Fitchburg State Blanks Mass-Maritime, 7-0

Kennedy sparks Falcons to tenth straight win with five points in contest

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. (October 7, 2011) - Senior Carissa Kennedy (Somerset, Mass./Somerset) netted a pair of goals and an assist to lead Fitchburg State to its tenth straight victory with a 7-0 MASCAC triumph over Mass-Maritime Academy in women's soccer action this evening.

Kennedy collected both of her goals in the opening 24-plus minutes of play for the visiting Falcons (10-1, 4-0 MASCAC), as she converted a pair of feeds from freshman Kayla Bridges (Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro) in the 13th and 25th minutes of action. In addition, Kennedy helped set up senior Katie Hayward's (Townsend, Mass./North Middlesex) marker in the 15th minute of play.  

Senior Erica Graves (Feeding Hills, Mass./Agawam) tallied with 1:46 remaining in the opening half to give Fitchburg State a 4-0 lead at the break, and senior Katrina Marrone (Springfield, Mass./Springfield Central) extended that margin to 5-0 just 1:36 after intermission on feeds from Hayward and Bridges.  

Sophomore Kimberly Carroll (Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury) closed out the scoring for the visitors with a pair of goals in just over a five minute span, as she tallied an unassisted marker in the 64th minute before converting a Graves feed in the 69th minute of action.

Bridges finished with three assists in the triumph for Fitchburg State, which also received single helpers from freshmen Sierra Santos (Lakeville, Mass./Apponoquet) and Jessica Sullivan (Milton, Mass./Milton).  

Sophomore Jillian Kirouac (Leominster, Mass.) picked up her tenth win of the season in goal for the Falcons with a pair of first half saves, while freshman Kelsey Ford (Franconia, N.H./Profile School) made four stops over the final 45 minutes of action for the visitors.  Senior Emily Welsh (Shelton, Conn.) made 13 saves in net in the setback for the Buccaneers (1-9, 0-4 MASCAC), who were out-shot, 30-6 in the contest. 

Fitchburg State (10-1, 4-0 MASCAC) will be back in action on Tuesday as it hosts Wellesley College at 7 p.m. Mass-Maritime (1-9, 0-4 MASCAC) will host Pine Manor in a non-league outing on Wednesday at 7 p.m.