CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College received goals from three players and Jack Grant '24 made a season-high 43 saves in the Continentals' 3-2 NESCAC win against the Williams College Ephs inside Hamilton's Russell Sage Rink on Saturday, Feb. 17.
 

Season Update

• The Continentals (16-7-1, 11-6-1 NESCAC) finished in fourth place in the conference standings and earned the right to host a NESCAC Championship quarterfinal on Saturday, Feb. 24. Hamilton will take on No. 5 seed Amherst College at 1 p.m.
• Williams (9-14-1, 6-11-1) finished its season in ninth place in the conference.

 

How It Happened

• The Continentals took a 1-0 lead at 5:39 of the first period and just five seconds into a power play. Jackson Krock '26 won the faceoff and James Philpott '25 passed the puck along the blue line to Luke Tchor '27 for a one-timer from above the right faceoff circle.
• The Ephs tied the score 7:58 into the first on a goal by Connor Berg.
• Hamilton regained the lead with 10:41 left in the period. A wrist shot by Ben Zimmerman '26 from the blue line above the right faceoff circle was tipped in front by Grisha Gotovets '25 past the goaltender.
• The Continentals opened up a two-goal cushion 3:19 into the second period. Nick Donaldson '27 took control of the puck behind the Hamilton net and passed it from the goal line off the left-side boards. Alex Danis '26 caught up to it in the neutral zone and broke into the Continentals' attacking zone. Danis skated into the left faceoff circle and fired a wrist shot under the goaltender's glove and into the back of the net.
• Jared Lambright pulled Williams within a goal with 9:44 remaining in the third period after a scrum in front of the Hamilton net.
• The Ephs pulled their goaltender for a sixth skater with just under a minute to go. A few seconds later, Logan Valkama put a shot on goal from a tough angle that Grant stopped. The puck popped up into the air, bounced off a player in the crease and almost went over the goal line before Grant secured it.
• Williams had two more shot attempts in the final seconds. Max Wutzke '24 blocked one and Grant held on to the other. The Ephs finished the period with 20 shots on goal.

 

Notes

• Gotovets finished with a goal and an assist for his third multi-point game this season.
• Tchor is second in the NESCAC with 13 goals and first with 32 points.
• Danis has scored a goal in three of the last four games.
• Philpott chipped in two helpers and is tied for third in the conference with 15.
• Zimmerman recorded an assist and three blocked shots.
• Donaldson's assist was his first collegiate point.
• Max Bulawka '26 won 12 of 18 faceoffs.
• Cal Sandquist made 27 saves, including 13 in the second period, for Williams.
• The Continentals were 1-for-1 on the power play while the Ephs were 1-for-3.
• Hamilton swept the season series thanks to a 3-1 win in Williamstown back on Dec. 9.
• The Continentals have recorded their highest win total since the 2016-17 season when they finished 20-5-4.
• Hamilton will host a NESCAC quarterfinal for the second straight year.
• The Continentals honored Grant, Wutzke, Jeremy Smith '24, Logan Greene '24 and Matt Gellerman '24 before the game during a senior recogniton ceremony.