Men's Soccer Topped By Lancers In MASCAC Action

Fitchburg, MA– The Fitchburg State University Men’s Soccer Team dropped a 3-0 decision to the Lancers of Worcester State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

Sat Oct 5, 2024

Fitchburg, MA– The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team dropped a 3-0 decision to the Lancers of Worcester State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Worcester State 3

Records: Fitchburg State (4-6-2, 0-2-1 MASCAC), Worcester State (2-5-1, 1-1-1 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State nearly opened the scoring in the fifth minute as senior Elijah Kalombo (Worcester, MA) put a shot on frame, but Worcester State keeper Sergio Torrado (Arroyomolinos, ES) turned the shot aside to preserve the 0-0 stalemate, going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Lancers grabbed the lead at the 45:21 mark with sophomore Nick Guidi (Wilbraham, MA) settled a loose ball and fired a shot inside the far post for his first tally on the season for the 1-0 margin.

Worcester State doubled the lead four minutes later when Guidi received a feed from graduate student Manny Ramirez (Waltham, MA) and deposited a shot into the left side of the net for his second score of the contest to make the score 2-0.

The visitors added an insurance goal with just under three minutes remaining in the contest when senior Mal Hawkins (View Park, CA) crossed a pass to junior Brady Iovanni (Lunenburg, MA), who headed a shot inside the far post for his first tally of the 2024 campaign, resulting in the 3-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's contest marked the 46th meeting between the Falcons of Fitchburg State and the Lancers of Worcester State with the Falcons 15-30-2 all time when taking on the Lancers
Worcester State finished with a 15-13 advantage in shots
The Falcons held a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks
Sophomore Alexander Carvalho (North Providence, RI) stopped one shot for the Falcons
Freshman Sergio Torrado (Arroyomolinos, ES)) made six saves for the Lancers

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday when they host the Mariners of Mitchell College in non-conference action, starting at 4:00PM.

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