Falcons Soar Over Franklin Pierce

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team delivered a full game effort with a 4-1 win over the Ravens of Franklin Pierce University in non-conference action this evening at the Wallace Civic Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Franklin Pierce 4
Records: Fitchburg State (4-0) |Franklin Pierce (0-7)

How It Happened

After a scoreless first period in which Franklin Pierce held the shots advantage 11-8, the Ravens tipped the scoreboard early in the second frame. Junior Conor Foley (Nahant Mass.) picked the pocket of the Falcons defense circled behind the net and tucked the puck under senior Christopher Mattone (New Windsor, NY) just :50 seconds in.

The Falcons countered with a pair of power-play goals. Junior Gene Bouthiette (Enfield, Conn.) collected the rebound off the pads of the Ravens goaltender and found the back of the net for his second goal of the year. Wyatt Wilmshurst (Massena, NY) and Rece Bergeman (Newark, Del.) had the assists.

Less than two minutes later junior Joshua Miller (Saint Augustine, Fla.) delivered a seeing eye slap-shot inside the left post from the blueline for the Green and Gold's first lead of the game and the game-winning goal.

Fitchburg would add a pair or empty-net goals from junior Hunter Fortin (Westerville, Ohio) and Toivo Kramer (New York, NY) to seal the 4-1 victory. 

Inside the Numbers

• Fitchburg State held a 39-19 advantage in shots
• Fitchburg State went 2-for-7 with the man advantage, while the Ravens were 0-for-5 on the power play
• Mattone stopped 18 shots for the Falcons in the win, while his counter part Ian Wallace (West Islip, NY) made 35 saves

Up Next

The Falcons will travel to Plymouth State on Monday afternoon for a crucial MASCAC tilt starting at 4:00 PM.