Owls Fly Past Falcons in MASCAC Action

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision to the Owls of Westfield State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at Alumni Field on Saturday morning.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Westfield State 4
Records: Fitchburg State (7-6-2, 4-1-1 MASCAC) | Westfield State (11-3-1, 6-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Westfield State opened the scoring at the four-minute mark. Sophomore Delaney Parker (Orange, Mass.) threaded a pass through the Falcons defense for a break-a-way for Jenn Rennich (Bedford, Mass.), who notched the first goal of the game. The Owls doubled the lead at 17:35 as Kylee Murphy (Haverhill, Mass.) deposited a goal inside the far post.

The Falcons cut the lead in half (2-1) with a goal from junior Elizabeth Read (Fitchburg, Mass.). Read corralled a ball inside the box and headed her team-leading eighth goal of the season over the Owls goaltender.

The Owls regained the 2-goal advantage just before intermission with a goal from Delany Parker and added an insurance goal in the second half. Rennich notched her second goal of the game at the 52:11 mark en route to the 4-1 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Falcons netminder Allison Gough (Wolcott, Conn.) posted 15 saves in the setback, while Lauren Davis (Templeton, Mass.) and Julia Robak (Chicopee, Mass.) combined for the win, totaling two saves.
• Westfield held the advantage in shots (24-3) and corners (7-2)
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Up Next

Falcons are back in action on Wednesday when they host Lesley University at 6:00 PM.