WATERVILLE, Maine – Hamilton College's Thomas Healy '26 set season highs with three goals and three assists in the Continentals' 18-10 NESCAC win against the Colby College Mules at Colby's Bill Alfond Field on Saturday afternoon, March 21.
 

Season Update

• Hamilton (4-3, 2-2 NESCAC) extended its win streak to four games.
• The Mules (2-4, 0-4) were coming off a 19-4 win against Clark University on March 17.

 

How It Happened

• Colby's Eli Chilicki opened the scoring with 8:36 left in the first quarter, but the Continentals notched the next three goals and led the rest of the way. Ryan Olivo '28 tied the score with 7:21 remaining, Frank Coyle '26 made it 2-1 with 5:00 to go, and Maddux Little '27 scored the third goal 66 seconds later.
• After Chilicki cut the Mules' deficit to one with 2:56 left, Hamilton ran off six straight goals for a commanding 9-2 lead late in the second quarter. Coyle had two of the goals during the run.
• Colby pulled within three goals on two occasions late in the third quarter (at 10-7 and 11-8), but didn't get any closer.
• Carson Kraus '28 made it 12-8 with nine seconds remaining in the third and the Continentals put the game out of reach with four goals in the opening four minutes of the fourth quarter.
• Hamilton led 4-2 after one quarter, 9-3 at the half and 12-8 through three quarters.

 

Notes

• Healy's six points were his highest total since he had eight in a win against Middlebury College on April 2, 2024.
• Coyle tied a career high with four goals.
• Little finished with a season-best three goals.
• Finn Vaccaro '29 posted three points on two goals and an assist. He leads the Continentals with 10 helpers and 19 points.
• Charlie Boon '29 chipped in a goal and two assists for a season-high three points.
• Olivo ended up with a pair of goals and leads the team with 11.
• Andrew Higgins '28 had a big game as he won 18-of-27 faceoffs, scooped up six ground balls, scored a goal and assisted on another. Higgins has won 42-of-58 faceoffs the last three games and has all three of his career points in the last two contests.
• Kraus contributed a goal and an assist and has a nine-game point streak dating back to last season.
• Jesse Delinsky '26 scored his 44^th career goal and picked up his 20^th career assist.
• Jack Williams '28 made 14 saves.
• Riley Chai-Onn '27 caused a career-high four turnovers and collected four ground balls.
• Evan deBerjeois '27 gathered a career-best five ground balls.
• Chilicki paced the Mules' offense with four goals. JT O'Neil won seven faceoffs and grabbed four ground balls.
• Hamilton enjoyed big advantages in ground balls (37-22) and faceoff wins (19-12).
• The Continentals have won the last six meetings with Colby.

 

Next Game

Hamilton hosts Ithaca College (5-3) for a non-conference contest on Tuesday, March 24 at 4 p.m.