Falcons Blanked By Fighting Scots, 6-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fitchburg St. (0-3-0, 0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Gordon (2-1-0, 0-0) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Robson turns away seven shots for Fitchburg State
Wenham, Mass.. – The Fitchburg State men's soccer dropped a 6-0 decision to the Fighting Scots of Gordon College this evening in non-conference action from the Brigham Complex.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 0, Gordon 6
Records: Fitchburg State (0-3-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC | Gordon (2-1-0, 0-0-0 CCC)
How It Happened
Gordon opened the scoring at the 15:43 mark of the first half as graduate student Chase Gwynn (Apoka, Fla.) deposited a shot inside the near post for his third tally on the year for the 1-0 advantage.
The Fighting Scots doubled their margin (2-0) in the 38th minute of action when Gwynn struck for his second goal of the contest. The visitors upped its lead roughly four minutes later with senior Roddy Ngolomingi (Kinshasa, Republic of Congo) collecting a feed from classmate Luckson Dambo (Belmont, Mass.) to make the score 3-0 going into the break.
Following the intermission, Gordon extended their lead at the 53:28 mark when Gwynn completed the hat trick, firing a shot into the upper left corner for his fourth goal of the 2021 campaign for the 4-0 advantage.
The Fighting Scots sealed the victory with 16 minutes remaining in the contest as junior Julius Swaim (Bedford, Mass.) threaded a pass to senior Ryan Modzelski (Cazenovia, N.Y.), who registered his first goal of the season, resulting in the 6-0 final.
Inside the Numbers
- This evening's contest marked the fifth meeting the two squads with the Falcons 2-3-0 all-time when taking on the Fighting Scots
- Gordon held a 26-4 margin in shots, while also finishing with a 6-0 edge in corner kicks
- Junior Collin Robson (North Billerica, Mass.) made seven saves for the Falcons in the setback
- Freshman Thomas Reardon (Rutland, Mass.) turned aside one shot, en-route to his first collegiate victory in net
Up Next
Falcons will visit Colby-Sawyer College on Wednesday for a non-conference matchup, starting at 3:30 PM. Fighting Scots return to action on Tuesday when they host the Mules of Colby College for a non-conference tilt, beginning at 7:30 PM.