Vermont State University Castleton Hockey Team Narrowly Falls to Hobart in NEHC Quarterfinals

GENEVA, N.Y. — The Vermont State University Castleton men's hockey team held top-seeded Hobart scoreless in the opening period, but the Statesmen pulled away, 8-1, to conclude the Spartans' campaign Saturday night. Romeo Torain found paydirt with a second-period blast to notch the Spartans' (7-19-0) lone goal of the evening as Zach Trempner nabbed an assist. Dominic Rodrigue turned away 43 shots to log his third-highest save mark of the year. VTSU Castleton totaled six blocked shots on defense, led by Andrew Stefura with two. Hobart (23-2-1) was held scoreless through the opening 25 minutes but rallied with a five-goal...