GENEVA, N.Y.—The sixth-ranked Hobart College hockey team rolled to a 12-2 victory over Castleton in a New England Hockey Conference contest at The Cooler this evening. The Statesmen scored six goals in the first period and five in the second as they knocked off the Spartans.
 
Luke Aquaro (2g, 2a), Jake Gresh (2g 2a) and Aaron Maguyon (4a) led the offensive onslaught for Hobart (15-4-2, 10-2-2), recording four points each. Ten different players recorded multi-point games and 17 players found their way onto the scoresheet. Adam Dmyterko played all 60 minutes in goal for Hobart and made 19 saves.
 
Glen Wiswell scored both of the goals for Castleton (4-17-1, 0-14-1). Brandon Collett started and made four saves in the first nine minutes of action. Dominic Rodrigue came on in relief and made 30 saves in the final 51 minutes.
 
Hobart opened the scoring 97 seconds into the game and it was off to the races as it built a 5-0 lead by the 8:41 mark of the period. Dan Sliney's seventh goal of the season was the game's first goal. He picked up a loose puck in the slot and ripped a shot past Collett. Austin Mourar and Ethan Mulhearn were credited with assists on the tally. Two minutes later, Reid Lindsay redirected a Matthew Iasenza shot past the goalie for his third goal of the season. Gresh was awarded the secondary assist on the goal.
 
The Statesmen put the game out of reach with three goals in 68 seconds, scoring the three goals in a span of four shots. Artem Buzoverya's wraparound goal started the sequence. He skated around the net and stuffed the puck across the goal line. Buzoverya's sixth goal of the season was assisted by Maguyon and Zach Tyson. Thirty-nine seconds later PA Martineau's notched his sixth goal of the season off of feeds from Chase Bell and Iasenza. Mark Benemerito padded the lead with a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle. His fifth goal of the season was assisted by Jonah Alexander and Aquaro.
 
Wiswell ended the shutout bid at the 13:14 mark of the first period, beating Dmyterko with a shot from the point. Zach Papapetros and Alex Maunula were awarded assists on the Spartan goal. Kevin Lassman gave Hobart a 6-1 lead with his first collegiate goal. He blasted a shot through traffic into the back of the net. Aquaro and Lindsay were awarded assists on the goal.
 
Aquaro notched his 11th goal of the season at the 10:05 mark of the second period, giving Hobart a 7-1 lead. Maguyon and Alexander were awarded assists on the tally. Two minutes later, Tyson pocketed his seventh goal of the season, tipping a puck across the line off of a scramble in front of the cage. Maguyon and Gresh were awarded assists on the goal. At the 14:38 mark, Gresh skated in from the point, around the back of the goal and flipped a shot past Rodrigue. His third goal of the season was assisted by Jared Patterson and Bell. Aquaro added his 12th goal of the season to give Hobart a 10-1 lead at the 16:18 mark of the second period. Eleven seconds later, Wiswell ended another five-goal Hobart run with his sixth goal of the second season. Romeo Torain picked up an assist on the tally. Buzoverya closed out the second period with his second goal of the game. He picked up a pass from Maguyon and slipped the puck across the goal line.
 
Just over 10 minutes into the third period, Gresh added his second goal of the game. Tyson and Buzoverya were awarded assists on the strike.
 
Hobart finished the game with a 46-21 advantage in shots on goal. Neither team found the back of the net on the power play. The Statesmen were 0-for-2 with the man advantage and Castleton was 0-for-4 with the extra skater.
 
Hobart will be back in action on tomorrow when it welcomes Skidmore to The Cooler. Faceoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.