Falcons Double Up Buccaneers
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Mass. Maritime (1-3-0, 0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Fitchburg St. (3-3-0, 1-0-0) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Hippert and Read net goals for Green and Gold
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's soccer defeated the Buccaneers of Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 2-0 this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 2, Mass. Maritime 0
Records: Fitchburg State (3-3-0, 1-0-0 MASCAC) | Mass. Maritime (1-3-0, 0-1-0 MASCAC)
How It Happened
Mass. Maritime nearly took the lead midway through the opening frame when freshman Morgan Mendonca (New Bedford, Mass.) put a shot on target, but Falcon keeper Allison Gough (Wolcott, Conn.) turned the shot aside.
Fitchburg State's best scoring opportunity of the first half occurred in the final minute of play with freshman Charlotte Meixsell (Boxford, Mass.) firing a shot towards goal, only to have Buccaneers goaltender Brady Deschamps (Brewster, Mass.) deny the shot to keep the score knotted at 0-0 going into the break.
Following the intermission, the Falcons broke the 0-0 stalemate in the 57th minute of action as junior Maddie Hippert (Leicester, Mass.) collected a feed from sophomore Kendra Peretzman (Randolph, Mass.) and tucked the ball inside the right post for her third marker on the year to make the score 1-0.
Fitchburg State doubled their lead at the 75:10 mark when junior Elizabeth Read (Fitchburg, Mass.) lofted a shot into the upper left corner for her second score of the 2022 campaign with an assisted from senior Abaigeal Gilman (Clinton, Mass.), resulting in the 2-0 final.
Inside the Numbers
This afternoon's contest marked the 14th meeting between the two schools on the pitch with the Falcons 11-0-2 all-time when taking on the Buccaneers
Fitchburg State finished with a 35-7 edge in shots, while also holding a 4-1 margin in corner kicks
Gough made three saves for the Falcons in the victory, while junior Skyla Vaudo (Burlington, Mass.) added a pair of stops
Deschamps stopped 13 shots for the Buccaneers in the setback
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they host the Pilgrims of New England College for a non-conference tilt. Buccaneers will host the Anchorwomen of Rhode Island College for a non-conference matchup at 7:00 PM.