Fitchburg State Soars Past Regis, 5-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Regis (Mass.) (3-13, 2-2 NECC) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Fitchburg St. (7-10, 2-8 LEC) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Pecoraro registers two goals in Falcons non-conference victory
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Sophomore forward Julia Pecoraro netted a pair of markers as the Fitchburg State field hockey team defeated Regis College, 2-0 in non-conference action at Elliot Field this evening.
Fitchburg State took the lead at the 24:55 mark of the first period as Pecoraro collected a rebounded shot off the stick of classmate Stephanie Stearns and fired a shot inside the far post for the 1-0 margin.
The Falcons doubled their lead roughly six minutes later when Pecoraro gathered a loose ball in front of the cage and slipped the ball into the lower left corner of the net for her second tally of the contest to make the score 2-0 going into intermission.
Following the break, the Green and Gold upped its advantage just six and half minute into the frame when senior Kaitlyn Silva received a feed from newcomer Bailey Miller and buried a shot into the back of the cage for the 3-0 lead.
The hosts sealed their seventh victory on the season as freshman Casey Noonan connected on her second score of the season at the 60:40 mark before junior Julia Gimenez capped the scoring six minutes later with her second goal on the year, resulting in the 5-0 final.
Throughout the contest, Fitchburg State held a commanding 25-1 advantage in shots, while limiting the Pride to two penalty corners. In the cage, senior Lucy Holewa made one save for the Falcons in the complete game effort, while junior Raegan Heck and freshman Maresa Malcolm combined to stop ten shots for Regis College.
Fitchburg State (7-10, 2-8 LEC) will be back in action again on Saturday as it travels to the University of Southern Maine for a contest starting at 12 p.m. Regis Colleg (3-13, 2-2 NECC) will host Daniel Webster College on Thursday at 7 p.m.