Emmanuel Rifles Past Fitchburg State, 4-2
The Fitchburg State women’s soccer team suffered a tough 4-2 non-conference setback to Emmanuel College at Roberto Clemente Field this evening.
Emmanuel Rifles Past Fitchburg State, 4-2
Falcons suffer ninth loss of the season in non-conference tilt
BOSTON, Mass. (October 14, 2009) - The Fitchburg State women's soccer team suffered a tough 4-2 non-conference setback to Emmanuel College at Roberto Clemente Field this evening.
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Emmanuel registered three unanswered goals to open the contest an added an insurance score late in the second half to collect its ninth victory of the season. Senior Kate McKenna (Holyoke, Mass./Holyoke) led the Saints with six points and hat-trick, while junior Amber Di Nucci (Assonet, Mass./Apponoquet) added two assists.
Sophomore Lindsay Taylor (Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood) and freshman Olivia Schnorf (Springfield, Mass./Sabis International) led the Falcons with one goal apiece, while sophomore Carissa Kennedy (Somerset, Mass./Bishop Stang) added a helper in the contest.
The Saints got on the board first as McKenna kick-started the game with back-to-back goals early in the first half. The senior captained opened the scoring at the 10:00 mark with her first score of the game, while connecting for her 16th score of the season just twenty minutes later.
In the second half, Emmanuel continued its offensive fire power as Melanie Hoffman (Topsham, Maine/Mount Ararat) notched her third goal of the season just 1:33 into the frame. Hoffman collected the tally off helpers from Logan Carr (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) and Di Nucci to give the Saints a 3-0 edge.
Fitchburg State silently came late in the second half as Taylor and Schnorf recorded markers late in the period, but the Saints tacked on one more insurance goal by McKenna to preserve the victory. Senior goalkeeper Kyla Batchelder (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) registered two saves in 68 minutes of work for the Falcons, while freshman Jessica D'Ottavio (Pawling, N.Y./Pawling) stopped seven shots for the Saints.
Fitchburg State (3-9-1, 1-3-0 MASCAC) will be back in action on Friday as it travels to Mass-Maritime at 6 p.m. Emmanuel (9-5-1, 6-2-1 GNAC) will travel to Simmons College on Saturday at 12 p.m.
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Emmanuel 4, Fitchburg State 2
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Emmanuel (9-5-1, 6-2-1 GNAC) |
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Fitchburg State (3-9-1, 1-3-0 MASCAC) |
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Scoring:
First Half: EMM: Kate McKenna (Amber Di Nucci),
10:00; EMM: McKenna (Meghan Zerba), 31:35;
Second Half: EMM: Melanie Hoffman (Logan Carr, Di
Nucci), 46:33; FIT: Lindsay Taylor (Julie Dowson), 52:47; EMM:
McKenna, 61:46; FIT: Olivia Schnorf (Carissa Kennedy), 75:29;
Goaltending: FIT: Kyla Batchelder (68:00), two
saves; Melanie Berent (22:00), one save; EMM: Jessica D'Ottavio
(90:00), seven saves
Shots: FIT: 11 ; EMM: 11