Field Hockey Soars Past Fighting Scots
Tibbets nets hat trick for the Falcons
Wenham, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team registered a 6-0 triumph over the Fighting Scots of Gordon College this evening in non-conference action from the Brigham Athletic Complex.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 6. Gordon 0
Records: Fitchburg State (8-7. 6-1 MASCAC) | Gordon (1-15, 0-3 CNE)
How It Happened
Fitchburg State grabbed the lead at the 13:31 as junior Sophia Yates (Woodstock, VT) collected a feed from senior Autumn Tibbetts (Lunenburg, MA) and fired a shot into the right side of the cage for her team-leading 12th marker on the year for the 1-0 edge.
The Falcons doubled the lead in the 19th minute of action when senior Jessica Morse (Leominster, MA) deposited a shot inside the near post for her second goal of the 2024 campaign to make the score 2-0 going into the break.
Following the intermission, the Green and Gold pushed the lead to 3-0 at the 38:06 mark of the third quarter with Tibbetts gathering a pass from Morse and putting a shot into the back of the cage for her fifth score of the season.
Following a pair of scores from Tibbets, Fitchburg State capped the scoring with just under eight minutes remaining in the contest as freshman Madison Butler (Carver, MA) buried a shot into the right side of cage off an assist from senior Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, MA) for her first collegiate tally, resulting in the 6-0 final.
Inside the Numbers
- This evening's contest marked the fifth meeting between Fitchburg State and Gordon in the sport of field hockey with the Falcons 2-1-2 when taking on the Fighting Scots
- Fitchburg State held a 38-0 advantage in shots
- The Falcons finished with a 15-0 edge in penalty corners
- Freshman Isabella Corcoran (Braintree, MA) went untested for the Falcons, en-route to her second victory on the year
- Junior Allyson Stauffer (Lancaster, PA) made 13 saves for the Fighting Scots
- Freshman Madison Butler (Carver, MA) netted her first collegiate tally for the Green and Gold
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Saturday as they travel to Worcester State to take on the Lancers for a MASCAC clash, starting at 12:00PM.
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