Ice Hockey Falls To Wentworth In IPFCU Shootout Finale

Fitchburg, MA --- Wentworth freshman Mike Cox (Marlborough, MA) netted a pair of goals and added three assists as the Leopards earned a 7-2 win over Worcester State, 7-2, in the final game of the IP Federal Credit Union Shootout at the Wallace Civic Center.

The Leopards (1-0-1) tallied three times in the opening frame and never looked back as freshman Devin Cobbold (Ottawa, Ontario) scored from Cox at 7:14 before Cox set up senior Craig Cardone (Westford, MA) at the 12:57 mark. Cardone and Cobbold had helpers on sophomore Michael Heffner's (Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) power play marker at 18:23.

Cox scored his first collegiate marker – the lone goal of the second period – off assists from Heffner and senior Joel Vastl (North Salem, NH) at 9:38.

The Lancers (0-2) got on the board at the 4:05 mark of the third when sophomore Taylor Laneville (Edmonds, WA) scored from juniors Ryan Quirk (Brockton, MA) and Curtis Martin (Okotoks, Alberta) at 4:05.

Vastl made it a 5-1 game when he scored from sophomore Jordan Bourgonje (Spruce Grove, Alberta) and Cox before sophomore Seric Kapp (Scheafferstown, PA) and Cox scored at 15:32 and 15:47, respectively, to round out Wentworth's scoring.

Worcester State netted a power play goal with 52 ticks left as sophomore Nathan Stanley (Meridian, ID) scored from junior Derek Serborn (Crown Point, IN) and sophomore Cody Osburn (Sacramento, CA).

Freshman Joel Miller (Calgary, Alberta) made 23 stops in his collegiate debut while Worcester State junior Taylor Fant (Denver, CO) made 29 saves in 55:32 before giving way to senior Mark Evans (Ludlow, MA), who made two saves over the final 4:28. The Leopards held a 38-25 shot advantage.

Worcester State travels to Western New England on Tuesday for a 7:15 match-up while Wentworth heads to Salem State for a 7 PM battle on Wednesday.

Major Portions of Release Courtesy of Wentworth Sports Information