Worcester, Mass. – The Worcester State University Field Hockey team turned in a dominating 4-1 victory at Fitchburg State University on Saturday afternoon in Little East Conference (LEC) action from Elliot Field.

Worcester State opened the scoring at the 11:13 mark of the first quarter as junior Grace Adams (Leominster, Mass.) collected a loose ball in front of the cage and slipped a shot into the right side of the net for her second goal of the year for the 1-0 edge.

Following the break, the Lancers doubled (2-0 LEC) their advantage at the 34:16 mark with junior Zoe Atlanasopoulos (Hopedale, Mass.) settled her own rebound and struck for her third marker on the year.

Worcester State extended the lead to 4-0 at the 43:59 mark when senior Karalyn Jones (Wilbraham, Mass.) notched her team-leading fifth score of the 2022 campaign. Fitchburg State found the back of the cage ten minutes later as senior Grace Kerr (Holliston, Mass.) received a feed from freshman Lena Kassel (Stuttgart, Germany) and classmate Olivia Narkevicius (Phillipston, Mass.) and tipped home a shot for her fourth of the season, resulting in the 4-1 final.

This afternoon's contest marked the 40th meeting between the two squads in the sport of field hockey with the Lancers 24-16 when taking on the Falcons.

Worcester State held a 30-24 margin in shots, while Fitchburg State finished with an 16-7 edge in penalty corners.

Sophomore Madison Ferrara (Somerset, Mass.) made 23 stops for the Lancers.

Records: Worcester State (5-3, 2-0 LEC) Fitchburg State (3-4, 1-2 LEC). The Lancers will host the Owls of Westfield State on Tuesday for a conference clash at 7:00 PM.