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WOMEN’S LACROSSE SLIDES PAST SALEM STATE
Posted: Mar 27, 2021

WOMEN’S LACROSSE SLIDES PAST SALEM STATE

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Game Leaders
Salem St.
G: Tara McLaughlin - 5
A: Taylor Sujko - 1
Sv: Charlotte Orth - 7
GB: 2 Players (#7, #8) - 5
Fitchburg St.
G: Madison Alves - 6
A: 7 Players (#7, #9, #10, #14, #15, #17, #19) - 1
Sv: Francesca Reyes - 6
GB: Nicole Kopacz - 4
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 Alves collects seven points in MASCAC Win

 Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women's lacrosse team  picked up their first win in over a year with a tough 16-13 victory over the Vikings of Salem State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this morning at Elliot Field.

The Basics

Game: Fitchburg State University 16, Salem State 13
Records: Fitchburg State (1-0, 1-0 MASCAC) | Salem State (0-1, 0-1 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Salem State grabbed a 1-0 advantage with an opening score from senior Tara McLaughlin (Woburn, Mass.).

The Falcons answered with eight straight including a pair by Madison Alves (Braintree, Mass.) and Gabrielle Scibilia (Haverhill, Mass.).

The Viking countered with a 5-1 run, including a pair from McLaughlin to cut the deficit to 9-5. Junior Julia Miele (South Hadley, Mass.) and Alves closed out the first half with tallies to give the Falcons an 11-5 lead at the half.

Salem potted three of the first four goals of the second half as senior Kristen Bradley (Peabody, Mass.) added a pair, but goals from Alves and Miele extended the hosts lead to 13-8. With 8:08 to play the Green and Gold put the game away with goals from senior Nicole Kopacz (Tewksbury, Mass.) and an eight-meter tally from first-year Kasey Allain (Danvers, Mass.), Salem countered with a 3-0 run to end the game, but it wasn't enough as the Falcons pulled out the 16-13 victory.

Inside the Numbers

  • Alves paced the Falcons, totaling seven points on six goals and an assist as well as three ground balls.
  • Kopacz finished with a stat line that read, 2 goals, 4 ground balls, 8 draw controls and a caused turnover.
  • Allain notched her first collegiate goal tallying 3 points, 1 ground ball and 2 caused turnovers.
  • Netminder Francesca Reyes (Malden, Mass.) made 6 saves for the win.
  • McLaughlin led the Vikings with five goals, while Taylor Sujko (Revere, Mass.) added 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 groundballs, and 5 caused turnovers.
  • Goaltender Charlotte Orth (Bourne, Mass.) stopped seven shots in the setback.

Up Next

The Falcons will travel to Westfield State to take on the Owls next Thursday starting at 7:00 PM, while the Vikings will host Worcester State a week from today.