Willey notches three assists for Green & Gold

Paxton, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team defeated the Amcats of Anna Maria College, 3-0 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from Caparso Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Anna Maria 0

Records: Fitchburg State (7-3, 4-1 MASCAC) | Anna Maria (1-8, 0-4 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring 2:35 into the first quarter as senior Sophia Yates (Woodstock, VT) settled a feed from sophomore Ashley Willey (Halfmoon, NY) and deposited a shot into the left side of the cage for her fourth marker on the season for the 1-0 edge.

Following the intermission, the Falcons doubled their lead (2-0) at the 38:54 mark when senior Olivia Narkevicius (Phillipston, MA) received a pass from Willey and found the back of the net for her fifth tally on the year,

The Green and Gold secured the victory in the 48th minute of action with Narkevicius firing a shot into the right side of the cage for her second goal of the contest with an assist from Willey, resulting the 3-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Fitchburg State held a 28-1 advantage in shots
• The Falcons finished with a 10-1 edge in penalty corners
• Sophomore Isabella Corcoran (Braintree, MA) stopped one shot for the Falcons
• Sophomore Julianna Stanger (New Braintree, MA) made eight saves for the Amcats

Up Next

Falcons return to action next Tuesday as they host the Owls of Westfield State in conference action, starting at 4:00PM.

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