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Falcons Upended By Rams
Posted: Apr 11, 2021

Falcons Upended By Rams

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Fitchburg St.
G: Madison Alves - 3
A: Mackenzie Ullrich - 1
Sv: Francesca Reyes - 10
GB: Brooke Johnson - 4
Framingham St.
G: 2 Players (#13, #15) - 5
A: Hannah Guerin - 4
Sv: Hannah Allen - 1
GB: 3 Players (#2, #10, #29) - 3
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Framingham, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women's lacrosse team dropped a 18-9 decision to the Rams of Framingham State in non-conference action this morning at Maple Street Field. 

THE BASICS: 

Score: Framingham State 18, Fitchburg State 9 

Records: Framingham State (6-0), Fitchburg State (1-4) 

Location:  Maple Street Field – Framingham, Mass.   

  • HOW IT HAPPENED: 
  • The Rams led 3-1 just over seven minutes into the game with McMahon finding the back of the net twice for the Rams and Alves converting a free position opportunity for the Falcons. 
  • Fitchburg State closed the gap to 3-2 on a free position goal by Nicole Kopacz (Tewksbury, Mass.), but the Rams closed the half with a 6-2 run taking a 9-4 lead into the half.  McMahon found the back of net four times in the opening stanza and handed out two helpers. 
  • The two teams traded goals to start the second half and the Rams led 11-6 with just over 25 minutes remaining. 
  • The Rams rattled off a 5-0 run over the next 10 minutes to open up a 16-6 lead.  Palermo tallied three on the spurt.   
  • The Falcons cut the gap to eight on a Brooke Johnson (Billerica, Mass.) tally with 9:03 remaining, but that was as close as they would get. 

    INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

    • Senior Mikayla Seavey (Bridgewater, Mass.) earned her second straight victory in net, while Francesca Reyes (Malden, Mass.) took the loss for the Falcons and made 10 stops. 
    • The Falcons were paced by three goals from Madison Alves (Braintree, Mass.), while Nicole Kopacz (Tewksbury, Mass.) chipped in with two. 
    • McMahon paced the Rams on the attack with five goals and two assists, while Palermo chipped in five goals and a helper. 
    • Sophomore Nicole Berry (New Fairfield, Conn.) added three goals, while freshman Hannah Guerin (Cumberland, RI) chipped in with a pair of goals and four assists. 

    UP NEXT:                     

    The Rams are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Mass. Maritime at 5 p.m., while the Falcons travel to Worcester on Thursday at 7 p.m.