Owls Clip Fitchburg State, 58-44
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Keene St. (6-4, 1-1 LEC) | 30 | 28 | 58 |
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Fitchburg St. (7-2, 0-0 MASCAC) | 19 | 25 | 44 |
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Fitchburg State University suffered their third loss of the season, falling to Keene State University, 58-44 on Tuesday evening in a non-conference women's basketball contest at the Recreation Center on the campus of FSU.
Keene State started the contest off with a 12-0 run and never relinquished the lead, while holding the Falcons scoreless for the first 5:37 of the contest. The hosts got on the board with a layup by senior guard Laura Cote, who proceeded to lead the Falcons with a team-high eight points in the opening stanza.
Cote cut the Owls deficit to single digits (19-10) at the 7:19 mark of the first on a fast break layup on a pass from classmate Jackie Boffoli, but Keene answered and took the lead back to double figures into halftime, 30-19.
During the second stanza the Falcons were able to cut the deficit down to eight at the 13:59 mark on a Cote jump shot, however the away side would bring their advantage up to as much as 16 in the closing minutes to eliminate any comeback attempt for the Green & Gold.
Fitchburg State was led by Cote with a team-leading 16 points, going 6-6 from the charity stripe. Senior guard Britney Payne chipped in with seven points and a team-high nine rebounds, while senior forward Megan Wodzinski contributed with eight points in the losing effort.
Cognetta led the Owls with a game-high 20 points, shooting 5-10 from the perimeter. Sophomore forward Sarah Kober and classmate Amanda Petrow both had double-doubles with 12 points and 10 and 11 caroms respectively.
Overall, Fitchburg State shot 27.3% (15-55) from the field, while being shutout from downtown in five attempts. The owls went 20-57 (35.1%) from the hardwood, while going 24.1% (7-29) from beyond the arc. Keene held a staggering 52-31 advantage in rebounds.
The Falcons will be back in action on Thursday as they host Salem State in their first conference tilt of the season at 5:30 pm. Keene State will travel to Rhode Island College on Saturday. Tipoff scheduled for 1:00 pm.
