Falcons Skate Past Framingham in MASCAC Action

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team skated to a 3-1 victory over the Rams of Framingham State University this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at the Wallace Civic Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Framingham State 1
Records: Fitchburg State (9-5-2, 6-1-2 MASCAC) | Framingham State (2-13-1, 1-9 MASCAC)

How It Happened

The Green and Gold took a 1-0 lead late in the first period. First-year Gene Bouthiette (Enfield, Conn.) collected a loose puck in front of the Rams netminder senior Greg Harney (East Haven, Conn.) and rifled a shot top-shelf for his second goal of the season. Senior Christopher Vicario (Cranston, RI) and freshman Adam Kusior (Tecumseh, Ont.) had the assists on the goal. Fitchburg goaltender junior Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) has nine saves in frame.

Framingham State evened the score midway through the second period with a shorthanded tally.  Sophomore Zach Bettmeng (Sioux Falls, SD) intercepted a Falcon pass on the blue line and found classmate Jacob Garman (Anchorage, AK) for his third goal on the year. The Falcons moved ahead 2-1 with just under four minutes remaining in the period. Freshman Wyatt Wilmshurst (Massena, NY) notched his third goal of the season when he corralled a free puck in the slot and deposited in the back of the Rams net.

Freshman Hunter Fortin (Westerville, Ohio) added an insurance goal for the Falcons at 10:13 of the third period en route to the 3-1 final.

By the Numbers

• Fitchburg State held a 51-29 margin in shots
• Fitchburg State finished 0-for-4 with the man advantage, while Framingham State was 0-for-6 on the power-play
• McGrath stopped 28 shots for the Falcons, while his counterpart Harney made 48 saves in the loss for the Rams

Up Next

Falcons travel to Westfield State on Saturday evening, starting at 5:35 PM. Rams will host Salem State on the same day with a 12:50 PM puck-drop.