Avery Ireland

15 Avery Ireland
Avery Ireland
  • Height:
    5'3"
  • Hometown:
    Longmeadow, MA
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Longmeadow
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • Team:
    Minuteman Lady Flames
  • Minor:
    Communications
  • gp
    20
  • p
    8
  • g
    3
  • a
    5
  • pim
    16
  • +/-
    3
Bio

As a First Year:

Appeared in 26 games...recorded four goals with two assists for six points including two power play goals...made collegiate debut on November 1st versus Arcadia...named to the MASCAC All Academic Team...named to the Dean's List

Personal:
Avery was born in Brockton, Mass...is majoring in Businss Administration with a minor in Communications at Worcester State...the daughter of Tracey Messina and Frank Ireland...has two siblings, Frankie, member of the Stonehill Ice Hockey team, and Jackie, who played soccer at Merrimack College...favorite spot on campus is the dining hall that overlooks the football field... chose Worcester State because of the athletics and the size of the campus

Before Worcester State:
Avery is a 2024 graduate of Longmeadow High School in Longmeadow, Mass...played four years of varsity ice hockey for the Lancers...was All-League all four years

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 20 12
Points 8 4
Goals 3 2
Assists 5 2
PIM 16 12
+/- 3 4
Power-play goals 2 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 1 1
Game-winning goals 2 2
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 68 39
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 Anna Maria W, 1-0
Feb 14 at Anna Maria L, 4-1
Feb 20 at Salem St. W, 1-0
Feb 21 Rivier W, 3-2
Feb 27 #5 Framingham St. W, 4-0
Mar 6 #2 Rivier W, 3-2
Game Log - Statistics
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s fo fow fol fo%
Oct 31 Western New Eng. L, 3-1 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2 9 .182
Nov 1 at New England Col. W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 4 9 .308
Nov 8 at Framingham St. W, 4-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 8 2 .800
Nov 11 at Salve Regina L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 .500
Nov 14 Anna Maria W, 6-1 - 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 4 .556
Nov 15 Rivier W, 1-0 - 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 13 6 7 .462
Nov 19 at Framingham St. W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 7 8 .467
Nov 22 Salem St. L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 7 6 .538
Nov 30 Amherst L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 7 .125
Dec 5 Connecticut Col. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 vs. SUNY Potsdam W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Castleton L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at U. of New England L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 Curry L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Utica W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Mass. Liberal Arts W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 2 .333
Jan 24 at Mass. Liberal Arts W, 5-1 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 .500
Jan 30 Salem St. W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 4 .200
Jan 31 at Mass. Liberal Arts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 Framingham St. W, 5-0 - 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1.000
Feb 7 at Rivier W, 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 1 .833
Feb 13 Anna Maria W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 8 10 .444
Feb 14 at Anna Maria L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 12 6 .667
Feb 20 at Salem St. W, 1-0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 19 9 10 .474
Feb 21 Rivier W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 19 8 11 .421
Feb 27 #5 Framingham St. W, 4-0 - 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 7 7 .500
Mar 6 #2 Rivier W, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 7 6 .538
Career Stats - Statistics
Statistic gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
2024-25 26 4 2 6 18 -6 2 0 0 0 0 0 69 54 28 26 .519
2025-26 20 3 5 8 16 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 68 222 106 116 .477
2026-27 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Total 46 7 7 14 34 -3 4 0 0 2 0 0 137 276 134 142 .486
Split Stats - Statistics
Statistic gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
Event
Total 20 3 5 8 16 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 68 222 106 116 .477
Conference 12 2 2 4 12 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 39 146 77 69 .527
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Location
Home 12 2 4 6 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 42 127 54 73 .425
Away 8 1 1 2 10 -2 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 95 52 43 .547
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Result
Wins 15 3 4 7 14 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 55 162 79 83 .488
Losses 5 0 1 1 2 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 60 27 33 .450
Ties - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Month
October 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2 9 .182
November 8 1 2 3 10 -1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 91 43 48 .473
January 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 4 8 .333
February 7 2 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 95 50 45 .526
March 1 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 7 6 .538
News mentions
Worcester State Wins MASCAC Championship in Comeback Fashion
Worcester State Wins MASCAC Championship in Comeback Fashion

Worcester, MA- For the fourth time in five seasons, and the first under the new conference creation, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (17-9, 10-2) headed to the conference championship and against a familiar foe in the Rivier Raiders (17-9, 9-4). The Lancers claimed the three of the last four Championships between the ECHA and MASCAC conferences while the Raiders have been the final opponent for Worcester the last three years. Rivier claimed the 1-0 win in the MASCAC semifinals last year to advance past Worcester State to the first ever MASCAC Championship, and now return for the third year in a row to the conference championship. 

Lancers Shutout Rams in Women's Ice Hockey Semifinal Action
Lancers Shutout Rams in Women's Ice Hockey Semifinal Action

Worcester, MA- In the second season of the MASCAC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship, the #1 Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (16-9, 10-2) was again hosting a MASCAC semifinal game at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. Last season the Lancers fell to Rivier, who had previously defeated Framingham State in their quarterfinal meeting. This year the #5 Rams (5-20-1, 1-11) would advance to their first conference semifinals after upsetting the #4 seeded Anna Maria Wednesday night in a decisive 6-2 victory. 

Photo Courtesy of Bob Condon
Lancers Outlast Vikings to Claim Top Spot in Regular Season

Worcester, MA- With the final two games of the regular season upon the season, the Worcester State Lancers Women’s Ice Hockey (14-9, 8-2) is aimed to tie a bow on their first seed into playoffs in the night's meeting with Salem State. The Blue and Gold, coming into the weekend, just needed two points to grab possession of the top spot in the tournament. The Vikings and Lancers travelled into the game each holding a win on the other in the first a crucial weekend for Worcester.

Lancers Hold Off Rivier for Shutout Victory to Remain Undefeated
Lancers Hold Off Rivier for Shutout Victory to Remain Undefeated

Worcester, MA - coming off a dominant win over Anna Maria last night, the Lancers Women’s Ice Hockey team (3-2, 2-0) aimed to make it a clean sweep in conference play thus far with a Saturday night matchup over Rivier.

Lancers Take Down Anna Maria in Team Effort Win
Lancers Take Down Anna Maria in Team Effort Win

Worcester, MA- After a stretch of road travel the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (2-2-0, 1-0-0) are on home ice tonight as they host their conference opener over Anna Maria College.

Lancers Claim First Conference Win with Victory over Rams
Lancers Claim First Conference Win with Victory over Rams

Worcester, MA- After a week off, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (1-1-0, 0-0-0) is back on ice to kick off their conference schedule with a late night meeting with Framingham State.

Lancers Kick Off Season with Battle with Western New England
Lancers Kick Off Season with Battle with Western New England

Worcester, MA- Kicking off the Worcester State Winter Sports Season, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team hosted Western New England on home ice this afternoon.