February 25, 2012

#4 Fitchburg State Drops To #5 Worcester State, 4-1

Fourth-seeded Fitchburg State University suffered a 4-1 loss to fifth-seeded Worcester State University in quarterfinal action of the 2011-12 MASCAC Ice Hockey Tournament.

Worcester St.

9-13-3, 5-11-2MASCAC

Fitchburg St.

9-13-4, 8-7-3 MASCAC

Final	1	2	3	T
Worcester St. 9-13-3, 5-11-2MASCAC	1	1	2	4
Fitchburg St. 9-13-4, 8-7-3 MASCAC	0	1	0	1

Scoring Summary

1st - 11:04 - Nick Asterito (Worcester St.)

2nd - 05:12 - Curtis Nikitas (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 07:28 - Derek Serbon (Worcester St.)

3rd - 14:38 - Vinny Bohn (Worcester St.)

3rd - 18:53 - PP - EN - Tim D'Orazio (Worcester St.)

Game Leaders

Worcester St.

G: 4 Players (#7, #8, #16, #18) - 1

A: 2 Players (#18, #24) - 1

Sh: 2 Players (#8, #27) - 4

Sv: Bryan Kalczynski - 31

Fitchburg St.

G: Curtis Nikitas - 1

A: 2 Players (#9, #27) - 1

Sh: Trevor Lawler - 6

Sv: Bobby Leiser - 22

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Worcester St.	Fitchburg St.
PowerPlays	1 for 4	0 for 3
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	4 (8)	5 (10)
Shots on Goal	26	32
Face Offs Won	28	37

Full stats

Lancers advanced to semifinal round vs. top-seeded Plymouth State

FITCHBURG, Mass. (February 25, 2012) – Fourth-seeded Fitchburg State University suffered a 4-1 loss to fifth-seeded Worcester State University in quarterfinal action of the 2011-12 MASCAC Ice Hockey Tournament.

The victory marked the first playoff win since the 1976-77 season (7-5, Framingham State) for Worcester State as it improves to 9-13-3 on the season and advances to Tuesday's semifinal round vs. Plymouth State at 6 p.m. Fitchburg State concludes its season with an overall record of 9-13-4 and an 8-7-2 mark in the MASCAC.

Worcester State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead midway through the first period as senior captain Nick Asterito (Philadelphia, Pa./Valley Forge Minutemen) hit home for the Lancers first goal of the game. Asterito connected with unassisted marker at the 11:04 mark, tallying his sixth score of the season for the first period advantage.

In the second, Fitchburg State rallied back, using a goal from junior Curtis Nikitas (Leominster, Mass./Saint Bernards) just 5:12 into the period. Nikitas netted his third goal of the year, taking feeds from freshman Carlo DiPiazza (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) and senior Spencer Syvertson (Wasilla, AK/Minnesota-Crookston), but Worcester State regained the lead less than three minutes later with a marker from Derek Serbon (Crown Point, Ind./Tulsa Rampage).

After nearly 15 minutes of scoreless play in the third period, Worcester State sealed its MASCAC semifinal fate, collecting back-to-back scores late in the frame. Freshman Vinny Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla./El Paso Rhinos) gave the Lancers a 3-1 edge with his first career post-season marker at the 14:38 mark, while senior Tim D'Orazio (Jamison, Pa./Valley Forge Minutemen) iced the game with an empty netter just four minutes later.

Worcester State battled Fitchburg State all contest despite being out-shot 32-26 in the match. Senior goaltender Bryan Kalczynski (Tonawanda, N.Y./Erie Community) was solid between the pipes for the Lancers, totaling 31 saves in his complete game effort, while senior Bobby Leiser (Monroe, N.Y./New York Applecore) stopped 23 shots for the Falcons.