Ice Hockey Skates Past Lancers

Millhorn nets pair of goals for Green & Gold

Worcester, Mass. The Fitchburg State ice hockey team registered a 6-1 triumph over the Lancers of Worcester State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Fidelity Ice Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 6, Worcester State 1

Records: Fitchburg State (5-1-0, 2-1-0 MASCAC) I Worcester State (1-5-1, 0-2-1 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring 5:17 into the first frame as junior Nicholas Weber (Peoria, AZ) settled a feed from sophomore Hunter Dunn (Douglas, MA) and fired a shot inside the near post for his second marker on the season for the 1-0 edge.

The Falcons doubled the advantage (2-0) five minutes later when junior Trenton Skaggs (Oconomowoc, WI) blasted a shot into the right side of the net off assists from sophomore Michael Imala (Oak Lawn, IL) and senior Michael Macchioni (North Kingstown, RI) for his third tally of the 2024 -25 campaign,

The Green and Gold pushed the advantage to 4-0 with sophomores Nicklas Millhorn (Brownstown, MI) and Alexandre Bauvais (Mendon, France) finding the back of the net before Imala received a pass from senior Christian Halbig (Queenstown, MD) and newcomer Elowan Orme Lynch (Courbevoie, France), who proceeded to bury a shot into the back of the net for his second score on the year for the 5-0 edge.

Following a scoreless second period, the Green and Gold, pushed the lead to 6-0 as Millhorn connected for his second marker of the contest with assists from senior Samuel Rennick (Salibury, MA) and sophomore Isaiah McKinney (Nashua, NH). Worcester State capped the scoring with just under two minutes remaining in the contest as freshman Cam Quigley (Quincy, MA) netted his first collegiate marker, resulting in the 6-1 final

By the Numbers

• 78th meeting between the Falcons and the Lancers on the ice with Fitchburg State 51-21-6 all-time when taking on Lancers
• Worcester State held a 37-35 edge in shots
• The Falcons went 3-for-10 with the man advantage
• Sophomore Frederick Soderberg (Harrison Township, MI) stopped 36shots for the Falcons
• Senior Wyatt Friedlander (Lake Placid, NY) made 29 saves for the Lancers
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Up Next

Falcons return to action on Thursday, December 5th as they host the Trailblazers of MCLA for a MASCAC matchup, starting at 6:30PM.

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