Fitchburg State Doubles Up Plymouth State, 6-3
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Plymouth St. (14-5-5, 9-5-3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Fitchburg St. (15-8-1, 9-7-1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Riggs and Threlkeld notch seven points in Falcons MASCAC win
FITCHBURG, Mass. (February 24, 2011) – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team rifled off four consecutive goals over the first and second period of tonight's MASCAC contest to defeat Plymouth State University, 6-3 in the Wallace Civic Center at Fitchburg State University.
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Fitchburg State received a strong effort from its offensive leaders as junior Kris Threlkeld (Centerville, Ohio/CD Selects) and senior Chris Riggs (Sewell, N.J./Fort Vancouver Pioneers) combined for seven points in the contest. Threlkeld led all scorers with a game-high four points on one goal and three assists, while Riggs added a pair of markers and one dish on the evening. Seniors Kevin McCready (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Mohawk CC) and Billy Pescosolido (Framingham, Mass./Walpole Express) were also strong, chipping in with two points apiece.
Plymouth State got on the board first early in the opening period with a goal by junior Chris Zaremba (Colorado Springs, Colo./Portland Jr. Pirates) but Fitchburg State answered with four consecutive goals over the next 20 minutes to post a commanding 4-1 lead by the 7:12 mark of the second stanza.
McCready sparked the Falcons surge with his 12th score of the season at 15:51 of the first period, before Riggs gave the Falcons its first lead of the contest (2-1) with a tally at 19:09. Threlkeld continued the Fitchburg State rally early in the second frame with his 11th goal of the year just 2:55 into the frame, while Riggs netted the eventual game-winner just 4:17 later.
Plymouth State closed the scoring gap to 4-2 with a late second period goal from freshman Travis Stevens (Montclair, Calif./Topeka Roadrunners) but Fitchburg State answered again with a Cory Callen (Annadale, N.J./Oswego State) marker at 10:18 of the third to maintain a three goal advantage (5-2).
The Panthers connected again down the stretch with sophomore Seth Phelan (Bristol, Conn./Northern Cyclones) recording his first goal of the season off a David Rose (Haddonfield, N.J./Valley Forge Minutemen) and Andrew Stewart (O'Leary, PEI/Hoosac Prep) feed, but the Falcons ended any dramatic comeback with an empty-netter from Justin Quinn (Braintree, Mass./Braintree) with only 52 seconds remaining.
Fitchburg State controlled the puck from the opening tip, posting a 42-25 advantage in shots, while both teams converted a pair of opportunities with a man advantage. Senior Robert Vorse (Leominster, Mass./Leominster) earned the victory in net, totaling 22 stops in the complete game effort, while freshman Tyler Ingerson (Concord, N.H./New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs) stopped 36 shots for the Panthers.
Fitchburg State (15-8-1, 9-7-1 MASCAC) will host UMass Dartmouth on Saturday at 4 p.m. Plymouth State (14-5-5, 9-5-3 MASCAC) will host Westfield State University on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Fitchburg State 6, Plymouth State 3
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Fitchburg State (15-8-1, 9-7-1 MASCAC) |
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6 |
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Plymouth State (14-5-5, 9-5-3 MASCAC) |
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3 |
Scoring:
1st Period: PSU: Chris Zaremba (Travis Stevens), 5:36; FIT: Kevin McCready (Chris Riggs, Kris Threlkeld), 15:51; FIT: Riggs (Justin Quinn, Travis Bertolotti), 19:09;
2nd Period: FIT: Threlkeld (Billy Pescosolido, Cory Callen), 2:55; FIT: Riggs (Threlkeld, McCready), 7:12; PSU: Stevens (Bryan Kriner), 18:23;
3rd Period: FIT: Callen (Pescosolido, Bryant Canter), 10:18; PSU: Seth Phelan (David Rose, Andrew Stewart), 15:03; FIT: Justin Quinn (Threlkeld), 19:18
Goaltending: FIT: Bobby Vorse (60:00), 22 saves; PSU: Tyler Ingerson (59:30), 36 saves;
Shots On Goal: FIT: 42; PSU: 25