Falcons Edged By Rams In LEC Tilt
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University Field Hockey team suffered a tough 2-0 setback to the Rams of Framingham State this evening in Little East Conference (LEC) action from the Maple Street Field.
Morse makes three saves for Green and Gold
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University Field Hockey team suffered a tough 2-0 setback to the Rams of Framingham State this evening in Little East Conference (LEC) action from the Maple Street Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 0, Framingham State 2
Records: Fitchburg State (10-7, 8-4 LEC) | Framingham State (10-7, 9-3 LEC)
How It Happened
Framingham State opened the scoring at the 23:03 mark with freshman Natalia Roehr (Acton, Mass.) collecting a feed from senior Corlene Guenard (Acton, Mass.) and deposited a shot inside the near post for her fifth tally on the season for the 1-0 edge.
Following the break, Fitchburg State threatened in the 38th minute of action as senior Sarah Craig (Ashburnham, Mass.) fired back-to-back shots on frame, but Rams keeper Kaitlin Loughlin (Ashland, Mass.) turned aside both shot to preserve the 1-0 edge.
The hosts secured the victory at the 51:49 mark when Guenard struck for her team-leading 14th goal on the year off an assist from sophomore Abby Clark (Uxbridge, Mass.), resulting in the 2-0 final.
Inside the Numbers
This evening's contest marked the 42nd meeting between the two squads in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 23-16-3 all-time when taking on the Rams
Fitchburg State finished with a 10-7 edge in shots, while both teams concluded the contest with eight penalty corners
Junior Jenna Morse (Leominster, Mass.) stopped three shots for the Falcons
Loughlin made four saves for the Rams
Up Next
Fitchburg State concluded their 2022 regular season this evening and await it's seeding into the upcoming 2022 LEC post-season tournament.