WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior defenseman Max Roth (Chicago, Illinois) has been selected as a member of the 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men's Ice Hockey team, announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon.
Roth earned one of two defenseman spots on the First Team, voted on by coaches from across the conference.
One of the alternate captains for this year's Lancer squad, which earned the #3 seed in the MASCAC tournament, Roth was the top scoring defenseman and one of the most consistent and dependable members of the lineup. He was one of just four players to feature in at least 25 games and was tied for second on the team with 7 goals. He also had 9 assists to give him 16 points, third on the squad.
Roth accounted for a pair of game-winning goals, including the overtime winner less than a minute into the extra period against Assumption to cap a comeback that saw Worcester State score three times in the final two and a half minutes of regulation. Roth had a goal and two assists in a 6-3 win against UMass Dartmouth and a goal and an assist in a 6-4 victory at Westfield State.
The senior defenseman ends his career having played in 70 games for the Lancers with eight goals and 12 assists for 20 career points.
About the MASCAC
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation's oldest Division III men's and women's playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men's ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as a football affiliate member in 2013. Dean College, Eastern Nazarene College, Elms College, Mitchell College and Springfield College joined as men's golf affiliates in 2019 and New England College in 2021.