Field Hockey Upended By Chargers In Non-Conference Action

Morse turns aside ten shots for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team opened their 2023 season this afternoon, dropping a 3-0 decision to the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer College in non-conference action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Colby-Sawyer 3

Records: Fitchburg State (0-1-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) | Colby-Sawyer (1-0-0, 0-0-0 GNAC)

How It Happened

Colby-Sawyer took a 1-0 edge in the 15th minute of action as junior Sabrina Lippold (Windham, N.H.) settled a loose ball off a rebound in front of the cage and deposited a shot inside the far post for her first tally of the season.

Fitchburg State nearly knotted the score early in the second period with sophomore Olivia Narkevicius (Phillipston, Ma) redirecting a shot that went just outside the near post. The Chargers doubled the advantage at the 27:18 marker when freshman Ryleigh LaPure (Leicester, Vt.) collected a feed from classmate Mikayla Thornton (Lebanon, NH) and tucked the ball into the lower left corner for her first collegiate marker for the 2-0 lead going into the break.

Following the intermission, Colby-Sawyer pushed the lead to 3-0 with just under a minute and a half remaining in the third quarter with freshman Aili Carney (Derry, NH) finding the back of the cage for her first career goal.

Inside the Numbers

• This afternoon's contest marked the seventh meeting between the two teams in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 4-3-0 all-time when taking on the Chargers
• Colby-Sawyer finished with 19-5 edge in shots and a 10-3 advantage in penalty corners
• Senior Jenna Morse (Leominster, Ma.) made ten saves for the Falcons
• Junior Carly Bernard (Swanze, NH)) stopped one shot for the Chargers, en-route to victory

Up Next

Fitchburg State returns to action on Tuesday as they travel to Wheaton College to take on the Lions in non-conference action starting at 7:00 PM.

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