Bridgewater State Upends Fitchburg State, 4-0
Berent collects five saves to lead Falcon defense
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (October 4, 2008) - The Fitchburg State women's soccer team suffered a tough 4-0 setback to Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts State Athletic Conference action this afternoon.
Senior captain Megan Williamson (Ludlow, Mass./Ludlow) led the Bridgewater State scoring attack with two goals in the match, while classmate Julie Sullivan (Whitman, Mass./Whitman Hanson) and junior Kaitlin LaMothe (Wrentham, Mass./King Phillip) added one goal and one assist each.
MELANIE BERENT |
Bridgewater State opened the scoring early as Williamson connected for her first goal of the game just 4:58 into the match off an assist from Sullivan. Fitchburg State pressured midway through the first period as a header by junior Lauren Wundt (Southwick, Mass./Southwick-Tolland) sailed just high off a Falcons corner-kick. The Bears added two more scores by Sullivan and LaMothe late in the frame to take a 3-0 advantage into halftime.
In the second half, Fitchburg State came out firing, rifling off three early shots, including headers by Wundt and freshman Lindsay Taylor (Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood), but Bridgewater State goaltender Kayla Grover (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) registered two second-half saves to keep the Falcons scoreless. The Bears added a score midway through the second frame on Williamson second goal of the game to secure the victory.
Bridgewater State out-shot Fitchburg State19-7 in the contest with a 12-3 advantage in the first half. Freshman goaltender Melanie Berent (West Hartford, Conn./Conard) led the Falcon defense with five saves, while junior Emily Swan (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) suffered the loss with three stops.
Fitchburg State (7-4, 1-2 MASCAC) is back in action again next Saturday as it hosts Westfield State College at 6 p.m. Bridgewater State (4-1-2, 2-0 MASCAC) will host UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
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Bridgewater State 4, Fitchburg State 0
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Team |
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2 |
T |
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Bridgewater St. (4-1-2, 2-0 MASCAC) |
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Fitchburg State (7-4, 1-2 MASCAC) |
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Scoring:
First Half: BSC: Megan Williamson (Julie Sullivan), 4:58;
BSC: Sullivan, 28:18; BSC: Kaitlin LaMothe (Kylie Beaton),
32:24;
Second Half: BSC: Williamson (LaMothe),
59:29
Goaltending: FSC: Emily Swan (55:20), three saves;
Melanie Berent (34:40), five saves; BSC: Ashley Springer (45:00),
no saves; Kayla Grover (45:00), two saves
Shots On Goal: FSC: 7; BSC: 19