Fitchburg State Nips Mass-Maritime, 2-1

Falcons collect first conference victory with win over Buccaneers

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. (October 9, 2010) – Seniors Robbie Pacini (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham) and Lionso Ventura (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont) each netted goals to lift Fitchburg State to a 2-1 men's soccer victory over Mass-Maritime Academy in MASCAC action this afternoon.

ROBBIE PACINI

Pacini gave Fitchburg State a 1-0 advantage just 7:34 into the contest when he converted a rebound off a shot by freshman Carmen Bordonaro (Saugus, Mass./Saugus) for his first marker of the season. Ventura provided what proved to be an important insurance marker (his fifth of the season) with an unassisted tally in the 53rd minute that extended Fitchburg State's lead to 2-0. 

Senior Jon White (Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield) sliced the host Buccaneers' deficit in half by converting a feed from sophomore Adam Vieira (New Bedford, Mass./New Bedford) for his second goal of the season in the 78th minute, but Mass-Maritime was unable to net the equalizer despite having 12 shots in the final 45 minutes of play.

Senior Alex Ivanov (Carlisle, Mass./Concord-Carlisle) picked up the win in goal for Fitchburg State with a seven-save effort, while freshman Brett Young (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth) made four stops in net for the Buccaneers. Mass-Maritime outshot the Falcons by a 16-10 margin for the match.

Fitchburg State (2-9-0, 1-3-0 MASCAC) will be in action again on Thursday as it hosts WPI at 7 p.m. Mass-Maritime (4-8-0, 0-4-0 MASCAC) will host UMass Dartmouth on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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Fitchburg State 2, Mass-Maritime 1

Scoring:
1st Half: FIT: Robbie Pacini (Carmen Bordonaro), 7:34
2nd Half: FIT: Lionso Ventura, 52:42; MMA: Jon White (Adam Vieira), 77:14
Goalkeeping: FIT: Alex Ivanov (90:00), seven saves; MMA: Brett Young (90:00), four saves;
Shots: FIT: 10; MMA: 16