The Middlebury men's hockey team dropped a 3-1 decision at Wesleyan on Saturday. The Panthers have a quick turnaround, hosting Amherst on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.
 
The Cardinals got out to a fast start, scoring just 2:21 into the game. D.J. Dixon beat Middlebury goaltender Jake Horoho glove-side on a breakaway for the 1-0 edge.
 
Wesleyan was able to strike quickly again to start the second period. Tyler Levine sent a pass from behind the net to a cutting Stevie O'Connor, before O'Connor found the goal to make it 2-0 with  3:33 expired. 
 
The Panthers made it 2-1 at the 15:40 mark after back-to-back shots by Bret Pastor and Chris Garbe were turned away by netminder Erik Boloshin. Jake Oblak broke through for Middlebury with the rebound from the doorstep. 
 
The Panthers had a power-play opportunity with eight minutes to go in the game but were unable to get past a strong Cardinal defense. Wesleyan's Dixon deposited the puck into the empty net with 41 seconds remaining for the 3-1 final. 
 
Horoho made 29 saves in goal for Middlebury, while Voloshin stopped 25 shots for Wesleyan.