Fitchburg, MA --- Junior Jordan Roberts (Littleton, CO) registered four points on two goals and two helpers as Worcester State defeated Fitchburg State, 6-2 in MASCAC men's ice hockey action this evening at the Wallace Civic Center.
With the triumph, the Blue and Gold (5-10, 2-7 MASCAC) end a four-game drought against conference opponents that dated back to last semester. Fitchburg State drops to 6-8-1 and 5-4 in MASCAC action.
In the opening period of play, the Lancers took the 1-0 lead 6:43 into stanza as Roberts redirected a shot of the stick of sophomore Vinny Bohn (Spring Hill, FL) for his second tally of the season.
The Lancers upped their lead to 3-0 by notching back-to-back scores, senior Tim Bowman (Moor Park, CA) fired a wrist shot inside the near post at the 11:20 mark for his second marker of the year before sophomore Nathan Stanley (Meriden, ID) struck for his sixth goal of the year less than two minutes later.
In the second frame, Fitchburg State broke its scoring silence just 2:37 into the frame as freshman Ryan Bedard (Derby Line, VT) tallied his fifth score of the season for the hosts.
Worcester State regained the three goal margin (4-1) when sophomore Stephen Rock (Tulsa, OK) out raced the defense and slipped the puck into the net for his fourth score of the year, using a feed from junior Derek Serbon (Crown Point, IN) heading into the final period of play.
In the final stanza, the Lancers secured their fifth victory of the season as Roberts connected on his second marker of the game just 1:31 into the period before Serbon capped Worcester State's scoring midway into the frame for the 6-1 lead.
The Green and Gold would cap the scoring at the 12:27 mark as freshman Max Lorenzen (Leesburg, VA) posted his eighth tally on the year resulting in the 6-2 final.
Throughout the contest, Fitchburg State held a slim 32-26 advantage in shots, while the Lancers finished 0-for-4 on the power-play.
In net, WSU freshman Salvatore Tecci (Franklin, MA) collected 30 saves for Worcester State in the complete game effort while sophomore Ryan Wysocki (Grand Rapids, MI) stopped 11 shots for the Falcons in 37 minutes of work.
Worcester State entertains Framingham State on Thursday at 5:30 as Fitchburg State will take the brief intermission in their schedule to regroup and host UMass Dartmouth at 4 o'clock.
Major Portions of Release Courtesy of Fitchburg State Sports Information