Men's Soccer Earns Conference Draw With Bears

Ramadan collects first collegiate marker for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team tied 1-1 with the Bears of Bridgewater State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Bridgewater State 1

Records: Fitchburg State (2-5-1, 0-1-1 MASCAC) | Bridgewater State (3-1-3, 1-0-1 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring at the 30:06 mark as freshman Dante Ramadan (West Boylston, MA) collected a feed from senior Zachariah Foster (Brockton, MA) and deposited a shot inside the far post for his first collegiate tally for the 1-0 margin.

Following the intermission, Bridgewater State tied the contest at 1-1 in the 75th minute when junior Nicholas Matas (Milford, MA) converted a penalty kick for his second goal of the 2023 campaign.

The Green and Gold nearly took the lead back at the 81:31 mark with freshman Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (Waltham, MA) fired a shot that a Bears defender deflected over the net, resulting in the 1-1 draw.

Inside the Numbers

• This evening's contest marked the 53rd meeting between the Bears and the Falcons on the pitch with Fitchburg State 14-26-7 all-time when taking on Bridgewater State
• Bridgewater State finished with a 15-11 advantage in shots, while Fitchburg State held a slim 5-3 edge in corner kicks
• Junior Luke Speers (Collegeville, PA) stopped six shots for the Falcons
• Graduate student William Russell (Sandwich, MA) made two saves for the Bears
• Dante Ramadan netted his first collegiate tally for the Green and Gold

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they travel to the University of New England to take on the Nor'easters in non-conference action, starting at 7:00 PM.

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