Field Hockey Edged By Vikings In Conference Action

Tibbetts nets hattrick for the Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team dropped a 4-3 decision to the Vikings of Salem State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Alumni Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Salem State 4

Records: Fitchburg State (3-12, 2-7 MASCAC) | Salem State (6-9, 4-5 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring at the 8:12 mark of the first period as sophomore Autumn Tibbetts (Lunenburg, MA) received a feed from junior Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, MA) and deposited a shot inside the right corner for her team-leading seventh score of the season for the 1-0 margin.

Salem State knotted the score at 1-1 in the 17th minute of action when senior Kaia Hollingsworth (Methuen, MA) found the back of the cage for her third goal on the year off an assist from classmate Melanie Mason (Beverly, MA).

The Vikings grabbed the lead with three and half minutex left in the first half with Hollingsworth connecting on her second mark of the contest for the 2-1 edge.

Following the intermission, the Falcons retied the contest (2-2) with Tibbett notching her second score on the evening in the 39th minute of action. The visitor regained the lead at the 44:32 mark when freshman Allison Thomas (Carver, MA) netted her first score of the year off an assist from senior Mikayla Mason (Beverly, MA) for the 3-2 edge.

Trailing 4-2, Fitchburg State answered in the 56th minute of action with Tibbetts registering her third score on the evening, tucking a shot into the left side of the cage, but that's as close as the Falcons would get as Salem State held on for the 4-3 victory.

Inside the Numbers

• This evening's contest marked the 44th meeting between Fitchburg State and Salem State in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 18-24-2 when taking on the Vikings
• Fitchburg State held a 15-6 advantage in shots, while also holding an 14-3 edge in penalty corners
• Senior Jenna Morse (Leominster, MA) stopped two shots for the Falcons
• Freshman Izzy Mosley (Middleborough, MA) made 12 saves for the Vikings

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Friday as they travel to Bridgewater State to take on the Bears in MASCAC action, starting at 7:00PM.

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