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| Junior Pete Roundy
scored his first goal of the season in the Skyhawks 6-3 loss
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Falcons Use Three Goal Third Period To Ground
Skyhawks
Boxscore
Fitchburg, Mass. - The Falcons of Fitchburg
used a three unanswered goals in the final period to blow
open a close contest with Stonehill as the Skyhawks fell 6-3 on
Tuesday evening
Stonehill played the Falcons even for half of the first period,
but a Skyhawk penalty at the 10:33 mark gave Fitchburg their first
power play of the evening.
The Falcons would convert with the extra man 30 seconds into
power play for the 1-0 lead. Fitchburg upped their lead to
two less than two minutes later when Andrew Hutton put home his
third goal of the season.
Down 2-0 the Skyhawks pulled goaltender Mike
Manna (Framingham, Mass.) and replaced him with freshman
Derek Chapdelaine (Granby, Mass.).
Chapdelaine held the Falcons at bay for the remainder of the
period, making 11 saves.
Just 13 seconds into the second period the Skyhawks cut the lead
in half on an unassisted goal by Pete Roundy
(Simsbury, Conn.).
Stonehill wouldn't get any closer than one however, as Fitchburg
upped their lead to 3-1 on another power play goal, this one at the
10:29 mark.
The score would remain 3-1 until freshman Bill
Harris (Weymouth, Mass.) scored his second goal in as many
games with Eric Scholl (Wilmington, Mass.) and
Brendan O'Brien (Braintree, Mass.) assisting on
the play.
Stonehill trailed by just a goal going into the final period,
but three goals between the 6:28 mark and 14:01 mark gave Fitchburg
an insurmountable 6-2 lead.
Senior Frank Amato (West Springfield, Mass.)
scored his first goal of the season with five and a half minutes
remaining to end the scoring for the Skyhawks and give the Falcons
the 6-3 victory.
Manna had six saves in net before being pulled and Chapdelaine
played the final 47 minutes, making 29 saves for Stonehill who
drops to 0-4 on the season.
The Skyhawks return to action next Tuesday when they play host
to the Curry Colonels with game time set for 7 p.m.
