Falcons Upended By Owls In Conference Action

Westfield, Mass. The Fitchburg State ice hockey team dropped a 4-0 decision to the Owls of Westfield State University this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Amelia Ice Park Arena.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Westfield 4

Records: Fitchburg State (8-7-2, 6-2-2 MASCAC) I Westfield State 7-8-1, 4-6-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Westfield State opened the scoring midway through the first period as junior Cory Morris (Kahnawake, Que.) collected a feed from freshman Colin Roe (Boston, Mass.) and deposited a shot inside the near post for his second tally on the season for the 1-0 edge.

The Owls doubled its advantage (2-0) with just under three minutes remaining the period when freshman Julian Bosclair (Voorhees, N.J) netted his first collegiate marker off assists from senior Chris Sullivan (Marshfield, Mass.) and junior Cullen Young (Maynard, Mass.).

In the middle frame, the hosts extended the lead at the 4:07 mark with senior Justin Collins (Wilmington, Mass.) receiving a pass from newcomer Cooper Board (Salem, Mass.), who wristed a shot into the left side of the net for his third goal of the 2022-23 campaign to make the score 3-0.

Westfield State secured the victory at the 18:21 mark as Young struck for his first score on the year on the power play with an assist from newcomer Daniel Finegan (Chicago, Ill.), resulting in the 4-0 final.

By the Numbers

• 43rd meeting between the Falcons and the Owls on the ice with Fitchburg State 26-14-3 all-time when taking on Westfield State
• Fitchburg State held a 43-38 edge in shots
• Westfield State went 1-for-3 with the man advantage
• Senior Christopher Mattone (New Windsor, N.Y.) stopped 34 shots for the Falcons
• Junior Valtteri Valtonen (Helsinki, Finland) made 43 saves for the Owls

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Thursday as they host the Lancers of Worcester State for a MASCAC matchup, starting at 6:30PM.