NESCAC: Colby 6, Castleton St. 3

Little guy Belliveau comes up big


It was the little guy who did big things for Colby College on Saturday.

Michael Belliveau scored his first 2 goals of the season for the Mules, sparking Colby to a 4-goal second period that sent it en route to a 6-3 win over Castleton State College at Alfond Rink. Belliveau, generously listed at 5-foot-7, had a hand in all 4 of the goals in the period -- his first 4-point effort since his days in youth hockey.

T.J. Kelley also had two goals and two assists for Colby (3-2-0), which completed a weekend sweep of ECAC teams after beating Skidmore at Alfond on Friday. Kelley's 5 goals lead the team.

"I missed a lot of last year with an injury," Belliveau said. "It was very frustrating. Sitting out and watching was hard, just in a sense of not helping the team."

Colby coach Jim Tortorella thought Belliveau was the game's No. 1 star.

"He's got a little bit of edge to him, a little bit of skill and his work ethic is second to none," Tortorella said. "(Belliveau's second goal), he took a couple of whacks at it, and he just took the heat. He knew he was going to get beat up by a couple of guys. He got the game puck tonight, clearly, just because of that effort."

Being small doesn't faze Belliveau, a native of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.

"With my size it actually works as an advantage sometimes," Belliveau said. "When you're small, it's harder to pin you against the boards. Skillwise, I'm probably not as good as other guys out there, but I just try to get to the net and bang at rebounds."

Up next for the Mules, a home-and-home with NESCAC rival Bowdoin College next weekend.

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