Falcons Edged by Raiders, 2-1

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University field hockey team dropped a close match 2-1 to the visiting Raiders of Rivier University on Thursday evening at Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Rivier 1
Records: Fitchburg State (1-9) | Rivier (1-5)

How It Happened

Junior Lena Spadafore (Lunenburg, Mass.) put the Falcons up early in the first frame, she corralled a loose ball from newcomer Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, Mass.) for her second goal of the season.

The Raiders answered in the second quarter. Senior Maegan Sheehy (Sebattus, Maine) redirected a drive from the top of the circle off the stick of Lia Yohanan (Andover, NJ) off a penalty corner to knot the score at 1-1 headed to intermission.

Rivier forged ahead 2-1 in the 33^rd minute when Yohanan converted a penalty stroke after a defensive miscue in the circle by the Falcons. Yohanan's second goal of the season proved to be the game winner after a scoreless fourth quarter.

Inside the Numbers

• Rivier held the advantage in shots (14-11) and both teams had eight corners apiece.
• Senior Sarah Craig (Ashburnham, Mass.) recorded a defensive save
• FSU freshman Jenna Morse (Leominster, Mass.) made nine saves in net for the Falcons
• Senior Katie Olsen (Saugus, Mass.) turned back eight shots for the visitors

Up Next

Falcons are off until next Wednesday (10/6) when they will travel to Westfield State University for a LEC tilt starting at 7:00 PM.