Moore Scores Twice as Men’s Hockey Take Down Hiram College, 5-2

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio – The MCLA Men's Hockey team took to the road for a weekend road trip to Ohio for a pair of games at first year program Hiram College's The Pond - Ice Rink & Sports Complex. Easton Moore had two goals and an assist while Rocco Stolz stopped 18 shots to lead the Trailblazers past the Terriers, 5-2.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
• Score: MCLA 5, Hiram 2
• Records: MCLA Trailblazers 1-1-1 (MASCAC 0-0-0) | Hiram College Terriers 0-3-0 (Independent 0-0-0)

HIGHLIGHTS

• MCLA opened the scoring just over 13 minutes into the game when junior forward Easton Moore (Red Deer, AB / Florida Eels) (13:18 of the 1^st period, assisted by Schifferl & Ogborn) notched his first goal of the season with helpers from junior forward Sean Schifferl (Fort Myers, FL / N.H. Monarchs) and junior defenseman Colin Ogborn (Linwood, NJ / Philadelphia H.C.). The assist were also the firsts of the season for Schifferl and Ogborn.
• The Trailblazers doubled their lead before the first frame was done, adding a second goal on the power play off the stick of freshman forward Jacob Smith (Medford, NJ / Philadelphia H.C.) (PP, 16:12, Perdion & Fricchione) assisted by freshman forward Sam Perdion (Strongsville, OH / Charlotte Rush) and junior defenseman Luc Fricchione (West Springfield, MA / Worcester State). The goal and the assist were the first of their collegiate careers for both Smith and Perdion while the Fricchione's assist was his first of the season.
• Moore (5:00 of 2^nd, Zis) notched his second goal of the game exactly five minutes into the second period lighting the lamp off a pass through the neutral zone from senior defenseman Connor Nagy (Trenton, MI / Finlandia University) via sophomore forward Sam Zis (Boulder, CO / Connecticut Chiefs) with a shot through the five hole. The assists were the second of the year for Zis and first for Nagy.
• Moore played a key role in MCLA's fourth goal of the night. With junior forward Cade Herrera (Brentwood, CA / Seahawks H.C) applying pressure to a Terrier in the corner, Moore swept into intercept a pass out along the right boards. Moore then skated towards the goal line and passed out to Schifferl (6:44 of 3^rd, Moore) who lined a shot into the lower left corner of the goal. The goal was Schifferl's second of the season while the assist was Moore's second.
• Hiram would end the shutout with just over five minutes remaining when Markus Olson (14:17, unassisted) found the net for the home team. The Terriers added a second tally with a power play goal from Harrison Flaacke (PP, 15:53, Smilowitz) assisted by Keith Smilowitz.
• The Trailblazers added an empty net goal in the final minute to help secure their first win of the season. Zis (19:31, unassisted) scored the goal on a break away to ice the game away. Assists on the play were credited to junior forward Quinn Murphy (Champaign, IL / Philadelphia H.C.) and freshman goalie Roco Stolz (Denver, CO / Charlotte Rush). The dimes were the first of the year for both Murphy and Stolz.
• MCLA's Stolz stopped 18 of 20 shots faced to record his first collegiate win, moving to 1-0-0. For Hiram, Mark Paton suffered the defeat despite stopping 33 shots to fall to 0-2-0.
• The game is the first of his career for first-year head coach Marcus Gloss.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots (Shots on Goal): MCLA 66 (38), Hiram 35 (20)
• Saves: MCLA 18, Hiram 33
• Faceoffs Won: MCLA 41, Hiram 26
• Penalty/Minutes: MCLA 5/10:00, Hiram 3/6:00
• Power Plays: MCLA 1 for 2, Hiram 1 for 4

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, MCLA will be back in continues their series with Hiram College Terriers at the Pond – Rink & Sports Complex. The puck will drop at 2:55 p.m.

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