Women's Soccer Edged By Owls In Non-Conference Action

Dawkins makes nine saves for Green & Gold

Keene, NH – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team dropped a tough 1-0 decision to the Owls of Keene State University this evening in non-conference action from the Owls Athletic Conference.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Keene State 1

Records: Fitchburg State (2-11-3, 2-3-1 MASCAC) | Keene State (7-10-3, 1-5-2 LEC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State nearly opened the scoring in the 12th minute of action as junior Charlotte Meixsell (Boxford, MA) put a shot on frame, but Keene State keeper Hannah Verville (Loudon, NH) turned the shot aside to preserve the 0-0 stalemate.

Keene State's best scoring opportunity of the first occurred at 15:49 mark with sophomore Elizabeth Tschudin (Sunapee, NH) firing a shot on target, only to have Falcon's goalkeeper Cassandra Pendleton (Ware, MA) deny the shot to keep the contest scoreless, going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Owls broke the 0-0 deadlock in the 49th minute of action when junior Christina Sanders (Coram, NY) settled a feed from Tschudin and deposited a shot into the lower left corner for her third goal on the season, resulting in the 1-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

• This evening's matchup marked the second meeting between Fitchburg State and Keene State on the pitch with the Falcons 0-2-0 all-time when taking on the Owls
• Keene State finished with a 33-8 advantage in shots
• The Owls held a 3-1 edge in corner kicks
• Sophomore Cassandra Pendleton (Ware, MA) stopped three shots for the Falcons
• Classmate Madison Dawkins (Haverhill, MA) added nine stops for the Green and Gold
• Freshman Hannah Verville (Loudon, NH) made three saves for the Owls

Up Next

The Falcons return to action on Friday as they host the Rams of Framingham State on senior day for a 6:00PM start.

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