Fitchburg State Rallies Past Wentworth, 8-6
Falcons advance to Codfish Bowl Championship tomorrow at 5 p.m.
BOSTON, Mass. (December 29, 2010) – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team used a four goal third period to rally to an 8-6 non-conference victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology at the UMass Boston Codfish Bowl this afternoon.
With the victory, Fitchburg State (6-3-0, 3-3-0 MASCAC) advances to the championship round tomorrow at 5 p.m. to face the winner of this evening's match between UMass Boston and Assumption College. Wentworth (5-4-2, 3-1-1- ECAC NE) will battle in the consolation round tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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Trailing 5-4 heading into the final period of play, Fitchburg State erupted with four consecutive goals to clinch its sixth victory of the season. Senior Erik Trahan (Manville, R.I./Winchendon School) opened the scoring for the Falcons with his first goal of the season just 43 seconds into the period, while sophomore Trevor Lawler (Fitchburg, Mass./New England Jr. Huskies), senior Andrew Jones (Franklin, Mass./Walpole Express) and junior Thomas McAleer (East Islip, N.Y./New York Bobcats) added a trio of single markers.
Fitchburg State gathered a quick 2-0 advantage early in the first period as senior Billy Pescosolido (Framingham, Mass./Walpole Express) and junior Kris Threlkeld (Centerville, Ohio/CD Selects) opened the contest with back-to-back scores but Wentworth rifled off three unanswered tallies for a 3-2 lead at the intermission.
In the second frame, the Falcons knotted the score 4-4 with a pair of goals from senior Chris Riggs (Sewell, N.J./Fort Vancouver Pioneers) and sophomore Cory Callen (Annadale, N.J./Oswego), but the Leopards responded again with a late marker at 13:58 to maintain their one goal edge.
Over the final stanza, Fitchburg State took advantage of its opportunities, converting 4 of its 15 targets on net. Junior Bobby Leiser (Monroe, N.Y./New York Applecore) earned the victory in relief for the Falcons, totaling 20 saves over two periods of work, while senior Robert Vorse (Leominster, Mass./Bay State Breakers) notched ten stops over the first 20 minutes of work.
Fitchburg State controlled the offensive end, converting 3 of its 4 power play opportunities, while tallying 33 shots on net and a shorthanded marker. Threlkeld and Lawler paced the Falcons offense with four points apiece (1 goal, 3 assists), while Riggs added a score and two helpers for three points on the afternoon.
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Fitchburg State 8, Wentworth 6
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Fitchburg State (6-3-0, 3-3-0 MASCAC) |
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8 |
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Wentworth (5-4-2, 3-1-1- ECAC NE) |
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6 |
Scoring:
1st Period: FIT: Billy Pescosolido (Kris Threlkeld), 6:27; FIT: Threlkeld (Chris Riggs, Trevor Lawler), 8:46; WIT: Joel Vastl (Mike Marrocco), 13:49; WIT: Matt Dozois (Andrew Moscardelli, Nick Chiappetta), 17:44; WIT: Casey Shade (Tyler Monteros, Anthony Principato), 19:57;
2nd Period: WIT: Principato (Cory Lillie, Shade), 0:54; FIT: Riggs (Travis Bertolotti), 8:11; FIT: Cory Callen (Pescosolido, Threlkeld), 12:23; WIT: Mike Paglino (Forrest Ellis, Dozois), 13:58;
3rd Period: FIT: Erik Trahan (Threlkeld, Lawler), 0:43; FIT: Lawler (Riggs), 9:03; FIT: Andrew Jones (Callen, Pescosolido), 12:51; FIT: Thomas McAleer (Lawler), 16:33; WIT: Marrocco (Dozois), 19:36;
Goaltending: FIT: Bobby Vorse (20:00),ten3 saves; Bobby Leiser (40:00), 20 saves; WIT: Chris Azzano (59:48), 25 saves;
Shots On Goal: FIT:33; WIT: 36