Falcons Rally Past Rams, 3-1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Fitchburg St. (2-0-0, 2-0-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Framingham St. (0-5-0, 0-3-0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wilmshurst nets game winner for Green and Gold
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Rams of Framingham State University, 3-1 this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Loring Ice Arena.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 3, Framingham State 1
Records: Fitchburg State (2-0-0, 2-0-0 MASCAC) | Framingham State (0-5-0, 0-3-0 MASCAC)
How It Happened
Following a scoreless first period, Framingham State found the back of the net at the 15:43 mark of the second period when freshman Dylan Marty (New Richmond, Wis.) connected on his first collegiate marker for the 1-0 edge.
Fitchburg State knotted the score at 1-1 just three minutes into the final frame as junior forward Hunter Fortin (Westerville, Ohio) gathered a feed from classmates Gene Bouthiette (Enfield, Conn) and Rece Bergeman (Newark, Del.) and proceeded to deposit a shot inside the near post for his first mark on the year.
The Falcons grabbed the lead with just over six minutes left in regulation with junior forward Wyatt Wilmshurst (Maseena, N.Y.) wristing a shot into the upper left corner for his first tally of the 2021-22 campaign off a feed from fellow junior Anthony Ceolin (Simsbury, Conn.) to make the score 2-1.
The Green and Gold added an insurance tally late in the third period as Fortin converted a break away attempt, slipping a shot into the right side of the net off assists from Ceolin and Bergeman for his second goal of the contest, resulting in the 3-1 final.
By the Numbers
- 66th matchup between the two teams with the Falcons 53-8-5 all-time vs. the Rams
- Fitchburg State finished with a 41-24 margin in shots
- Fitchburg State went 2-for-5 with the man advantage
- Senior Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) made 23 saves for the Falcons
- Sophomore Blake Carlson (Clermont, Fla.) stopped 38 shots for the Rams
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Thursday as they host the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth for a MASCAC matchup, starting at 6:00 PM. Rams will host Stonehill College on Tuesday in non-conference action at 7:40 PM.