BABSON PARK, Mass. – A third-period goal from Beavers winger Hunter Garlasco lifted ninth-ranked Babson College to a 3-2 win over the Amherst College men's ice hockey team on Tuesday night at the Babson Skating Center.

The Beavers (11-4-2) improved to a perfect 5-0 in non-conference games this season and handed the Mammoths (6-7-2) their first loss in the last seven games.

Amherst is back in action on Friday (Jan. 28), hosting Trinity for a NESCAC clash at 7 p.m.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

* The first three goals of the game were all scored on the power play. The Beavers opened the scoring 4:11 into the first period when senior center Matt Wiesner netted his eighth goal of the season.

* The Mammoths evened the score on their first power-play opportunity just over two minutes later. Senior center Sean Wrenn fired a shot that was redirected by senior captain Matteo Mangiardi for his team-leading sixth goal of the season.

* The Mammoths took the lead in the final seconds of the second period. On the power play once again, senior captain Pieter von Steinbergs intercepted an attempted Babson clear and fired a shot from just inside the blue line for his third goal of the season with 8.4 seconds left in the second period.

* The Beavers scored twice in a four-minute span in the third period to reclaim the lead. Grad winger Paul Boutoussov scored his sixth goal of the season to tie the score at the 6:03 mark and Garlasco followed with his second goal of the season to give Babson the lead at 9:15.

BY THE NUMBERS

* For the second straight game, the Mammoths were whistled for only one penalty, though the Beavers converted on the power-play opportunity. Amherst took advantage of its power plays as well, converting 2 of 3 extra-man opportunities.

* The Beavers held a 39-24 advantage in shots on goal. Babson grad goalie Brad Arvanitis made 22 saves to earn the win, while junior Dan Dachille made 36 saves for the Mammoths, his third straight game with 30+ saves.