Field Hockey Holds Off Rams In MASCAC Victory

Morse sets program record for saves in a career

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State field hockey defeated the Rams of Framingham State, 3-2 this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Framingham State 2

Records: Fitchburg State (3-8, 2-4 MASCAC) | Framingham State (6-6, 3-3 MASCAC)

How It Happened 

Framingham State opened the scoring at the 7:09 mark of the first period when freshman Ashley Malmquist (Medfield, MA) collected a loose ball in front of the cage and deposited a shot into the lower right corner for her fifth goal on the season for the 1-0 margin.

Fitchburg State knotted the score at 1-1 with eight minutes remaining in the first half as sophomore Autumn Tibbetts (Lunenburg, MA) received a feed from classmate Sophia Yates (Woodstock, VT) and proceeded to find the back of the cage for her team-leading fifth score on the year

The Falcons grabbed the lead four minutes later with junior Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, MA) settled a loose ball at the top of the circle and blasted a shot into the left side of the cage for her first marker of the 2023 campaign to make the score 2-1 going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Green and Gold pushed the lead 3-1 in the 36th minute of play as sophomore Samantha Yates (Woodstock, VT) converted a penalty stroke, beating Rams keeper Kaitlyn Tello (Nashua, NH) far side for her first tally of the season.

The Rams cut the deficit to 3-2 at the 51:58 mark when junior Kaylee Beck (Tyngsboro, MA) redirected a shot into the far side of the net for her fourth goal of the year with assists from seniors

Angelina Serra (North Chelmsford, MA) and Brandi Core (Medway, MA). Falcon keeper Jenna Morse (Leominster, MA) was able to make a couple key saves down the stretch from the host though as Fitchburg State held on for the 3-2 victory.

Inside the Numbers

• This afternoon's contest marked the 44th meeting between Fitchburg State and Salem State in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 23-17-3 when taking on the Vikings
• Fitchburg State held an 18-13 advantage in shots, while Framingham State finished with a narrow 7-5 edge in penalty corners
• Morse stopped seven shots for the Falcons
• Tello made ten saves for the Rams
• Senior goalkeeper Jenna Morse broke the Falcons program record for saves in a career. Morse now has 387 career saves

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Friday as they travel to Westfield State to take on the Owls in MASCAC action, starting at 7:00PM.

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