WATERVILLE, Maine – Hamilton College's Max Bulawka '26 recorded a goal and an assist and the Continentals posted a 3-1 NESCAC win over the Colby College Mules inside Colby's Jack Kelley Rink on Saturday, Jan. 11. 
 

Season Update

• Hamilton (10-3-0, 6-1 NESCAC) is ranked ninth in the USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll. The Continentals picked up their fourth straight win. 
• Colby (9-3-1, 4-3-0) dropped its first contest in four games. 

How It Happened

• The Continentals struck first with 1:34 remaining in the opening period. After Bulawka won the faceoff in Hamilton's offensive zone, Alex Danis '26 redirected the puck to Nick Kent '27, who fired a crisp wrist shot from just above the left faceoff circle into the back of the net.
• Hamilton extended its lead early in the second period, with Bulawka scoring at 1:28. Devon de Vries '27 took an initial shot that was turned away by Colby goaltender Cooper Rautenstrauch. However, Bulawka quickly pounced on the loose puck and poked it into the net for the rebound goal.
• Carson Hall '26 gave the Continentals a three-goal cushion on an empty-netter with 1:13 remaining in the final period. Sebastian Hamming '28 made a backwards, between-the-legs pass from the defensive zone, sending the puck to the left-side boards. Hall sprinted to the red line, collected the puck, and fired it from the blue line into the empty net.
• With just 38 seconds remaining, Colby pulled Rautenstrauch in favor of an extra skater. The Mules capitalized nine seconds later as Max Abene found the back of the net with assists from Will Soloway and Massimo Gentile.

Notes

• Kent, a defenseman, netted his second goal of the season. 
• Bulawka posted his third multi-point game of 2024-25.  
• Hall has scored in the Continentals' last three contests. 
• Danis registered his 25th career point at Hamilton.
• de Vries has at least one point in eight straight games, and six assists in the last four.
• Hamming added his fourth helper and John Wojciechowski '28 contributed his third. 
• Charlie Archer '25 made nine of his 18 saves in the third period. 
• Jackson Krock '26 won 12-of-21 faceoffs.
• Rautenstrauch made 25 saves for the Mules, including 12 in the first period.
• The Continentals have only allowed three goals in the last four games. 
• Hamilton was 0-for-1 on the power play and the Mules were 0-for-2. 

Next Game

Hamilton travels to Tufts University (4-6-1, 2-4-0) for another NESCAC road matchup on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.