Ice Hockey Collects 3-1 Victory Over Lancers On Senior Day

Soderberg makes 31 saves for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Lancers of Worcester State, 3-1 this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on senior day from the Wallace Civic Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Worcester State 1

Records: Fitchburg State (12-7-2 11-4-2 MASCAC) I Worcester State (6-17-0, 5-14-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State grabbed a 1-0 lead midway through the first period as freshman Adam Nedelka (Srch, Czech Republic) gathered a feed from graduate student Antoine Gignac (Quebec City, QUE) and freshman Alexandre Bauvais (Meudon, France) and connected on his fourth marker on the season.

Worcester State knotted the score at 1-1 with just over a minute remaining in the opening stanza when junior Martin Dlugolinsky (Stata Lubovna, Slovakia) found the back of the net for his sixth tally of the year.

Following a scoreless middle frame, the Falcons regained the lead at the 14:30 mark of the third period with newcomer Michael Imala (Oak Lawn, IL) depositing a shot inside the near post for his team-leading tenth mark of the 2023-24 campaign with an assist from Gignac to make the score 2-1.

The Green and Gold secured the victory with 25 seconds left in regulation as newcomer Hunter Dunn (Douglas, MA) receiving a pass from classmate Kristopher Zapata (Cherry Hill, NJ) and Nedelka and firing a shot into an empty net for his fifth score on the year, resulting in the 3-1 final.

Prior to the contest, the Fitchburg State ice hockey team honored their two seniors, Cole Archambeault (Leominster, MA) and Antoine Gignac (Quebec City, QUE), for their contributions to the program.

By the Numbers

• 77th meeting between the Falcons and the Lancers on the ice with Fitchburg State 50-21-6 all-time when taking on Worcester State
• Worcester State held a slim 32-30 margin in shots
• Falcons finished 1-for-5 with the man advantage
• Freshman Frederick Soderberg (Harrison Township, MI) stopped 31 shots for the Falcons
• Junior Jakub Kubik (Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic) made 27 saves for the Lancers

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Thursday as they host the Owls of Westfield State for a MASCAC clash, starting at 6:30 PM.

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