Falcons Blank Ice Hockey, 6-0
Posted: Feb 05, 2019

Falcons Blank Ice Hockey, 6-0

Scoring Summary
1st - 03:24 - PP - Kyle Hillick (Fitchburg St.)
1st - 19:25 - PP - Sascha Figi (Fitchburg St.)
2nd - 10:24 - SH - Patrick Germain (Fitchburg St.)
3rd - 01:04 - Ryan Murphy (Fitchburg St.)
3rd - 06:36 - Christopher Vicario (Fitchburg St.)
3rd - 19:18 - Kyle Hillick (Fitchburg St.)
Game Leaders
Framingham St.
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Bryan Whelan - 5
Sv: Adam Calabrese - 49
Fitchburg St.
G: Kyle Hillick - 2
A: 3 Players (#11, #18, #19) - 2
Sh: Christopher Vicario - 6
Sv: Brian McGrath - 32
Team Stats
Full stats

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University ice hockey team defeated the Rams of Framingham State University 6-0 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening at the Wallace Civic Center. 

THE BASICS
Score: Fitchburg State 6, Framingham State 0

Records: Fitchburg State (10-10-2, 7-6-2 MASCAC), Framingham State (2-17-1, 0-12-1 MASCAC)

Location: Wallace Civic Center - Fitchburg, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Fitchburg State opened the scoring at the 3:24 mark of the first period as junior forward Kyle Hillick (Byfield, Mass.) gathered a feed from senior Nick DiNicola (Wolcott, Conn) and sophomore Sascha Figi (Kloten, Switzerland) and fired a shot into the back of the net for his fifth tally on the year for the 1-0 margin.
  • The Falcons doubled the lead (2-0) when Ricky Kramer (Barnstead, NH) found Figi open in the slot for his NCAA Division III leading 12th power play goal and his 23 goal of the season.
  • In the second frame, the Green and Gold notched a shorthanded marker midway through the period. Off an outlet pass from junior Dean Zerby (Harrisburg, Penn.) senior Patrick Germain (Auburn, Mass.) fired a shot from the left wing that caromed off the Framingham State goaltender Adam Calabrese (Philadelphia, Penn.) into the net for the 3-0 lead.
  • The Green and Gold extended their margin early in the third period when freshman Ryan Murphy (Wayzata, Mann.) redirected a shot inside the far post of a shot by Figi for his fourth tally on the season to make the score 4-0, en-route to a 6-0 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Fitchburg State finished 2-for-5 on the power-play, while Framingham State went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
  • Falcons held a 55-32 margin in shots
  • McGrath stopped all 32 shots he faced en-route to his tenth win.
  • Framingham State Calabrese finished with 49 saves in the setback.
  • Freshman Bryan Whelan (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) finished with a team-best five shots for the Rams.

UP NEXT:                                                                       
Falcons will travel to Salem State University next Thursday February 14th for a MASCAC contest starting at 7 p.m. Rams will travel to Westfield to take on the Owls on Thursday February 7th for a 7:35 p.m. start time

 

*Release courtesy of Fitchburg sports information