Auburn, MA - Framingham State junior Joseph Hurley (Charlestown,
MA) knotted the game at three with 13:37 remaining in the third
period to help the Rams draw a 3-3 overtime tie with Worcester
State, this evening at Horgan Memorial Rink in ECAC Northeast
action.
The Lancers (4-10-2, 2-6-2 ECAC NE) opened the scoring with two
goals - six minutes apart - in the opening period by freshman Erik
Poitras (Duxbury, VT) and sophomore Dillon Wilde (Holden, MA) for
the first career tallies for both players.
Senior Sean Maguire (Plymouth, MA) cut the lead in half at 13:48
in the first stanza. Junior Jason Anderson (Arden Hills, MN)
picked up his first of two assists in the game on the goal.
Worcester State extended the lead back to two goals when
freshman Cody Warila (Ridgewood, NJ) sent in his fourth goal of the
season at 5:46 in the second period to put WSC up 3-1.
From that point on Framingham State (0-16-4, 0-9-3 ECAC NE) took
control of the pace of the game and out shot the Lancers 36-21 over
the games last 45 minutes.
The Rams notched a pair of goals in the third period to tie the
game and put the pressure on Worcester State. Junior John Mortimer
(Corapolis, PA) notched a short-handed marker at 2:40 and then
Hurley tied the game on an assist by Anderson and freshman Thomas
Manning (Rockland, MA) at 13:37.
Worcester State drew a penalty in the games in the game's final
two minutes of play, but their defense stiffened and they held off
the Rams attack to force an overtime period.
In the extra frame both teams' tallied four shots apiece, but
neither had a good opportunity to score as each goalkeeper made an
outstanding effort to preserve the final score.
Junior Andrew Evans (Cromwell, CT) collected 44 saves in the
cage for the Lancers. Sophomore Terence Sullivan (Shirley, MA) gave
way to Andy Joyce (Milford, MA) who ended the evening with 23 stops
for Framingham State.
Worcester State will play six of their last eight games on the
road starting with a non-conference contest against Westfield State
on Wednesday at 8:15 PM while the Rams will travel to Nichols next
Saturday for an 8:30 face-off.
