Fitchburg State Sneaks Past Bridgewater State, 1-0
Fitchburg State Sneaks Past Bridgewater State, 1-0
Flynn nets game-winning goal to lift Falcons to first MASCAC victory
FITCHBURG, Mass. (October 3, 2009) - Sophomore Brenna Flynn (Sutton, Mass./Sutton Memorial) propelled Fitchburg State to a important 1-0 MASCAC victory over Bridgewater State this afternoon, netting the game-winning goal at the 81:10 mark of the second half.
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Flynn clinched Fitchburg State's first MASCAC victory and ended a 12-game winless streak against the Bears with her first goal of the season. The sophomore midfielder found herself one-on-one with Bridgewater State goalkeeper Kayla Glover (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill), collected her own rebound and blasted a shot to the back of the goal from 10 yards out.
After a scoreless first half, the Falcons opened the second frame with constant pressure as freshman Olivia Schnorf (Springfield, Mass./Sabis International) and senior Courtney Kimball (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth North) notched shots on target. Glover kept the Bears in the contest with two clutch saves, including a diving save off senior Megan Belanger's (Belchertown, Mass./Belchertown) corner kick.
Bridgewater State continued to find ways through the Fitchburg State defense, posting 12 shots in the second half. Sophomore Amber LaPorte (New Hartford, Conn./Northwestern) had a chance to put the Bears on the board late in the second frame as she find herself alone with goalkeeper Emily Swan (Franklin, Mass./Franklin), but Swan stonewalled LaPorte's shot to keep the Falcons' one goal edge.
The Bears held a 22-10 advantage in shots and a 5-2 lead in corner kicks, but the Falcons posted six of its ten shots on net. Swan matched a career-high with 12 saves in net for Fitchburg State, while Glover collected five saves for Bridgewater.
Fitchburg State (3-7-1, 1-2-0 MASCAC) will be back in action next Saturday as it travels to Westfield State College at 1 p.m. Bridgewater State (3-5-1, 0-3-0 MASCAC) will travel to UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Fitchburg State 1, Bridgewater State 0
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Fitchburg State (3-7-1, 1-2-0 MASCAC) |
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Bridgewater St. (3-5-1, 0-3-0 MASCAC) |
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Scoring:
First Half: none
Second Half: FIT: Brenna Flynn, 81:10;
Goaltending: FIT: Emily Swan (90:00), 12 saves;
BSC: Kayla Glover (90:00), five saves
Shots: FIT: 10 ; BSC: 22