Fitchburg State Edges Plymouth State, 1-0 (PS)
Fitchburg State Edges Plymouth State, 1-0 (PS)
Falcons earn third overtime victory of the season with key LEC win
PLYMOUTH, N.H. (October 17, 2009) - The Fitchburg State field hockey team collected its third overtime victory of the season, defeating Plymouth State University with a 1-0 penalty stroke win in Little East Conference action this afternoon.
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After 70 minutes of scoreless regulation and 30 minutes of scoreless overtime, Fitchburg State finally registered its tenth victory of the season as junior Torey Van Ahnen (Seekonk, Mass./Seekonk) connected for the game-winning stroke in the final round of penalty strokes
Fitchburg State led off the first series of penalty strokes, sending a veteran crew to the line. Junior Mari Roma (Foxborough, Mass./Foxborough), senior Vanessa Truax (Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro), classmate Eleni Aidonidis (Winchendon, Mass./Saint Bernards) and junior Megan Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) each had an attempt on net, but Van Ahnen sealed the victory for the Falcons with her second game-winning penalty stroke of the year.
Plymouth State held a 17-7 advantage in shots, including an 11-1 advantage during regulation but Fitchburg State picked up its offensive momentum in the extra frames, totaling six shots and seven penalty corners. Junior Taylor Van Ahnen (Seekonk, Mass./Seekonk) was strong between the pipes for the Falcons, registering her fourth shutout of the season with ten stops. Freshman Hannah Sawyer (Kingston, N.H./Sanborn Regional) mirrored Van Ahnen throughout most of the contest, stopping three shots in the process for the Panthers.
Fitchburg State (10-3, 7-1 LEC) will be in action again on Wednesday as it hosts Westfield State College at 7 p.m. Plymouth State (8-5, 4-4 LEC) will host the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
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Fitchburg State 1, Plymouth State 0 (PS)
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Teams |
1 |
2 |
OT |
2OT |
PS |
F |
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Fitchburg State (10-3, 7-1 LEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Plymouth State (8-5, 4-4 LEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Scoring:
First Half: none
Second Half: none
OT: none
2OT: none
PS: FIT: Team
Goaltending: FIT: Taylor Van Ahnen (100:00), ten
saves; PSU: Hannah Sawyer (100:00), three saves;
Shots: FIT: 7; PSU: 17