final frame. Mark Tomaschek and Kestenbaum assisted on the play.
• Paul Leger finished his night with 29 saves.

KEY STATS:

• The Mules led in shots, 35-24.
• Colby also controlled the faceoffs all over the ice, 43-23.
• With his two goal night, Morrissey has now earned four goals and four assists.
• Michael Thomas and Bourhas led the Mules with five shots each.

QUOTE: "Guys created a lot of offense and got better as the game went on.  We need to stay out of the box and continue to work the power play.  Happy for the guys to get back into the win column and have Joe experience a good game and outcome," said the Jack Kelley Head Coach for Colby Men's Hockey Blaise MacDonald.

NEXT MATCHUP: Colby Men's Hockey now awaits to travel to Bowdoin College on Saturday (2/1). The rivalry game is scheduled for 7:00pm.

(Photo courtesy of Calvin Wetmore '20)