Men's Soccer Doubles Up Bulldogs In Non-Conference Action

Job nets first collegiate tally for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team defeated the Bulldogs of Dean College, 2-0 in non-conference action this afternoon from Elliot Field

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Dean 0

Records: Fitchburg State (2-1-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) | Dean (1-1-0, 0-0-0 GNAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring in the 11th minute of action as freshman Justin Job (Worcester, MA) settled a feed from junior Brandon Gonzalez (Marlborough, MA) and lofted a shot into the upper left corner for his first collegiate tally for the 1-0 edge.

The Falcons doubled its advantage at the 37:55 mark when sophomore Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (Waltham, MA) blasted a shot into the lower left post for his first marker on the season to make the score 2-0 going into the break.

Following the intermission, Dean nearly dented the score board in the 59th minute with sophomore Nate Beturne (Ellington, CT) put a shot target, but Falcon keeper Alexander Carvalho (North Providence, RI) turned the shot aside, resulting in the 2-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

• This afternoon's contest marked the third meeting between the Falcons of Fitchburg State and the Dean College Bulldogs with the Falcons 0-2-0 all time when taking on the Bulldogs
• Fitchburg State held a 23-6 advantage in shots
• The Falcons finished with 5-3 margin in corner kicks
• Sophomore Alexander Carvalho (North Providence, RI) made three saves for the Falcons
• Junior Jake Godwin (Norwalk, CT) stopped four shots for the Bulldogs
• Freshman Justin Job (Worcester, MA) notched his first collegiate tally for the Green and Gold
• Sophomore Alexander Carvalho (North Providence, RI) earned his first collegiate victory for Fitchburg State 

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday when they travel to Rhode Island College to take on the Anchormen for a non-conference matchup, starting at 11:00AM.