Falcons Drop 7-0 Decision To Owls On Senior

Gough registers career best 22 shots for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team dropped a 7-0 decision to the Owls of Westfield State this afternoon on senior day in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Westfield State 7

Records: Fitchburg State (1-13-1, 1-4-1 MASCAC) | Westfield State (11-4-1, 6-0-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State nearly opened the scoring in the 16th minute of action when sophomore Maddie Hippert (Leicester, Mass.) headed a shot on frame, but Westfield State keeper Lauryn Davis (Templeton, Mass.) made the save.

Westfield State grabbed the lead roughly one minute later as junior Kylee Murphy (Haverhill, Mass.) collected a feed from senior Jenn Rennich (Bedford, Mass.), who deosited a shot into the right side of the net for her second goal of the year

The Owls doubled their advantage at the 42:42 mark when Rennich fired a shot just inside the left post for her tenth marker of the 2021 campaign to make the score 2-0 going into the break.

Following the intermission, Westfield State secured the victory in the 56th minute with freshman Delaney Parker (Orange, Mass.) settled a feed from Rennich and lofted a shot into the upper right corner for her team-leading 24th score of the season, resulting in the 6-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's contest marked the 29th meeting between the two schools on the pitch with the Falcons 5-22-2 all-time when taking on the Owls

Westfield State has won the last four matchups against Fitchburg State, including a 3-0 decision in the last meeting on October 4, 2019 at Elliot Field

Westfield State finished with a 43-2 advantage in shots, while also holding a 6-1 edge in corner kicks

Junior Allison Gough (Wolcott, Conn.) made 22 saves for the Falcons

Davis stopped one shot for the Owls

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they host Western Connecticut State University in non-conference action, starting at 7:00 PM. Owls will host the Panthers of Plymouth State on the same date for a non-conference tilt at 7:00 PM.