Men's Soccer Clipped By Owls In Conference Tilt

Speers make three saves for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team dropped a 1-0 decision to the Owls of Westfield State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this afternoon from Alumni Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Westfield State 1

Records: Fitchburg State (3-9-2, 1-3-1 MASCAC) | Westfield State (5-6-1, 4-1-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Westfield State threatened midway through the first half as freshman Paul Whalley (Southwick, MA) rang one shot off the crossbar before firing a shot on frame, but Falcon keeper Luke Speers (Collegeville, PA) turned the shot aside

Fitchburg State's best scoring chance in the opening 45 minutes of play occurred in the 29th minute of action when sophomore Liam Evans (Marshfield, MA) and freshman Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (Waltham, MA) put back-to-back shots on target, only to have Owls netminder Luke Theroux (Chicopee, MA) make the save to keep the contest deadlocked at 0-0 going into the break.

Following the intermission, Westfield State grabbed the lead at the 85:53 mark when Walley received a feed from sophomore Ryan Denehy (Littleton, MA) and deposited a shot into the back of the net for his fourth tally of the season, resulting in the 1-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

• This afternoon's contest marked the 45th meeting between the Owls and the Falcons on the pitch with Fitchburg State 15-27-3 all-time when taking on Westfield State
• Fitchburg State held a 24-13 advantage in shots, while also finishing with a 5-4 margin in corner kicks
• Speers finished with three saves for the Falcons
• Theroux stopped six shots for the Owls

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they host the Panthers of Plymouth State for a non-conference tilt, starting at 4:00PM.

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