Falcons Clipped By Huskies in Conference Action

Morse makes four saves for Green and Gold

Gorham, Maine. – The Fitchburg State University Field Hockey team suffered a tough 1-0 setback to the Huskies of Southern Maine this evening in Little East Conference (LEC) action from Hannaford Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Southern Maine 1

Records: Fitchburg State (8-6, 6-2 LEC) | Southern Maine (12-5, 9-1 LEC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State threatened early in the contest with senior Sarah Craig (Ashburnham, Mass.) and junior Joyce Arbia (Sag Harbor, N.Y.) firing shots on target, only to have Southern Maine netminder Eleanor Folsom (Winthrop, Maine) deny both shots.

The Huskies opened the scoring at the 27:44 mark as sophomore Abigail Chartier (Lewiston, Maine) collected a feed from classmate Sage Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine) and buried a shot into the back of the cage for her sixth marker on the season to make the score 1-0.

Following the intermission, Fitchburg State nearly knotted the score in the 39th minute of action when freshman Lena Kassel (Stuttgart, Germany) fired back-to-back shots on frame, but Folsom made a save, while classmate Olivia Staggs (Sabattus, Maine) added a defensive save, resulting in the 1-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

This evening's contest marked the 41st meeting between the two squads in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 11-29-1 all-time when taking on the Huskies

Fitchburg State held a 14-10 advantage in shots, while Southern Maine finished with a slim 4-3 edge in penalty corners

Junior Jenna Morse (Leominster, Mass.) collected four saves for the Falcons

Folsom stopped 11 shots for the Huskies

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they travel to UMass Dartmouth to take on the Corsairs in Little East Conference action, starting at 3:00 PM.