Falcons Upended By Lancers In LEC Action

Ganley and Alto register one defensive save each for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University Field Hockey team suffered a tough 4-1 setback to the visiting Lancers of Worcester State University this afternoon in Little East Conference (LEC) action from Elliot Field

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Worcester State 4

Records: Fitchburg State (3-4, 1-2 LEC) | Worcester State (5-3, 2-0 LEC)

How It Happened

Worcester State opened the scoring at the 11:13 mark of the first quarter as junior Grace Adams (Leominster, Mass.) collected a loose ball in front of the cage and slipped a shot into the right side of the net for her second goal on the year for the 1-0 edge.

Fitchburg State nearly knotted the score in the 23rd minute of action when Adams fired back-to-back shots on target, but Falcon keeper Jenna Morse (Leominster, Mass.) turned the first shot aside before junior Sydney Alto (Chelmsford, Mass.) added a defensive save.

Following the break, the Lancers doubled (2-0) their advantage at the 34:16 mark with junior Zoe Atlanasopoulos (Hopedale, Mass.) settled her own rebound and struck for her third marker on the year.

Worcester State extended the lead to 4-0 at the 43:59 mark when senior Karalyn Jones (Wilbraham, Mass.) notched her team-leading fifth score of the 2022 campaign. Fitchburg State found the back of the cage ten minutes later as senior Grace Kerr (Holliston, Mass.) received a feed from freshman Lena Kassel (Stuttgart, Germany) and classmate Olivia Narkevicius (Phillipston, Mass.) and tipped home a shot for her fourth of the season, resulting in the 4-1 final.

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's contest marked the 40th meeting between the two squads in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 16-24 all-time when taking on the Lancers

Worcester State held a 30-24 margin in shots, while Fitchburg State finished with an 16-7 edge in penalty corners

Morse finished with 14 saves for the Falcons in the shutout victory

Sophomore Madison Ferrara (Somerset, Mass.) made 23 stops for the Lancers

Sydney Alto (Chelmsford, Mass.) and classmate Emma Ganley (Auburn, Mass.) finished with one defensive save each for the Green and Gold.

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Bridgewater State to take on the Bears in Little East Conference action, starting at 7:00 PM. Lancers will host the Owls of Westfield State on the same date for a conference clash at 7:00 PM.