UPDATED: New England College Defeats Framingham State at Loring Arena

By Framingham State athletics

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FRAMINGHAM – The New England College men’s ice hockey team defeated Framingham State by a score of 6-0 in non-conference action Tuesday evening at Loring Arena in Framingham.

The Rams are still seeking their first win of the season and are 0-3.

New England College improves to 3-1.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:  

• The visitors got on the board first in the 14th minute when Hunter Hall finished off a 3-on-1 break to goal with help from Connor Inger and David Novotny. 
• NEC came out of the first intermission with a quick goal when Inger scored with a helper from Trevor Momot just 28 seconds into the frame.  
• A few moments later Alex Laplante cleaned up his own rebound on the power play to extend the lead to 3-0.  
• The visitors extended their lead to 4-0 on a David Novotny goal with just over four minutes to play in the second period.  

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• NEC scored another quick goal out of the break this time only 11 seconds into the third when Inger scored his second of the game cleaning up a rebound off a Momot shot. CJ Valerian added to the NEC lead about 7 minutes later.  
• The Rams had two good chances to score in the third but both shots hit the pipe and were cleared out of danger.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Andrew Kormos made 33 saves in the win for the Pilgrims. 
• Blake Carlson stopped 36 shots in net for the Rams before giving way to Matthew Cucinotta who made 16 saves. 
• NEC was 2-for-6on the power play while the Rams were 0-for-4.  

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UP NEXT: The Rams return to the ice on Thursday when they travel to UMass Dartmouth for MASCAC action. NEC will travel to Castleton for NEHC action.