Ice Hockey Drops 2-1 Decision to Westfield State
Westfield, MA --- Worcester State was defeated this evening 2-1 by Westfield State in MASCAC play. The Owls used a pair of second period goals to defeat the Lancers this evening. Sophomore Nick Asterito netted the lone marker for WSC on an assist from Mark Rintel.
Westfield State 2, Worcester State 1
Westfield, MA --- Westfield State ran its unbeaten streak to
seven games as it scored twice in the second period for a 2-1
Massachusetts State College Athletics Conference (MASCAC) ice
hockey victory over Worcester State on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Westfield, a second-year varsity program, is 5-0-2 overall and
3-0-2 in the MASCAC. Worcester drops to 3-6 and 1-4.
The Lancers opened the scoring with 3:34 left in the first period
on a goal by sophomore forward Nick Asterito
(Philadelphia, MA) on an assist by senior Mark
Rintel (Oakland Gardens, NY).
The Owls tied it on a power play goal by steady senior Casey
Mignone (Ramsey, NJ) 5:37 into the second period. Freshman Danny
Kaufman (Scotch Plains, NJ) scored the game winning goal with 58
seconds left in the second stanza.
Westfield goal Ray Monroe (Shrewsbury, MA) recorded 34 saves while
Worcester’s Zach Hansen (Dexter, MI) made 43
stops.
Following a timeout, WSC went with an empty net for the last 1:13 of the game, but could not score the game-tying tally to force an overtime
Worcester State closes out the first third of their MASCAC schedule and December with a 2 PM Saturday afternoon matchup against Salem State. Westfield plays on back-to-back nights at Trinity (7:30 PM) on Friday and against Plymouth State at home on Saturday at 5:35.
Major portions of release courtesy of Westfield State Sports Information