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Shawn Power had an assist on the eventual game-winning goal
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MALDEN – Sophomore Kyle Gallegos (Westminster, CO ) scored a pair of goals, freshman Tyler Voigt (Rochester, MN) had a goal and an assist and senior goalie Scott Barchard (Reading, MA) made 34 saves as the Tufts hockey team stopped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 home victory against Colby College on Senior Day at Valley Forum II Saturday afternoon.
Tufts finished the regular season with a 9-8-1 NESCAC record and at 12-10-2 overall. The Jumbos currently hold a three-point advantage over Williams for the final home-ice berth into the conference championship which starts next Saturday. Williams is playing Amherst tonight and Hamilton tomorrow. Coach Brian Murphy's Jumbos are looking for their first-even home berth into the NESCAC Tournament.
Colby finishes its season with a record of 4-13-1 in the league and 7-15-1 overall.
Tufts jumped out to an early first period lead when Gallegos scored with 4:22 elapsed on the clock. Assists went to junior Dylan Plimmer (Phoenix, AZ) and Voigt. Voigt's goal at 5:12 of the second period put the Jumbos up 2-0. Sophomore Cody Armstrong (Medfield, MA) assisted on the goal. Barchard had 26 saves after 40 minutes of play in keeping the Mules off the scoreboard.
It got interesting in the third. Early in the period, Mules sophomore Nick Lanza (Rocky Hill, CT) came out of the penalty box and scored on a breakaway to trim the Jumbos lead to 2-1 at the 1:19 mark. Gallegos' goal at 5:34 of the third, his 16th of the year, would again put the Jumbos back up by two. Freshmen Shawn Power (Arlington, MA) and Voigt assisted on the goal.
With 44 seconds remaining in the period, the Mules pulled goaltender Matt Delaney (Houston, TX) in favor of an extra skater and it paid off when senior Dan Nelson (Northbrook, IL), scored at 19:30. Sophomores Jack Bartlett (Lynn, MA), and Nick Trepp (Greenwich, CT), picked up assists on the goal. However, the Mules were unable to net an equalizer and Tufts earned an important win.
Colby finished with a slight 36-34 edge in shots. Delaney made 31 saves for the Mules. Neither team scored on the power-play, with Tufts ending up 0 for 4 and Colby finishing 0 for 3.
Tufts will face Wiliams in the quarterfinal round of the NESCAC Championship no matter what. Only the site remains to be determined.
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