Worcester State Shuts Out Women's Ice Hockey 5-0

WORCESTER, MASS. – The Worcester State women's hockey team handed Framingham State a 5-0 defeat on Thursday evening at Worcester Ice Center, improving to 11-8-0 overall and 9-1-0 in conference play.

THE BASICS:

• Score: Worcester State 5, Framingham State 0
• Records: Framingham State (3-15-1, 3-7-0), Worcester State (11-8-0, 9-1-0)
• Location: Worcester, Massachusetts

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Worcester State opened the scoring late in the first period when Lindsay Wagner netted her first goal of the season at 15:27, assisted by Leyla Tiernan.
• The Lancers extended their lead early in the second period as Fiona Hatton scored an unassisted goal at 2:26.
• Worcester State added another goal at 19:49 of the second period when Leyla Tiernan found the net with an assist from Olivia Fehl.
• In the third period, Emily Johns made it 4-0 at 8:39, with Fiona Hatton picking up the assist.
• Leyla Tiernan capped the scoring with her second goal of the game at 19:48 of the third period.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Worcester State dominated the shot count 59-14, outshooting Framingham State in all three periods (19-7, 24-5, 16-2).
• Despite the lopsided score, Framingham State goaltender Lila Chamoun made an impressive 54 saves in the loss.
• Worcester State's Kelsey Czerniawski earned the shutout with 14 saves.
• Framingham State committed two penalties totaling 4 minutes. Worcester State went 0-for-2 on the power play.
• Leyla Tiernan led all scorers with 2 goals and 1 assist.
• Fiona Hatton added 1 goal and 1 assist with 9 shots on goal.
• Framingham State went 15-31 on faceoffs, while Worcester State won 31-15.

UP NEXT:

• Framingham State returns to the ice on Tuesday when they travel to New England College for a 7pm puck drop.