Bridgewater State and Framingham State Headed to MASCAC Women's Soccer Semifinals

After winning their quarterfinal contests on Tuesday night, Bridgewater State and Framingham State are headed to the MASCAC Women's Soccer semifinals on Friday night.

Bridgewater State and Framingham State Headed to MASCAC Women's Soccer Semifinals
November 2, 2021

After winning their quarterfinal contests on Tuesday night, Bridgewater State and Framingham State are headed to the MASCAC Women's Soccer semifinals on Friday night.

#3 Bridgewater State 2, #6 Fitchburg State 1        Box Score

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Third-seeded Bridgewater State University posted a 2-1 victory over #6 Fitchburg State University in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Soccer Tournament on Tuesday night at Swenson Field.

With the win, the Bears (9-7-1) advance to the tournament semifinal round as they will travel to Worcester State University on Friday evening to take on the second-seeded Lancers at six o'clock. The Falcons end the 2021 season with an overall record of 2-14-1.

Senior midfielder Delaney Langton (Scituate, R.I.) got Bears on the board in the 29th minute with her third goal of the season. Langton drove a shot into the top right corner of the net from 25 yards out with sophomore defender Megan Keller (Northborough, Mass.) and senior forward Madelyn Morin (East Longmeadow, Mass.) picking up the assists.

Morin converted off a thru-ball from junior midfielder Michelle Belcher (Norton, Mass.) in the 34th minute to extend the lead to 2-0. Belcher slipped a pass between two defenders and Morin, coming in from the left side, beat the keeper with a tough angle shot inside the near post. Senior defender Samantha Tomaszewski (Sterling, Mass.) also assisted on the strike.

Grad midfielder Shannon McCarthy (Chicopee, Mass.) converted a penalty kick in the 88th minute to break up the shutout bid. The goal marked McCarthy's team-leading sixth of the season.

Bridgewater State finished with a 40-8 shot advantage as well as a 5-3 edge in corner kick attempts. Seven of the Falcons eight shots and all three corner kicks came in the second half.

Senior goalkeeper Tory Viola-Laughery (Brockton, Mass.) turned aside five shots to record her ninth win of the season. Four of Viola-Laughery's five saves came in the second half including three impressive stops to keep the Falcons off the board until the PK.

Junior netminder Allison Gough (Wolcott, Conn.) made 19 saves on the evening to keep the Falcons within striking distance.

 

#4 Framingham State 0, #5 Salem State 0   (FRA wins 4-2 PKs)    Box Score

Framingham, Mass.– The fourth seeded Framingham State women's soccer team advanced to the 2021 MASCAC Women's Soccer semifinal game in penalty kicks over fifth seed Salem State Tuesday evening at Maple Street Field. After playing the full 110 minutes the Rams converted on their first four penalty kicks to secure their spot in the semifinals. 

THE BASICS: 

- Score: Framingham State 0, Salem State 0 (FSU Advances in PKs 4-2) 

- Records: Framingham State (5-11-2), Salem State (4-12-1) 

- Location: Maple Street Field - Framingham, Mass. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • After a lot of back and forth play a Rams foul in the 79th minute set up just outside the box set up Brenna Paquette up for a great look that went just over the crossbar.  

  • In the final minute Salem's Jasmine Moran sent a great header toward goal that was saved by Jetta Oskirko to send the game to overtime.  

  • Early in the second overtime the Rams sent a long strike in toward goal that bounced around in front of goal but then cleared out of danger.  

  • In the 104th and 106th minute the Rams sent quality strikes towards the goal but were both saved by Lily Pfefferle. 

  • Oskirko made two saves in the match for the Rams.  

  • Pfefferle made four saves in the game for the Vikings. 

  • Jasmine Lees, Calen Frongillo, Cathryn Cooney & Aurora Kilrain all converted on their PK chances for the Rams.  

  • Madison Pesce and Sydney Durkin converted their chances for the Vikings. Kaley Moran and Jill Tramondozzi were denied by strong goaltending by Oskiriko.  

  • The Rams held a strong advantage in shots 22-to-6 but only put four shots on net in the contest. The Rams also had nine corner kicks to the Vikings four.  

UP NEXT: 

The Rams will travel to top seeded Westfield State for the MASCAC semifinal match on Friday at 7pm.  

Releases courtesy of Bridgewater State and Framingham State Sports Information