Worcester, Mass. - On a night when Clark took time out to honor its nine seniors, it was a Babson College freshman who stole the show as the Beavers improved to 10-5 with a 9-6 win over the host Cougars on Wednesday evening on Granger Field.

The loss drops Clark to 6-7 overall and out of the Pilgrim League playoff picture with a 2-4 mark in league play.

Beaver first-year Alex Patinkin scored all five of his goals in the second half, including three straight in the decisive third period when he single-handedly erased a 4-3 halftime deficit with his three-goal onslaught in less than nine minutes.

Down 6-4 heading into the fourth, Clark scored the game's next two goals to steal some momentum and tie the game, as Chris Adams (Bradford, N.H.) and Garrett McAdam (Portland, Maine) both found the back of the net.

Patinkin was at it again however, scoring back-to-back goals to put the game out of reach. Cam Caruso added the Beavers' last marker with less than two minutes remaining.

In addition to Patinkin, Jaime Schmidt registered two goals for Babson, while Adams netted a pair for the Cougars.

Both netminders - Clark's Andrew DeVito (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Mike Saucier - each had solid days between the pipes, with DeVito turning back 18 shots and Saucier sending back 17.

The Beavers, who have now won five straight games, returns to the field on Saturday with a home contest against Springfield, while the Cougars visit MIT for the seasons final contest.