Fitchburg State Falls At Eastern Connecticut, 3-0
Fitchburg State Falls At Eastern Connecticut, 3-0
Carey stops three shots in Falcons non-conference setback
MANSFIELD, Conn. (October 28, 2009) - The Fitchburg State men's soccer team suffered a tough non-conference setback, falling to Eastern Connecticut State University, 3-0 his evening.
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Eastern Connecticut's Maxim Fantl (West Hartford, Conn./West Hartford) scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season to give the Warriors a quick lead in the 13th minute and assisted on the final goal midway through the second half to clinch Eastern's eighth consecutive victory.
The Warriors opened the contest with three scoring opportunities in the first seven minutes, but could not capitalize until Fantl stole the ball in Eastern's offensive end, took two touches, and connected with 12 minutes expired.
Freshman Cory Tobler (Portland, Conn./Portland) made it 2-0 three minutes before the end of the first half. Eastern's Aaron Smiles (Bedford, Mass./Bedford) sent a corner kick from the left side and Tobler executed a one-time blast from the top of the box to beat senior keeper Matt Carey (Stratford, Conn./Bunnell).
Eastern Connecticut capped its scoring midway through the second half as Fantl totaled his sixth assist of the season when he found Matt Furman (Montville, Conn./Montville) in the box on a cross from the end line.
Warrior keeper Carl Appel (West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor) made two saves before leaving early in the second half. Fitchburg State junior Lionso Ventura (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont) test Appel early on, lacing a shot near the right post, but Appel made a diving save to preserve the shutout. Carey stopped three shots in net for the Falcons.
Fitchburg State (6-8-2, 2-3-1 MASCAC) will be in action this Saturday as it battles Framingham State College at 11 a.m. for a MASCAC playoff berth. Eastern Connecticut (13-4-1, 5-1-0 LEC) will travel to Plymouth State on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
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Eastern Connecticut 3, Fitchburg State 0
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Eastern Connecticut (13-4-1, 5-1-0 LEC) |
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Fitchburg State (6-8-2, 2-3-1 MASCAC) |
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Scoring:
First Half: ECS: Maxim Fantl, 12:02; ECS: Cory
Tobler, 41:52
Second Half: ECS: Matt Furman (Fantl), 66:22
Goaltending: FIT: Matt Carey (90:00), three saves;
ECS: Carl Appel (56:30), two saves; Jordan Munsell (33:30), one
save;
Shots: FIT: 4; ECS: 16