GENEVA, N.Y.—The second-ranked Hobart College hockey team scored four goals in the second period as it knocked off UMass Boston 6-1 in a New England Hockey Conference contest at The Cooler this evening. With the victory, Hobart is 18-2-0 on the season with an 11-2-0 mark in conference play.
 
Forward Luke Aquaro led the Statesmen with three points on a goal and two assists. Artem Buzoverya scored twice to lead a group of five players that had two points. Damon Beaver played all 60 minutes in goal and made 20 saves as he earned his 10th win of the season. Sam Best started in goal and made 16 saves in just over 30 minutes of work. Darius Bell made 14 saves in the final 30 minutes of the game.
 
KEY STATS

• Hobart finished the contest with a 36-21 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Statesmen were 2-for-3 on the power play and the Beacons didn't have a power-play opportunity.
• Hobart's 18 wins this season are tied for 10th on Hobart's single-season list.

 
SCORING SUMMARY

• Hobart opened the scoring at the 4:51 mark of the first period. Kevin Lassman's shot from the point was stopped by Best. The rebound hit Tanner Daniels' skate and trickled across the goal line. Jared Patterson was awarded the secondary assist on Daniels' fifth goal of the season.
• UMass Boston tied the game 1-1 at the 13:57 mark of the first period when Jazz Kristov scored his fifth goal of the season. After his initial shot was blocked by Cooper Swift, he wrapped around the back of the net and flipped a shot past Beaver. Evan Googins was credited with an assist on the tally.
• Christian Duvall started Hobart's flurry in the second stanza. He cleaned up a rebound in the low slot for his first goal of the season. Matthew Perryman and Aquaro were awarded assists on the goal.
• One minute later, Buzoverya split two defensemen and poked a centering pass from Daniels through Best's legs. Zach Tyson also notched an assist on Buzoverya's first goal of the season.
• Just past the midway point of the game, Aquaro notched his team-leading 11th goal of the season. Shane Shell and Jonah Alexander were awarded assists on the goal.
• Three minutes later, Alexander pocketed his ninth goal of the season. He wristed a shot from the right faceoff circle past Bell. Shell and Aquaro recorded assists on the power-play goal.
• Buzoverya wrapped up the scoring with his second goal of the game at the 5:39 mark of the third period. He redirected a Patterson shot from the point. Tyson also had an assist on the power-play goal.

 
COACH'S CORNER
"I think Dr. Mark said it best. It was a workmen-style game even though the score seems a little bit different," Head Coach Mark Taylor said. "We played great Hobart Hockey, fast, gritty, drive the net. Yes, some nice pace but a lot of goals. We're just working hard and winning battles. It was a great bounce back from last Saturday night."
 
UP NEXT
Hobart will return to The Cooler tomorrow, Jan. 28, when it takes on Johnson & Wales. Faceoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.