January 21, 2012

Fitchburg State Doubles Down UMass Dartmouth, 4-2

Junior forward Cory Callen (Annandale, NJ/Oswego State) scored the game-winning goal at 3:30 of the middle period to lift the Fitchburg State ice hockey team to a 4-2 victory over MASCAC rival UMass Dartmouth this evening.

Fitchburg St.

6-8-2, 5-4-1 MASCAC

Mass.-Dartmouth

10-5-1, 6-3-1 MASCAC

Final	1	2	3	T
Fitchburg St. 6-8-2, 5-4-1 MASCAC	2	1	1	4
Mass.-Dartmouth 10-5-1, 6-3-1 MASCAC	1	0	1	2

Scoring Summary

1st - 09:35 - Sean Loebs (Fitchburg St.)

1st - 09:08 - Thomas McAleer (Fitchburg St.)

1st - 08:57 - Matt Correia (Mass.-Dartmouth)

2nd - 03:30 - Cory Callen (Fitchburg St.)

3rd - 07:28 - PP - Cory Callen (Fitchburg St.)

3rd - 03:18 - PP - James Neal (Mass.-Dartmouth)

Game Leaders

Fitchburg St.

G: Cory Callen - 2

A: 2 Players (#21, #23) - 2

Sh: TEAM - 34

Sv: Randy Wolcott - 33

Mass.-Dartmouth

G: 2 Players (#5, #16) - 1

A: 4 Players (#4, #6, #16, #21) - 1

Sh: Team - 35

Sv: Ryan Williams - 30

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Fitchburg St.	Mass.-Dartmouth
PowerPlays	1 for 3	1 for 4
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	5 (10)	4 (8)
Shots on Goal	34	35
Face Offs Won	0	0

Full stats

Callen nets a pair in Falcons key MASCAC victory

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (January 21, 2012) – Junior forward Cory Callen (Annandale, NJ/Oswego State) scored the game-winning goal at 3:30 of the middle period to lift the Fitchburg State ice hockey team to a 4-2 victory over MASCAC rival UMass Dartmouth this evening.

Junior defenseman Matt Correia (Acushnet, MA/New Bedford HS) put the Corsairs on the board first at 8:57 of the opening period, redirecting a shot off the stick of senior forward Mike Owens (South Boston, MA/Boston Jr Bulldogs) but Fitchburg State answered immediately scoring 11 seconds later to tie the game at 1-1.

Falcons senior forward Thomas McAleer (East Islip, NY/New York Bobcats) put the puck past Corsair junior goalie Ryan Williams (Milton, ON/Huntsville Otters-OPJHL) to knot the score, using a Trevor Lawler (Fitchburg, MA/New England Jr Huskies) feed on the play.

Fitchburg State tacked on another goal just 27 seconds later as freshman forward Sean Loebs (Cresskill, NJ/Connecticut Jr Wolfpack) laced a one-timer from the top of the circle past Williams at 9:35. Freshman Carlo DiPiazza (Ridgewood, NJ/Connecticut Jr Wolfpack) assisted on the play, making it a 2-1 Falcon lead before Callen hit home for a two-goal advantage.

Both teams traded power play goals in the final period to conclude the scoring. The Corsairs cut the lead to 3-2 at 3:18 as Marquis scored off a Zach Hepler (Sarver, PA/Dixie Beehives-OPJHL) and Steve Ginand (Milford, MA/Northern Cyclones-AtJHL) helper, but Fitchburg State countered with Callen's second goal of the game.

In the contest, the Corsairs outshot the Falcons, 35-34 as Williams made 30 saves for the host. Sophomore Randy Wolcott (East Haven, Conn./Wisconsin-Stevens Point) earned the victory for Fitchburg State with 33 saves between the pipes.

Fitchburg State (6-8-2, 5-4-1 MASCAC) will be in action again on Thursday as it hosts Westfield State at 7 p.m. UMass Dartmouth (10-5-1, 6-3-1) will host Plymouth State next Thursday evening as well.