Field Hockey Soars Past Raiders In Non-Conference Action
O'Brien nets two goals & one assist for Green & Gold
Fitchburg, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team earned a 6-2 victory over the Raiders of Rivier University this afternoon in non-conference action from Elliot Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 6, Rivier 2
Records: Fitchburg State (3-1, 0-0 MASCAC) | Rivier (0-4, 0-0 GNAC
How It Happened
Fitchburg State opened the scoring 3:25 into the first quarter as sophomore Kendall O'Brien (Townsend, MA) fired a shot inside the right post for her second score of the season for the 1-0 edge.
The Falcons doubled (2-0) its advantage at the 11:45 mark when O'Brien fed a pass to senior Sophia Yates (Woodstock, VT), who put a shot into the back of the cage for her first score of the 2025-26 campaign.
The Green and Gold upped the margin in the 19th minute of action with O'Brien firing a shot into the upper left corner for her second goal of the contest for 3-0 edge going into the br
Following the intermission, Fitchburg State upped the lead to 4-0 at the 33:44 mark when senior Olivia Narkevicius (Phillipston, MA) blasted a shot into the left side of the cage for her third marker of the year.
Rivier cut the deficit to 4-1 in the 36th minute of play as senior Reilly Swislosky (Webster, NH) found junior Shaelyn Burke (Salem, NH) in front of the cage and put a shot inside the near post for her first tally of the year to make the score 4-1.
With the score 5-1, the Raiders answered at the 54:42 mark with junior Brianna Spinelli (Lynn, MA) gathering a pass from Swislowsky and depositing a shot inside the far post for her third score of the year before the Falcons capped the scoring late in contest when sophomore Leah Cavanagh (Leominster, MA) settled a feed from Narkevicius and connected on her first collegiate tally, resulting in the 6-2 fina
Inside the Numbers
- Fitchburg State held a 19-15 advantage in shots
- The Raiders finished with an 8-3 edge in penalty corners
- Sophomore Isabella Corcoran (Braintree, MA) stopped seven for the Falcons
- Senior Lily Gifford (Westport, MA) made seven saves for the Raiders
- Sophomore Leah Cavanagh notched her first collegiate tally for the Green and Gold
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Saturday as they travel to Keene State to take on the Owls for a non-conference tilt, starting at 12:00PM.
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