February 5, 2019

Falcons Blank Rams, 6-0

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.

Framingham St.

2-17-1, 0-12-1

Fitchburg St.

10-10-2, 7-6-2

Final	1	2	3	T
Framingham St. 2-17-1, 0-12-1	0	0	0	0
Fitchburg St. 10-10-2, 7-6-2	2	1	3	6

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

Game Statistics	Framingham St.	Fitchburg St.
PowerPlays	0 for 6	2 for 5
Shorthanded Goals	0	1
Penalties (min)	6 (12)	6 (12)
Shots on Goal	32	55
Face Offs Won	24	37

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)

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 12^th 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
Sophomore Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) 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.
62nd meeting between the two schools with the Falcons 49-8-5 vs the Rams

Up Next

Falcons will travel to Salem State University next Thursday February 14^th 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.