Worcester State Doubles Up Fitchburg State, 4-2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Fitchburg St. (0-3-2, 0-1-1 MASCAC) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Worcester St. (2-1-2, 0-1-1 MASCAC) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Connolly and Snyder collect one goal each for Falcons
WORCESTER, Mass. – Four different Lancers registered goals as the Worcester State ice hockey team posted a 4-2 victory over Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening at the Hart Recreation Center.
Following a scoreless first period, Fitchburg State took the lead just 4:03 into the middle stanza as junior forward Ryan Connolly connected on his second tally of the season on feeds from classmates Timmy Genova and John Celli for the 1-0 margin.
The Lancers responded at the 11:09 mark when senior Rich Ledy blasted a shot from the into the upper right corner of the net, using an assist from fellow Cody Osburn and Nathan Stanley to knot the score 1-1.
Worcester State would grab the lead with just under five minutes remaining in the frame as newcomer Brian Fahey collected a pair of feeds from senior Taylor Laneville and junior Joe White and deposited the puck into the net for his first collegiate score to make the score 2-1 going into the final period of play.
In the third period, Fitchburg State retied the contest (2-2) at the 3:32 mark when sophomore Cameron Snyder found the back of the net for the unassisted short-handed marker.
The hosts regained the lead for good two and half minutes later as junior Nicholas Drill received a pass from freshman Sean Haltam and sophomore Alex DeWitz for the 3-2 advantage before White added an insurance empty-netter with 30 second left in the match, resulting in the 4-2 final.
For the contest, Worcester State held a 37-29 margin in shots, while the Falcons notched a pair of power play opportunities in the match. Between the pipes, senior Ryan Wysocki posted 33 saves for the Fitchburg State in 58:33 minutes of work, while junior Salvatore Tecci totaled 27stops for the Lancers in the victory.
Fitchburg State (0-3-2, 0-1-1 MASCAC) returns to action on Thursday as it hosts the Owls of Westfield State University for a contest starting at 7 p.m. Worcester State (2-1-2, 1-0-1 MASCAC) will host Framingham State on Thursday at 8:15 p.m.