Men's Soccer Holds Off Beacons In Non-Conference Action

Kalombo notches hat trick for the Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State Men's Soccer team held on to defeat the Beacons of UMass Boston, 3-2 in non-conference action this afternoon from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, UMass Boston 2

Records: Fitchburg State (2-0-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) | UMass Boston (2-1-0, 0-0-0 LEC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring in the 26th minute of play as junior Elijah Kalombo (Worcester, MA) deposited a shot into the lower left corner for his first collegiate score to give the Falcons a 1-0 advantage.

UMass Boston knotted the score four minutes later when newcomer Toby Prabhu-Schlosser Brookline, MA) laced a shot into the left side of the net for his first collegiate marker to make the score 1-1.

The Green and Gold regained the lead at the 40:53 mark with junior Prince Banangoy (Worcester, Mass.) finding a streaking Kalombo down the right side line, who blasted a shot into the upper right corner for his second tally of the contest for the 2-1 marg

Following the intermission, the Beacons retied the contest at 2-2 12 minutes into the second stanza as freshman John Aruda (Espirito Santo, Brazil) received a feed from sophomore Gabriel Meireles (Everett, MA) and found the back of the net for his first career marker.

The hosts broke the 2-2 stalemate with just over nine minutes remaining in regulation when Kalombo collected a feed from freshman Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (Waltham, MA) and ripped a shot into the net to complete the hat trick, resulting in the 3-2 final.

Inside the Numbers

• This afternoon's contest marked the 35th meeting between the two teams on the pitch with the Falcons 15-16-4 all-time when taking on the Beacons
• UMass Boston finished with a 21-10 advantage in shots, while Fitchburg State held a narrow 7-6 edge in corner kicks
• Speers stopped nine shots for the Falcons in the victory
• Sophomore Victor Reyes (East Boston, MA) made four saves for the Beacons
• Junior Elijah Kalombo notched his first collegiate tally for the Green and Gold

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Thursday as they travel to Dean College to take on the Bulldogs in non-conference action, starting at 4:00PM.

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