Falcons Defeated By Hawks, 5-2

Peretzman and Cravedi net first collegiate goals for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State Women's Soccer team dropped a 5-2 decision to the Hawks of Roger Williams University in non-conference action this afternoon from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Roger Williams 5

Records: Fitchburg State (0-11-1, 0-3-1 MASCAC) | Roger Williams (10-4-0, 3-1-0 CCC)

How It Happened

Roger Williams took a 1-0 advantage in the 11th minute of action as freshman Tayla Salome (Lincoln, R.I.) redirected a shot by senior Sarina Olsen (Bristol, R.I.) in front of the net for her second tally on the season.

The Hawks doubled their lead five minutes later when newcomer Rachel Oster (Scituate, R.I.) deposited a shot inside the left post for her fifth marker on the year. Roger Williams nearly upped its margin midway through the frame with freshman Sabrina Sherman (Brentwood, N.H.) putting a shot on target, but graduate student Shannon McCarthy (Chicopee, Mass.) cleared it off the goal line to keep the score 2-0 going into the break.

Following the intermission, Roger Williams added an insurance marker at the 60:02 mark as Salome was able to convert a break-away attempt, slipping a shot into the right side of the net for her second goal on the day for the 3-0 lead.

Fitchburg State cut the deficit to 3-1 in the 65th minute of action when freshman Kendra Peretzman (Randolph, Mass.) fired a shot into the back of the net for her first collegiate goal off an assist from sophomore Angela Gonzalez (Holland, Mass.).

Trailing 4-1, the Green and Gold trimmed the lead to 4-2 at the 72:39 mark with sophomore Hannah Cravedi (Baldwinville, Mass.) firing a shot into the upper left corner for her first collegiate tally. The Hawks secured the win however with Salome netting her third goal of the contest in the 83rd minutes with an assist from sophomore Raffaella Brunetti (North Providence, R.I.), resulting in the 5-2 final.

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's contest marked the fifth meeting between the two schools on the pitch with the Falcons 3-2-0 all-time when taking on the Hawks

Roger Williams held a 28-16 advantage in shots, while also finishing with a 5-2 edge in corner kicks

Junior Allison Gough (Wolcott, Conn.) made eight saves for the Falcons

Senior Morgan Strassburg (Longmeadow, Mass.) turned aside four shots for the Hawks

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they host the Trailblazers of MCLA for a MASCAC matchup, starting at 12:00 PM. Hawks will travel to Nichols on Wednesday for a CCC clash at 3:00 PM.