Falcons Upended By Mules, 6-2

Vicario and Fretz net one goal each for Fitchburg State in non-conference setback

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University ice hockey team dropped a 6-2 decision to the Mules of Colby College this evening in non-conference action at the Wallace Civic Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Colby 6
Records: Fitchburg State (10-6-3)| Colby (9-8-0)

How It Happened

Colby took an early 1-0 lead just 1:11 into the first period as sophomore Kienan Scott (Spokane, Wash.) found the back of the net for his sixth score of the season. The Mules doubled their advantage at the 5:01 mark when sophomore Phil Klitirinos (Montreal, Que.) took a feed from senior Michael Decker (Algonquin, Mass.) and junior John Rourke (Wellesley, Mass.) for his fourth marker of the season.

Colby tacked on three more tallies in the opening frame senior Cam MacDonald (Westford, Mass.), junior Zack Hale (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Klitirinos to make the score 5-0 after 20 minutes of play.

In the second frame, Fitchburg State broke its scoring silence 8:42 into the period when sophomore Christopher Vicario (Cranston, R.I.) buried a shot into the lower the right corner for his eighth tally on the season off assists from freshman Sascha Figi (Kloten, Switzerland) and sophomore Tyler Warila (Shirley, Mass.) to cut the lead to 5-1.

Colby extended its margin at the 4:31 mark of the final period as Scott deposited the puck into the net for his second tally of the contest before the Falcons capped the scoring when junior Michael Fretz (Seattle, Wash.) received a pass from classmate Ricky Kramer (Barnstead, N.H.) and senior James Gordon (Hingham, Mass.) and slipped a shot into the back of the net for his fourth goal on the year, resulting in the 6-2 final.

Inside the Numbers

Just the second all-time meeting between the two schools on the ice with the Falcons 0-2-0 all-time when taking on the Mules.

Colby College earned an 8-3 win in the first ever meeting with Fitchburg State last season (1/29/17) at the Alfond rink.

Mules finished with a 41-30 advantage in shots.

Fitchburg State finished 1-for-3 on the power-play, while Colby went 3-for-6 with the man advantage.

Freshman Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) finished with 32 saves for the Falcons in 50:18 minutes of action

Sophomore Andrew Tucci (Toronto, Ont.) stopped 28 shots for the Mules in the complete game effort

For Fitchburg State, Warila registered a team-best four shots on goal, while Scott finished with five shots on frame for Colby.

Up Next

Falcons will travel to UMass Dartmouth on Thursday to take on the Corsairs for a MASCAC matchup at 7:35 P.M. Mules will host the Huskies of Southern Maine University on Tuesday for a non-conference tilt at 7:00 P.M.