Siok makes 31 saves in net for Ravens
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Ben Siok made 31 saves on Saturday night at Fitchburg State.
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FITCHBURG, Mass. (November
7, 2009) – Freshman forward John Vets scored a goal
and added an assist on Saturday night to lead Fitchburg State to a
3-0 victory over the Franklin Pierce University ice hockey team in
non-conference play at Wallace Civic Center. Sophomore goaltender
Ben Siok (Holden, Mass.) made 31 saves for
Franklin Pierce in defeat.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 1-1-0 (0-0-0 Northeast-10),
while Fitchburg State opens its season with a victory.
Fitchburg State opened the scoring with a pair of goals in the
first 11 minutes and never looked back. Senior forward Andrew
Hutton opened the scoring 6:50 into the opening stanza, as he
deflected home a feed from senior defenseman Christopher Brecken.
Just 3:21 later, freshman forward Justin Quinn found himself in all
alone against Siok off a pass from Vets while Fitchburg State was
shorthanded. Quinn converted the opportunity to give the Falcons a
2-0 lead they would hold through the remainder of the period.
Vets then scored himself to give Fitchburg State an insurance
marker early in the second period, as his unassisted tally 3:55
into the middle frame wrapped up the evening's scoring.
Siok made 31 saves but took the loss (1-1-0) in net for Franklin
Pierce, while junior Robert Vorse stopped all 15 shots he faced to
post the shutout and pick up the win (1-0-0) between the pipes for
Fitchburg State.
Fitchburg State held a 34-15 edge in shots on goal in the contest
and went 0-for-4 on the power play. Franklin Pierce went 0-for-5
with the man-advantage and allowed one shorthanded goal
against.
The Ravens return to the ice on Monday, Nov. 9, when they travel to
Wentworth Institute of Technology for a non-conference contest.
Faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Matthews Arena in Boston.
