GENEVA, N.Y. – The New England College men's ice hockey team fell to the defending national champions, Hobart College, 0-7, on Saturday at the Geneva Recreation Complex in Geneva, New York in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action.  

THE BASICS 
Score: New England College 0, #1 Hobart College 7 
Records: Pilgrims 1-2, 0-2 NEHC | Statesmen 3-1, 2-0 NEHC 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The top ranked Statesmen wasted little time before jumping out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by Luke Aquaro (Yardley, Pa.) 5:36 into the game.  
• Before the end of the first period, Hobart would score twice – with goals coming from Logan Gotinsky (Macomb, Mich.) at the 11:16 mark, and then Wil Crane (Littleton, Colo.) with just 51 seconds remaining. 
• In the second, the 'Grims held the Statesmen scoreless for the first 19 minutes and change, but Hobart would capitalize on a power-play with a goal from Austin Mourar (Spring City, Pa.) with just 17 seconds to spare.  
• The third period would see both Gotinsky and Aquaro net their second goals of the game, while Bauer Morrissey (Skaneateles, N.Y.) also got in on the action. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• NEC senior goaltender Kai Tomita (Misawa, Japan) had a busy day in net, making 54 saves.  
• Hobart sophomore Mavrick Goyer (Ste.-Sophie, Quebec) stopped 15 shots for the opposition. 
• The Statesmen had 61 shots on goal, as opposed to 15 for the Pilgrims.

UP NEXT 

• NEC returns to the ice on Friday when they face off against the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University at home at 7:00 PM. 
• Hobart continues NEHC play as they travel to Gorham, Maine for a matchup against the University of Southern Maine also at 7:00 PM.  

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