Women’s Lacrosse Upended By Lancers In MASCAC Clash

S. Azzari, McFadden and Rogers net one goal each for the Falcons 

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State Women's Lacrosse team dropped a 17-3 decision to the Lancers of Worcester State this morning in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

The Basic

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Worcester State 17

Records: Fitchburg State (2-6, 0-1 MASCAC) | Worcester State (5-4, 1-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Worcester State opened the contest with a 4-0 advantage as junior Madigan Kelley (Bourne, MA) found the back of the net twice, while junior Meghan Bowen (Westfield, MA) and senior Shannon Donahue (Dennis, MA) added one goal each. Fitchburg State cut the deficit to 4-1 when junior Samantha Azzari (Haverhill, MA) connected on her seventh marker of the season.

In the second quarter of play, Lancers pushed the margin to 11-1 with Bowen netting three tallies, while senior Molly Witkowski (Greenville, MA), classmate Mickayla Fisher (Peabody, MA), Donahue and Kelley netting scores.

Following the intermission, Worcester State extended the lead to 14-1 as freshman Savannah Botthol (Chester, PA) notched a pair of marker and classmate Fallon Lozano (Upton, MA) added one goal.

In the final period of play, the Falcons trimmed the deficit to 16-3 with junior Kiley McFadden (Tewksbury, MA) and freshman Meredith Rogers (West Topsham, VT) connecting on goal, but the Lancers secured the victory when newcomer Meghan Heffenan (Westminster, MA) found the back of net, resulting in the 17-3 final.

Inside the Numbers

• S. Azzari, McFadden and Rogers netted one goal each for the Falcons
• Senior Jessica St. George (Dracut, MA) added four groundballs and three draw controls
• For the Lancers, Kelley collected three goals, one assist, two groundballs and one draw control
• Junior Caitlin Persson (Worcester, MA) stopped 17 shots for Fitchburg State
• Freshman Ally Arruda (Assonet, MA) made four saves for Worcester State
• Freshman Alexis Muse (Stratford, NH) added one save for the Green and Gold in her collegiate debut

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they host the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth for a non-conference matchup with a 6:00 pm start.

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