Auburn, MA --- Framingham State junior Brendan McCarron (Millbury, MA/St. John's) registered a pair of goals to go along with an assist to help lift the Rams past Worcester State, 4-2 in MASCAC men's ice hockey action this evening at Horgan Memorial Rink.

The Rams (7-6-2, 5-3-2 MASCAC) staked the early 1-0 lead when junior Ryan McDonald (Anchorage, AK/Seattle Totems) netted a short-handed goal at the 5:33 mark of the opening period.

McCarron then lit the lamp with a pair of power play scores one in each of the final two periods to give Framingham State a healthy 3-0 advantage. The first came at the 4:05 mark in the second stanza before he recorded the eventual game-winning tally at 4:26 of the third frame.

Worcester State (6-7-1, 2-6-1 MASCAC) finally mustered some offense to get on the board as the two teams registered three goals over a 50 second span making the score 4-2 with 7:05 remaining in the contest.

Reigning MASCAC Rookie of the Week, freshman Alex DeWitz (Oronoco, MN/Helena Bighorns) continued his stellar play when he found the back of the net at the 12:05 mark of the final period.

Ram senior Dean Cavicchi (Plymouth, MA/Bridgton Academy) answered the call as he slapped home a rebounded shot for the 4-1 score at the 12:40 mark before WSU junior Andrew Bates (Marblehead, MA/Boston Jr. Bulldogs) got the puck over the goal line just 15 ticks later.

Framingham State buckled down on defense with help from senior goaltender Nick Cafrelli (San Jose, CA/Minnesota Owls) who recorded numerous saves over the final minutes to preserve the win.

Cafrelli registered 31 saves improving his record to 6-6-2 while Worcester State sophomore Salvatore Tecci (Franklin, MA/Long Beach Bombers) stopped 36 shots in the defeat and saw his record fall to 4-5-1 on the season.

Framingham State led in shots on goal 40-33 and also recorded two power play goals on nine chances while the Blue and Gold went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.

Both squads return to action Saturday as Worcester State travels to Plymouth State at 6 PM and Framingham State returns home to face-off with Fitchburg State at 2:30 PM.

Story By John Hanna --- Sports Information Graduate Assistant

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