Ice Hockey Edged By Beavers In Non-Conference Action
Dann & Niles net first collegiate goals for Green & Gold
Babson Park, MA. The Fitchburg State ice hockey team dropped a 3-2 decision to the Beavers of Babson College this afternoon in non-conference action from the Babson Skating Center.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 2, Babson 3
Records: Fitchburg State (0-2-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) I Babson (2-0-0, 0-0-0 LEC)
How It Happened
Babson opened the scoring 4:30 into the opening period as junior Jimmy Fallon (Milton, MA) gathered a feed from senior Will Holland (Charlotte, NC) and junior Joseph Kramer (Bridgewater, MA) and buried a shot into the back of the net for his first goal on the season for the 1-0 edge.
The Beavers doubled the advantage four minutes later when sophomore Evan Brown (Little Silver, NJ) connected on his second tally of the year for the 2-0 lead. Fitchburg State cut the deficit to 2-1 at the 14:25 mark with freshman Devin Niles (Hatfield, MA) connected for his first collegiate score with assists from classmate Aleksei Filimonov (Saint Petersburg, Russia) and graduate student Christian Halbig (Queenstown, MD).
Trailing 3-1 going into the third period, the Falcons answered when newcomer Nathan Dann (Trail, BC) settled a feed from Filimonov and Niles and put a shot inside the far post for his first collegiate marker, resulting in the 3-2 final.
By the Numbers
- Fitchburg State went 1-for-3 with the man advantage
- Babson held a 30-19 advantage in shots
- Junior Frederick Soderberg (Harristown Township, MI) stopped 27 shots for the Falcons
- Senior Nate Mueller (Rogers, MN) made 19 saves for the Beavers
- Freshman Devin Niles netted his first collegiate tally for the Green & Gold
- Newcomer Nathan Dann registered his first collegiate marker for the Falcons
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Thursday as they host the Beacons on UMass Boston for a non-conference tilt, starting at 6:00PM.
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