Falcons Fall To Judges In 2024 Season Opener

Dawkins registers 20 saves for the Green and Gold

Fitchburg Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team dropped a 7-0 decision to the Judges of Brandeis University in non-conference action this afternoon from Elliot Field in the Falcons 2024 season opener.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Brandeis 7

Records: Fitchburg State (0-1-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) | Brandeis (1-0-0, 0-0-0 UAA)

How It Happened

Brandeis opened the scoring at the 15:12 mark of the first half when freshman Peterly Leroy (Malden, MA) settled a feed from sophomore Tanvi Raju (Hyderabud IN) and found the back of the net for her first collegiate score for the 1-0 edge.

The Judges doubled the lead (2-0) in the 27th minute of action as sophomore Zareena Mann (San Ramon, CA) headed home a feed from senior Rachel Watler (Stevenson Ranch, CA) for her first tally of the campaign.

Brandeis extended the lead to 3-0 two minutes later with Raju gathering a pass from freshman Laurene Creteau (Madison, NJ) for her first goal of the season. The visitors pushed the advantage to 4-0 with five minutes remaining in the frame as sophomore Selena Santiago (Wadsworth, CA) tucked a shot inside the near post for her first marker on the year off an assist from senior Dominique Paglia (Westford, MA) to make the score 4-0.

Following the break, Brandeis secured the victory as Leroy and Raju notched their second tallies on the year in the span of two minutes before Creteau capped the scoring for the Judges with her first marker on the season with an assist from Watler, resulting in the 7-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

• This afternoon's matchup marked the second meeting between Fitchburg State and Brandeis on the pitch with the Falcons 0-2-0 all-time when taking on the Judges
• Brandeis finished with a 39-2 advantage in shots
• The Judges held an 8-2 margin in corner kicks
• Sophomore Madison Dawkins (Haverhill, MA) stopped 20 shots for the Falcons
• Graduate student Rachel Ross (Portchester, NY) made one save for the Judges

Up Next

The Falcons return to action on Tuesday when they host the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State in non-conference action, starting at 7:00PM.

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