Yates nets one goal and one assist for the Green & Gold

Boston, MA. – The Fitchburg State field hockey team earned a 2-0 victory over the Sharks of Simmons University in non-conference action this evening from Daly Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Simmons 0

Records: Fitchburg State (11-6, 7-4 MASCAC) | Simmons (5-12, 5-5 GNAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring at the 10:28 mark as senior Sophia Yates (Woodstock, VT) fired a shot into the right side of the cage for her seventh score of the year for the 1-0 margin. Simmons nearly knotted the score in the 14th minute of play when freshman Clio Cook-Sharp (Cape Elizabeth, ME) put a shot on frame the sophomore Samantha Jones (Uxbridge, MA) cleared off the goal line for the defensive save.

Following the intermission, the Falcons doubled their advantage at the 40:03 mark with sophomore Kendall O'Brien (Townsend, MA) gathering a feed from Yates and depositing a shot inside the far post for her sixth goal of the 2025-26 campaign, resulting in the 2-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Simmons held a slim 7-6 advantage in shots
• The Sharks finished with a narrow 2-1 margin in penalty corners
• Sophomore Isabella Corcoran (Braintree, MA) stopped three shots for the Falcons
• Junior Sam Buck (Portsmouth, NH) made two saves for the Sharks
• Sophomore Samantha Jones added one defensive save for the Green and Gold 

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they travel to Westfield State to take on the Owls in MASCAC action, starting at 4:30PM.

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