Fitchburg State Explodes Past Plymouth State, 7-0

Jacobs and Kelley paved way with a combined 15 points in LEC victory  

FITCHBURG, Mass. (October 16, 2010) – The Fitchburg State field hockey team used a five goal first half to roll to its fifth league victory, downing Plymouth State University, 7-0 in Little East Conference action this morning.

MEGAN JACOBS

Senior Megan Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) led the Fitchburg State attack, notching a game-high nine points on four goals and one assist, while sophomore Jamie Kelley (Pepperell, Mass./North Middlesex) added two scores, two helpers and six points on the day. Sophomore Mary-Anne Goodsell (W. Springfield, Mass./White Oak) chipped in the scoring barrage with her first collegiate goal, while junior Kaylee Bergeron (Acushnet, Mass./New Bedford) and senior Mari Roma (Foxborough, Mass./Foxborough) each tallied an assist.

Fitchburg State took advantage of its first-half opportunities, converting five of its six shots on target. Jacobs kick started the Falcons scoring with her first tally of the game at the 8:52 mark before converting her second score just 14:30 later. Goodsell and Kelley followed suit with back-to-back markers over a 1:29 span before Jacobs capped the first half scoring with a one-timer to complete the hat-trick.

In the second half, Fitchburg State controlled the offensive front, posting a 10-3 advantage in shots. The Falcons increased their lead to 6-0 as and the tandem of Jacobs and Kelley hooked up again. Jacobs rallied the Falcons, blasting a shot from the outside, but a deflection off Kelley's stick beat goalkeeper Hannah Sawyer (Kingston, N.H./Sanborn Regional) for her second marker of the game. Jacobs then added the Falcons seventh and final tally in the 69th minute, using a midfield pass from Roma for a turn and shoot goal from eight yards out.

The Fitchburg State defense of Torey Van Ahnen (Seekonk, Mass./Seekonk), Megan Coullahan (Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield), and Saralyn Byler (Belleville, Pa./Belleville) was tenacious, holding off, 12 Plymouth State corners throughout the game. Sophomore net minder Abbie Brown (Westwood, Mass./Westwood) was also strong, earning her third shutout of the season with six saves in net, while Sawyer finished a team-best, four stops in her 35 minutes of work.

Fitchburg State (8-5, 5-3 LEC) will be in action again on Wednesday as it travels to Westfield State at 7 p.m. Plymouth State (8-5, 6-2 LEC) will visit Southern Maine on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

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Fitchburg State 7, Plymouth State 0

Scoring:
1st Half: FIT: Megan Jacobs, 8:52; FIT: Jacobs (Kaylee Bergeron), 23:22; FIT: Mary-Anne Goodsell (Jamie Kelley), 26:29; FIT: Kelley, 27:58; FIT: Jacobs (Kelley), 33:05;
2nd Half: FIT: Kelley (Jacobs), 46:21; FIT: Jacobs (Mari Roma), 68:41;
Goalkeeping: FIT: Abbie Brown (70:00), six saves; PSU: Hilary Lemelin (35:00), one save; Hannah Sawyer (35:00) , four saves;
Shots: FIT: 20; PSU: 14