Men's Soccer Blanked By Nor’easters In Non-Conference Action

Fitchburg, MA– The Fitchburg State University Men’s Soccer Team dropped a 2-0 decision to the University of New England Nor’easters this afternoon in non-conference action from Elliot Field.

Tue Sep 24, 2024

Speers and Edwards combine to stop three shots for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, MA– The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team dropped a 2-0 decision to the University of New England Nor'easters this afternoon in non-conference action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, UNE 2

Records: Fitchburg State (3-4-2, 0-0-1 MASCAC) UNE (3-3-2, 1-0-0 CNE)

How It Happened

The University of New England opened the scoring 1:35 into the contest as sophomore Bruno Correia (Peabody, MA) settled a feed from freshman Owen Carter (Dartmouth, MA) and deposited a shot inside the far post for his third tally of the season for the 1-0 edge.

The Nor'easters doubled the advantage two and half minutes late when sophomore Ronan Donaghey (Pelham, NH) fired a shot into the lower left corner for his first score of the 2024 campaign off an assist from newcomer Haukur Karlsson (Gilford, NH) to make the score 2-0. Fitchburg State threatened late in the first half with freshman Jovan Ssebugwawo (Temptleton, MA) put a shot on frame, but UNE keeper Sean McCarthy (Salem, NH) turned the shot aside to preserve the 2-0 margin.

Following the intermission, the Falcons put back-to-back shots on target as senior Elijah Kalombo (Worcester, MA) and sophomore Julian Correa-Estrada (Nashua, NH) blasted shots towards goal, but McCarthy denied both scoring opportunities, resulting in the 2-0 final

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's contest marked the second meeting between the Falcons of Fitchburg State and the University of New England with the Falcons 0-1-1 all time when taking on the Nor'easters
The Fitchburg State finished with a 16-13 advantage in shots
The Falcons held a 3-2 margin in corner kicks
Freshman Malcolm Edwards (Salem, MA) stopped one shot for the Falcons
Senior Lucas Speers (Collegeville, PA) added two saves for the Green and Gold
Senior Sean McCarthy (Salem, NH) made seven saves for the Nor'easters

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they travel to Bridgewater State for a MASCAC clash, starting at 5:00PM.

STAY CONNECTED:

- For the latest on Fitchburg State University Athletics, follow the Falcons via social media on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.