Under new head coach, "Razor" Watkins, the Bates hockey team convened in early December and put together an ambitious schedule that had them playing as many as 16 games.
[1] Probably the biggest change for the club was the final decision to transition away from the rover position, as most colleges had already dispensed with the extra player in recent years.
Batten was nearly as busy as he had been against Berlin and stopped 32 shots but, due a lack of offense, the team lost the match 1–4 with Cogan scoring their only goal.
Though the game was only 30 minutes in length, Bates pumped 4 goals into the opposing cage, producing their best offensive performance to date.
The rematch with St. Dominique's was even better than the original with Roberts, Stanley and Dagnino each netting a pair of goals while Cogan, the team's leading scorer, posted 4 for himself.
Due to the small size of the rink, the game was rough and a bit ragged but the Garnet got three goals from Stanley to lead them to Victory.
With the earlier win over Bowdoin, Bates claimed the state intercollegiate championship and appeared to have fully recovered from their early-season scoring woes.