Fitchburg State (FIT) at Nichols (NIC)
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2018
Non-Conference Game
NCAA Division III First Round
Attendance: 505 (Sellout)
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:08 pm  Total Time: 2:08

Scoring by Period - FIT 0-0-1=1; NIC 1-0-2=3

1st Period
Scoring - 1, NIC Vincent Crivello/15 (T.J. Roche/11, J.B. Baker/21) 1:57 (EA)
Penalties - Connor McPherson, FIT (Tripping) 1:57; Patrick Germain, FIT (Charging) 9:03

2nd Period
Scoring - None
Penalties - Hogan Davidson, NIC (FACEMASKING) 10:02; Nick DiNicola, FIT (Roughing) 17:36; David Chevrier, NIC (Roughing) 17:36

3rd Period
Scoring - 2, NIC Scott Cuthrell/13 (Matthew Menta/26, Ian Spencer/15) 6:32 (GW)
3, FIT Christopher Vicario/12 (Nick DiNicola/36, Tyler Warila/16) 10:38 (PP)
4, NIC Chris Deming/7 19:02 (EN)
Penalties - Evan Byrnes, FIT (Hooking) 1:02; Evan Byrnes, FIT (Cross-Checking) 7:32; Matthew Menta, NIC (Slashing) 9:51; Chris Deming, NIC (Interference) 14:05

Fitchburg State Goaltending - Brian McGrath (58:25, 41 shots, 39 saves, 2 GA); Empty Net (1:35, 1 GA)

Nichols Goaltending - Colin Brennan (59:33, 19 shots, 18 saves, 1 GA); Empty Net (0:27, 0 GA)

Win - Colin Brennan, NIC (12-6-3). Loss - Brian McGrath, FIT (10-4-1).

Shots On Goal - FIT 3-9-7=19; NIC 16-19-7=42

Power Plays - FIT 1 of 3; NIC 0 of 4

Penalties - FIT 5 (10 min); NIC 4 (8 min)

New Records - Nichols 18-8-3, Fitchburg State 18-7-3

Three Stars: 1. Scott Cuthrell (Nichols) 2. Brian McGrath (Fitchburg State) 3. Vincent Crivello (Nichols)

Referees: Andrew Spinali, Eric Doyle  Linesmen: Lex Deegan, Chad Curtiss