AMHERST, Mass. -- Abdoul Diouf and Quinn Doyle scored first-period goals while sophomore Andy Beran stopped all 36 shots he faced to help Colby College defeat the Amherst College men's hockey team, 3-0, Saturday at Orr Rink.

The Mules improved to 5-3 overall, 3-2 in conference play while the Mammoths fell to 2-6, 2-3 in the NESCAC. Amherst is back in action Sunday when it hosts Bowdoin at 3 p.m.

BY THE NUMBERS

    * Amherst outshot Colby, 36-25, in the contest, but was unable to get the puck past Beran. The Mammoths went 0 for 7 on the power play, including being stopped three times with a man-up in the third period, when they outshot the Mules, 14-8. Colby was 0 for 4 on power-play opportunities in the game. 

    * Beran has 12 saves in the first period, 10 in the second and 14 more in the final 20 minutes. Mammoth goalie Connor Leslie stopped 22 of 25 shots he faced in the game. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

    * Amherst had a great chance to take an early lead with a man-up situation only 3:40 into the contest. Ben Kuzma fired a shot from the left circle that just missed the net, and Matt Toporowski's rebound was stopped  by Beran, then trickled through the crease but slid away harmlessly. Amherst finished the man-up opportunity with five more shots, but could not light up the scoreboard. 

    * Colby took the lead with the only goal it would need with 8:29 on the clock. John McElaney won the puck on the right boards in the Mammoths' zone and slipped a feed to Jake Klein in the circle, who then sent a quick pass to Diouf just above the left circle. Diouf rifled a one-time in the left side of the goal for the 1-0 lead. With 3:48 left in the period, Doyle took a pass from Klein in the slot and fired a shot past Leslie right side top shelf for the 2-0 advantage.