Women's Soccer Clipped By Buccaneers

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State women’s soccer team suffered a tough 2-1 setback to the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy this morning in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

Sat Oct 12, 2024

Chrisostomides notches first collegiate tally for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team suffered a tough 2-1 setback to the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy this morning in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Mass. Maritime 2

Records: Fitchburg State (1-9-3, 1-2-1 MASCAC) | Mass. Maritime (2-6-1, 1-3-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Mass. Maritime opened the scoring at the 25:19 mark of the first frame when freshman Karah Deveau (Harwichport, MA) deposited a shot into the lower right corner for her fourth tally on the season for the 1-0 edge.

Fitchburg State threatened in the 32nd minute of action as sophomore Lexi Rais (Saugus, MA) blasted a shot on frame, but Buccaneers keeper Reagan Kerecz (Tolland, CT) turned the shot aside to preserve the 1-0 margin going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Falcons knotted the score at 1-1 at the 71:21 mark when junior Zoe Chrisostomides (Scotch Plains, NJ) redirected a corner kick off the foot of freshman Kelsey Fournier (Upton, MA) into the far side of the net for her first collegiate marker.

The Buccaneers secured the victory one minute later however when sophomore Ayla Santoro (Attleboro, MA) blasted a shot for 18 yards out just under the crossbar for her third goal of the 2024 campaign, resulting in the 2-1 final.

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's matchup marked the 16th meeting between Fitchburg State and Mass. Maritime on the pitch with the Falcons 12-1-3 all-time when taking on the Buccaneers
Fitchburg State finished with a 22-9 advantage in shots
The Falcons held a 6-0 edge in corner kicks
Sophomore Madison Dawkins (Haverhill, MA) stopped four shots for the Falcons
Senior Reagan Kerecz (Tolland, CT) made eight saves for the Buccaneers

Up Next

The Falcons return to action next Saturday when they travel to Westfield State to take on the Owls in MASCAC action, starting at 11:00AM.

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