Ice Hockey Soars Past Owls In Conference Tilt
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fitchburg St. (13-5-0, 6-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Westfield St. (11-6-1, 4-2-1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Macchioni & Millhorn net one goal & one assist for Green & Gold
Westfield, MA – The Fitchburg State Ice Hockey Team earned a 4-1 triumph over the Owls of Westfield State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Amelia Park Ice Arena.
The Basic
Score: Fitchburg State 4, Westfield State 1
Records: Fitchburg State (13-5-0, 6-1-0 MASCAC) I Westfield State (11-6-1, 4-2-1 MASCAC)
How It Happened
Following a scoreless first period, Fitchburg State grabbed a 1-0 edge 5:48 into the second period as sophomore Marcus Macchioni (North Kingstown, RI) settled a feed from junior Jackson Collins (Wake Forest, NC) and senior Trenton Skaggs (Oconomowoc, WI) and fired a shot into the right side of net for his seventh tally on the season.
The Falcons doubled their advantage three minutes later when junior Hunter Dunn (Douglas, MA) put a shot into the lower left corner with assists from graduate student Christian Halbig (Queenstown, MD) and newcomer Tye Battipaglia (Cheshire, CT) for his sixth marker of the 2025-26 campaign to make the score 2-0.
The Green and Gold pushed the margin to 3-0 with four minutes remaining in the stanza with senior Declan Bronte (Melbourne, AUS) receiving a pass from freshman John Mantone (Nashua, NH) and deposited a shot inside left post for his first score on the season.
In the third period of play, Fitchburg State secured the victory at the 13:59 mark as Millhorn found the back of the net for his third score of the year with an assist from Macchioni for the 4-0 edge. Westfield State broke the shutout at the 17:38 mark with senior Colin Roe (Boston, MA) finding the back of the for his second tally on the year, resulting in the 4-1 final.
By the Numbers
- Fitchburg State went 2-for-6 with the man advantage
- The Owls held a 36-33 advantage in shots
- Junior Frederick Soderberg (Harrison Township, MI) stopped 35 shots for the Falcons
- Sophomore Aiden Winslow, Jacksonville, FL) turned aside 29 shots for the Owls
Up Next
Falcons return to action next Thursday as they host the Rams of Framingham State in MASCAC action, starting at 6:30PM.
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