Falcons Drop 3-1 Decision To Huskies In LEC Action

Iacovelli tallies team-leading seventh goal of the 2021 season

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University Field Hockey team dropped 3-1 decision to the Huskies of Southern Maine this evening in Little East Conference (LEC) action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Southern Maine 3

Records: Fitchburg State (1-14, 0-9 LEC) | Southern Maine (10-7, 7-3 LEC)

How It Happened

Southern Maine opened the scoring at the 4:08 mark of the first period when freshman Sage Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine) collected a rebounded off her own shot after a defensive save by sophomore Emma Ganley (Auburn, Maine) and deposited the ball inside the near post for her seventh goal on the season for the 1-0 edge.

Fitchburg State nearly knotted the score midway through the second frame as freshman Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, Mass.) and sophomore Jessica Morse (Leominster, Mass.) notched back-to-back shots on target, but Huskies keeper Julianna Kiklis (York, Maine) turned aside both shots to preserve the 1-0 edge going into the half.

Following the break, Southern Maine doubled their margin (2-0) in the 34th minute of action with sophomore Chloe Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) settled a rebound off the stick of sophomore Jordan Cummings (Auburn, Maine) and struck for her sixth marker of the 2021 campaign. 

The Huskies secured the victory minutes later when Arsenault netted her second goal of the contest, firing a shot into the left side of the cage to make the score 3-0. Fitchburg State broke its scoring silence with three second left in regulation when senior Emily Iacovelli (Northbridge, Mass.) collected a loose ball and streaked up the field before slipping a shot inside the far post for her team-leading seventh marker, resulting in the 3-1 final.

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's contest marked the 40th meeting between the two squads in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 11-28-1 all time when taking on the Huskies

Fitchburg State has won four of the previous six matchups, with Southern Maine securing a 3-0 triumph in the last meeting on October 23, 2019 at Elliot Field

Southern Maine finished with a 26-7 advantage in shots, while also holding a 9-4 edge in penalty corners

Sophomore Jenna Morse (Leominster, Mass.) made 13 saves for the Falcons

Kiklis stopped four shots for the Huskies

Ganley and junior Hannah Walters (Danielson, Conn.) registered one defensive save each for the Green and Gold

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they host the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth for a Little East Conference clash, starting at 11:00 AM. Huskies will host the Owls of Keene State on the same date for a conference matchup at 12:00 PM.