Vikings Defeat Rams 5-3 at Loring Arena

By Framingham State athletics

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FRAMINGHAM – Salem State’s Zach Dill scored a hat trick en route to a 5-3 win in MASCAC play Thursday evening at Loring Arena.  

Framingham State is now 3-7-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the Conference.

Salem State won its first Conference game. The Vikings are 3-9-0 overall and  1-6 in the MASCAC

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HOW IT HAPPENED:  

• The Vikings got on the board with their first offensive possession when Keagan O’Donoghue fed Zach Dill for the early 1-0 lead.  
• A few minutes later Dill tipped in a setup from Matt Yianacopolus on the powerplay to go up two.  
• The Rams answered a few minutes later when Devante Dixon found the back of the cage with help from Luca Olivo and Ashton Collazo.  
• Salem converted again on the man advantage when Jason Tynan finished off a pass from Peyton Hughes to move the lead back to two goals.  
• The Vikings added a goal early in the second when Dill completed the hattrick 32 ticks into the period.  
• Salem added another tally with seven minutes to go when Erik Larsson finished a setup from Dill. 
• Kaleb Kinskey and Ashton Collazo both scored goals for the Rams in the final minute of play to reach the final margin.  

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS:  

• Aaron Mercer made 20 saves in the win for the Vikings. 
• Blake Carlson stopped 20 shots on goal in net for the Rams before giving way to Trevor Stenberg in the third period.  
• The Vikings were able to take advantage of the Rams 10 penalties going 2-for-9 on the man advantage.  
• The Rams were 1-for-4 on the power play.  

UP NEXT:  The Rams return to the ice on Saturday when they head to UMass Dartmouth for a MASCAC clash at 5:30pm. The Vikings will travel to Fitchburg for MASCAC action at 5pm on the same day.  

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