Fitchburg State Sneaks Past Worcester State, 2-1

Quinn nets game-winning goal with 9:05 remaining in regulation

FITCHBURG, Mass. (November 19, 2011) – Junior Justin Quinn (Braintree, Mass./Braintree) connected for the game-winning goal at 10:55 of the third period to lift the Fitchburg State ice hockey team to a 2-1 MASCAC victory over cross-town rival, Worcester State University.

After a scoreless second period, Fitchburg State finally broke the game's 1-1 deadlock as Quinn collected his first goal of the year midway through the frame. The junior forward took a feed from classmate Cory Callen (Annadale, N.J./Oswego State) and senior Brett Provost (Ludlow, Mass./Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack) and slipped in past Worcester State net-minder Bryan Kalczynski (Tonawanda, NY/Erie Community College) for the eventual game-winning marker.

Early in the contest, Fitchburg State opened with a 1-0 lead as Callen recorded his first goal of the season with a power-play marker at the 11:37 mark. Worcester State battled back towards the end of the first period, using a Tim D'Orazio (Jamison, PA/Valley Forge Minutemen) marker at 19:44 to knot the score.

Both teams defensive stood strong throughout the contest, as play went scoreless for almost 30 minutes. Between the pipes, senior Bobby Leiser (Monroe, N.Y./New York Applecore) was strong for Fitchburg State, stopping 32 of 33 shots for his first victory of the season, while Kalczynski posted 24 saves for the visitors. For the contest, Worcester State held a 33-26 advantage in targets, while Fitchburg State converted the lone power-play, finishing 1-for-5 on the evening.

Fitchburg State (2-3-0, 1-1-0 MASCAC) will be back in action on Tuesday as it hosts Becker College at 7 p.m. Worcester State (1-3-1, 0-2-1 MASCAC) will battle UMass Boston next Saturday at the Pepperidge Farm Faceoff Classic hosted by Southern New Hampshire University.