Fitchburg State Falls to Framingham State, 2-1

Kelley collects lone goal for the Falcons

FITCHBURG, Mass. (September 29, 2012) – The Fitchburg State field hockey team fell to Framingham State, 2-1 in Little East Conference action this morning at Elliot Field.

In the opening stanza, Framingham State opened the scoring in the 10th minute as senior forward Cali Tetreault (New Bedford, Mass./New Bedford) redirected a shot off the stick of sophomore Emma Littlefield (Rockport, Mass./Rockport) and tucked the ball inside the near post for the 1-0 advantage.

Fitchburg State quickly knotted the score (1-1) less than a minute later when senior Jamie Kelley (Pepperell, Mass./North Middlesex) notched her team leading ninth marker of the season. Kelley intercepted a pass and beat Rams goalie Sarah Ryan (Uxbridge, Mass./Uxbridge) to the right side.

In the second half, the Rams regained the lead in the 40th minute of action as junior Brittany Goben (Fairhaven, Mass./Fairhaven) noticed her first score of the season. Goben blasted a shot from the left side to put Framingham State up 2-1. Classmate Cassandra Koegel (Groveland, Mass./Pentucket) assisted on the play.

The Falcons looked to tie the score with just under 23 minutes remaining in regulation when Kelley streaked down the middle of the field and created a break away opportunity, but Ryan was able to make the save to preserve the victory for Framingham State.

Throughout the match, Fitchburg State out shot Framingham State 15-7, while the Rams held a 6-4 margin in penalty corners. In the cage, sophomore Lucy Holewa (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) posted three stops for the Falcons, while Ryan finished with seven saves for the Rams.

Fitchburg State (5-4, 2-3 LEC) will be back in action on Tuesday as it travels to Westfield State University at 7 p.m. Framingham State (6-3, 2-3 LEC) will host Bridgewater State University on Tuesday at 4 p.m.