Men's Soccer Clips Buccaneers In Conference Tilt
Oliveira-Dalicandro nets game winner for the Green and Gold
Buzzards Bay, MA– The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team collected a 1-0 victory over the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Clean Harbors Stadium.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 1, Mass. Maritime 0
Records: Fitchburg State (6-6-2, 1-2-1 MASCAC), Mass. Maritime (2-9-0, 1-3-0 MASCAC)
How It Happened
Mass. Maritime nearly took the lead in the sixth minute of action when sophomore Brody Calvert (Windsor, MA) put a shot on frame, but Fitchburg State keeper Luke Speers (Collegeville, PA) turned the shot aside.
Fitchburg State's best scoring opportunity of the opening stanza occurred at the 36:34 mark as freshman Jovan Ssebugwawo (Templeton, MA) fired a shot on target only to have Buccaneers keeper Kaden Winter (Walpole, MA) deny the shot to preserve the 0-0 stalemate, going into the break.
Following the intermission, the Falcons broke the 0-0 deadlock in the 68th minute of action with sophomore Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (Waltham, MA) settling a feed from newcomer Justin Job (Worcester, MA) and burying a shot into the right side of the net for his fifth score on the season to make the score 1-0.
The Buccaneers threatened at the 83:55 mark as junior Harry Cooley (Marshfield, MA) fired a shot that sailed just left of the net as the Green and Gold held on for the 1-0 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- This evening's contest marked the 47th meeting between the Falcons of Fitchburg State and the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy with the Falcons 26-12-9 all time when taking on the Buccaneers
- Fitchburg State finished with a 13-11 advantage in shots
- The Falcons held a 2-1 margin in corner kicks
- Senior Luke Speers (Collegeville, PA) stopped one shot for the Falcons
- Sophomore Kaden Winter (Walpole, MA) made seven saves for the Buccaneers
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Friday when they host the Owls of Westfield State University for a MASCAC clash, starting at 4:00PM.
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