Rutland, VT - The second-seeded Castleton State College Spartans fell to seventh-seeded Babson College in the quarterfinal round of the ECAC Division III Men's East Tournament at the Rutland Regional Fieldhouse Saturday evening.

After a scoreless first period, Babson's Jason Schneider netted an unassisted goal to give the Beavers a 1-0 lead 11:12 into the second period. Castleton freshman, Cody Ayers potted the equalizer just 1:48 into the third period off assists from Omar Pacha and Stuart Stefan, but the Beavers were able to tally three unanswered goals to complete the upset.

Casey Fazekas scored what proved to be the game winner with 14:17 remaining in the contest as Chris Wood and Sean Roche provided helpers. Terry Woods sent home an insurance tally with less than five minutes remaining, followed by an empty-net goal from Brad Baldelli with 27 seconds left.

Andrew Peabody earned the win, stopping 27 shots while Jay Seals stopped 22 in the loss.

The loss snaps Castleton's seven game win-streak, and ends the Spartans' season at 15-9-2. Babson improves to 11-13-1 and advances to the semifinal round, versus Skidmore College. Fourth-seeded New England College will play host to the Semifinal and Final rounds on Friday and Saturday, after a wild quarterfinal round that saw the top three seeds (#1 Norwich, #2 Castleton and #3 Salem State) all fall.