Though not yet a minor sport, Colby's second season of varsity play began with Professor James Marsh assuming the coaching responsibilities.
The team had received a small stipend from the school for operating costs but it was barely enough to cover the expense of setting up a temporary rink.
McGowan and Huhn scored for the Mules on passed from Radcliffe but they were unable to overcome a pair of 2-goal leads from the Polar Bears.
[4] The win kept the team's hopes for a championship alive but they would need a repeat performance when they travelled to Orono for the rematch a week later.
Finding itself down by a pair at the start of the second, Vale led a charge with a hat-trick in the middle frame that ended with the Mules scoring the final six goals for a stunning victory.
While Colby couldn't win the title, they could pull even and spoil the Garnet's pursuit of the state championship at the same time.