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       HOCKEY BOWS AT FITCHBURG STATE, 4-1
FITCHBURG, MA-Host Fitchburg State broke a 1-1 tie with two goals within 26 seconds at the end of the second period and went on to defeat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's hockey team, 4-1, in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game at the Wallace Civic Center Sunday afternoon.
Chris Riggs scored a power play goal at 18:38 of the second period to put the Falcons ahead, 2-1.Bryan Canter’s goal at the 19:04 mark made it 3-1 after two periods. 
Kevin McCready put FSU ahead when he scored with the Falcons enjoying a man advantage at 4:23 of the first period. Freshman Ryan Hurd (Mound, MN/Rochester Ice Hawks) evened the scored with his first collegiate goal, converting a pass from sophomore forward Bill Colclough (Naples, FL/Peoria Mustangs) a minute and 145 seconds later. Andrew Jones added a third-period goal for the Falcons to complete the scoring. 
“The two goals that Fitchburg scored late in the second period, one on a power play, were the key to the game,” said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach John Rolli. “They scored a pair of power play goals. Our most effective line was our fourth line of Ryan Hurd, Bill Colclough and (sophomore) Pat Colclough (Naples, FL/Peoria Mustangs). Both goaltenders played well.” 
UMass Dartmouth out shot Fitchburg State, 24-21. Senior goaltender Collin Tracy (Medford, MA/Medford HS) made 17 saves for UMD, while Robert Vorse made 23 saves for the Falcons.
The Corsairs dropped to 7-2-1 and 4-1-1 in the MASCAC with the defeat, while FSU improved to 5-3-0 and 3-3-0 with the victory. UMass Dartmouth will take time off for the semester break, returning to action when they host Salve Regina Saturday, January 8th.

UMASS DARTMOUTH HOCKEY
UMass Dartmouth (7-2-1, 4-1-1 MASCAC) vs. Fitchburg State (5-3-0, 3-3-0 MASCAC)
 Date: Dec 11, 2010  Location: Fitchburg, MA         Arena: Wallace Civic Center
 Attendance:175   Start time:1:30 pm   End time:3:30 pm   Total time:2:00

 Goals by Period       1  2  3  Tot
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 UMass Dartmouth.....  1  0  0 -  1
 Fitchburg State.....  1  2  1 -  4

   1st period - 1, FITM, Kevin McCready/6 (Thomas McAleer, Chris
Riggs) 4:23 (pp). 2, UMDM, Ryan Hurd/1 (William Colclough) 5:38.
Penalties - Joe Hill, UMDM (tripping) 3:06; Andrew Pontes, UMDM
(hooking) 8:11.

   2nd period - 3, FITM, Chris Riggs/2 (Thomas McAleer, Trevor Lawler)
18:38 (pp). 4, FITM, Bryan Canter/1 (Cory Callen, Jack Vets) 19:04.
Penalties - Bryan Canter, FITM (interference) 2:29; Kyle Haas, UMDM
(hooking) 5:41; Andrew Jones, FITM (hitting from behind) 9:25; Joe
Hill, UMDM (hooking) 16:54.

   3rd period - 5, FITM, Andrew Jones/1 (Nick Zaino) 4:21. Penalties -
Nate Dupere, UMDM (charging) 7:32; Nate Dupere, UMDM (game misconduct)
7:32; Brett Provost, FITM (tripping) 13:05.

   Shots on goal - UMDM 6-10-8 24; FITM 9-8-4 21.

   Power plays - UMDM 0 of 3; FITM 2 of 5.

   Penalties - UMDM 6 (23 min); FITM 3 (6 min).

   Goalies - UMDM, Collin Tracy 7-2-1 (60:00 minutes, 21 shots-17
saves); FITM, Robert Vorse 3-2-0 (60:00, 24-23).