Westfield State Tops Fitchburg State, 2-0
Ivanov stops four shots in complete game effort for Falcons
WESTFIELD, Mass. (October 2, 2010) – Senior Alex Ivanov (Carlisle, Mass./Concord-Carlisle) posted four saves in net this evening but Fitchburg State fell to Westfield State, 2-0 in MASCAC action at Alumni Field.
ALEX IVANOV |
Westfield State got on the board first early in the contest and never looked back as the Owls registered their second league victory of the year. Kyle Yelin (Southwick, Mass./Southwick-Tolland) led Westfield State with three points on the night, while Justin Laliberte (Easthampton, Mass./Easthampton) also added a marker.
The Owls opened the scoring just 4:10 into the contest as Yelin connected for his third goal of the season off a Josh Severns (Suffield, Conn./Suffield) feed. Westfield doubled its lead later in the period as Laliberte found the back of the net for his second goal of the year, using a Yelin assist.
The score remained the same throughout the entire second half even with Westfield State registering nine shots in the frame. The Owls captured a 14-9 advantage in shots for the game, while posting a 7-2 margin in corner kicks. Owl goaltender Jeff Pepoli (Ashburnham/Cushing Academy) registered four saves in the complete game victory for Westfield State, while Ivanov collected four stops despite the loss for the Falcons.
Fitchburg State (1-8-0, 0-3-0 MASCAC) will be in action again on Wednesday as it travels to Becker College at 4 p.m. Westfield State (7-3-0, 2-1-0 MASCAC) will host Trinity College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Westfield State 2, Fitchburg State 0
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Team |
1 |
2 |
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F |
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Westfield St. (7-3-0, 2-1-0 MASCAC) |
2 |
0 |
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2 |
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Fitchburg St. (1-8-0, 0-3-0 MASCAC) |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
Scoring:
1st Half: WES: Kyle Yelin (Josh
Severns), 4:10; WES: Justin Laliberte (Yelin), 20:34;
2nd Half: none
Goalkeeping: FIT: Alex Ivanov (90:00), four saves;
WES: Jeff Pepoli (90:00), four saves
Shots: FIT: 9; WES: 14