Falcons Open 2022 Season With 4-0 Victory Over Amcats

Kassel notches first four collegiate tallies for Green and Gold 

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University Field Hockey team opened its 2022 season this morning, defeating the Amcats of Anna Maria College, 4-0 in non-conference action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 4, Anna Maria 0

Records: Fitchburg State (1-0, 0-0 LEC) | Anna Maria (0-2, 0-0 GNAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring at the 13:29 mark of the first quarter when freshman Lena Kassel (Stuttgart, Germany) collected a feed from senior Grace Kerr (Holliston, Mass.) and fired a shot inside the near post for her first collegiate tally to make the score 1-0.

The Falcons doubled their lead (2-0) in the 16th minute of action as Kassel struck for her second score of the contest. The Green and Gold upped its advantage at the 18:32 mark of the second quarter with Kassel blasting a shot into the right side of the cage for 3-0 edge. The hosts pushed the lead to 4-0 going into the break when junior Jessica Morse (Leominster, Mass.) slide a pass over the Kassel, who deposited the ball inside the lower left corner for the 4-0 lead.

Following the break, Anna Maria threatened late in the fourth frame when junior Eden Forget (Worcester, Mass.) and sophomore Carly Drew (Rochester, N.Y.) put shots on target, but Falcon keeper Jenna Morse (Leominster, Mass.) denied both shots to preserve the 4-0, shutout victory.

Inside the Numbers

This morning's contest marked the 29th meeting between the two squads in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 18-11 all time when taking on the Amcats

Fitchburg State has won the eight of the last nine meetings with Anna Maria, including a 3-0 triumph last season at Caparso Field.

Fitchburg State held a 32-2 margin in shots, while also finishing with an 18-2 advantage in penalty corners

Morse made two saves for the Green and Gold to earn the win

Senior Hannah Tobey (Falmouth, Mass.) turned aside 18 shots for the Amcats in the setback

Kassel registered her first four collegiate goals for Fitchburg State

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Wednesday as they host the Pilgrims of New England College for a non-conference tilt, starting at 4:00 PM. Amcats will host the Bison of Nichols College on the same date in non-conference action at 6:00 PM.