Ice Hockey Clips AMCATS In MASCAC Action

Saavedra & Niles net one goal each for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, MA - The Fitchburg State ice hockey team collected a 2-1 victory over the AMCATS of Anna Maria College this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Wallace Civic Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Ana Maria 1

Records: Fitchburg State (6-4-0, 4-0-0 MASCAC) I Anna Maria (6-3-0, 4-1-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Following a scoreless first period, Fitchburg State broke the 0-0 stalemate 3:40 into the second period as senior Jack Saavedra (Mishawaka, IN) collected a feed from junior Declan Bronte (Victoria, BC) and fired a shot into the right side of the net for his first marker of the season for the 1-0 edge.

In the third period of play, Anna Maria knotted the score just 1:14 into the frame when sophomore Patrick Crooks (Billing, MT) received a feed from senior Pearce Baker (King, ON) and sophomore Owen Barron (Kamloops, BC) and deposited a shot into the left side of the net for his second score of the season to make the score 1-1.

The Falcons regained the lead 7:42 into the stanza with freshman Devin Niles (Hatfield, MA) wristed a shot into the back of the net for his eighth goal of the 2-25-26 campaign with an assist from classmate Aleksei Filimonov (Saint Petersburg, Russia), resulting in the 2-1 final.

By the Numbers

• Fitchburg State went 0-for-2 with the man advantage
• The Falcons held a 35-28 advantage in shots
• Junior Frederick Soderberg (Harrison Township, MI) stopped 27 shots for the Falcons
• Junior Matthew Hennessey (Warman, SK) made 33 saves for the AMCATS

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they travel to New England College to take on the Pilgrim in non-conference action, starting at 7:00PM.

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