Courtesy of Babson Sports Information

HYANNIS, Mass. – Sophomore Andrew Kurlandski (Kirkwood, Mo.) netted a pair of goals to lead the Amherst men's hockey team to a 5-1 win over Salem State in the Cape Cod Lighthouse Invitational hosted by Babson College.

Amherst will face Hobart College in Sunday's championship game slated for 3 p.m. while Salem State and Babson will meet in the consolation game at noon.

Amherst opened scoring with a pair of goals in a 2:04 span, as senior Mark Colp (Wareham, Mass.) netted his second of the season at 4:04 of the first period and Kurlandski added his first of the year at 6:08. 

Salem State later cut its deficit in half with a goal by senior Ian Flanagan at 15:11 of the first, but the Lord Jeffs tacked on another score when sophomore Ryan Edwards scored at 16:40 to give Amherst a 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission.

The Lord Jeffs scored the lone goal in a penalty-ridden second period, as Kurdlandski netted his second of the game off an Eddie Effinger '12 (St. Louis, Mo.) assist at 14:59. Sophomore Brian Safstrom (Woodinville, Wash.) later tacked on his second of the year at 12:54 of the third period as Amherst cruised to the 5-1 victory.

Amherst junior Jamie Hawkrigg (Waterdown, Ontario) joined Effinger with two assists apiece, while senior goalie Jonathan La Rose (Edmonton, Alberta) finished with 18 saves.

Junior Sam Avoine made 27 stops for Salem State in the loss.