Field Hockey Rallies Past Rams

Framingham, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team earned a 4-2 victory over the Rams of Framingham State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Maple Street Field.

Wed Oct 16, 2024

Raymond nets pair of goals for Green and Gold

Framingham, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team earned a 4-2 victory over the Rams of Framingham State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Maple Street Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 4, Framingham State 2

Records: Fitchburg State (7-6. 6-0 MASCAC) | Framingham State (4-8, 2-4 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Framingham State opened the scoring at the 7:37 mark as freshman Finley Hogan (Auburn, NY) received a feed from senior Kaylee Beck (Tyngsboro, MA) and deposited a shot into the lower right corner for her third score of the season for the 1-0 edge.

The Rams doubled the advantage roughly one minute later with junior Natalia Roehr (Acton, MA) potting her second tally of the 2024 campaign off an assist from senior Emma Bailey (North Attleboro, MA) to make the score 2-0.

The Falcons trimmed the deficit to 2-1 in the 13th minute of action when freshman Samantha Jones (Uxbridge, MA) slipped a shot inside the near post for her seventh marker on the year.

Following the intermission, the Falcons knotted the score at 2-2 at the 33:11 mark with junior Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, MA) settling a feed from classmate Sophia Yates (Woodstock, VT) and firing a shot into the back of the cage for her third tally on the year.

The Green and Gold grabbed the lead three minutes later as junior Olivia Narkevicius (Phillipston, MA) blasted a shot inside the near post for her seventh marker on the 2024 season with an assist from Yates for the 3-2 margin.

Fitchburg State secured the victory in the 53rd minute of action when Raymond received a pass from junior Samantha Yates (Woodstock, VT) and tucked a shot into the lower left corner for her second goal of the contest, resulting in the 4-2 final.

Inside the Numbers

This evening's contest marked the 46th meeting between Fitchburg State and Framingham State in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 26-17-3 when taking on the Rams
Fitchburg State held a 17-13 advantage in shots
The Rams finished with a 9-4 edge in penalty corners
Senior Jenna Morse (Leominster, MA) stopped six shots for the Falcons
Freshman Rowan Whittaker (Rehoboth, MA) made four saves for the Rams

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they host the Owls of Westfield State for a MASCAC tilt, starting at 5:00PM.

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