September 6, 2012

Fitchburg State Nips Emmanuel, 2-1

Junior Nicole Stone (Webster, Mass./Bartlett) registered the game-winning tally in the 70th minute of action as the Fitchburg State women’s soccer team defeated Emmanuel College, 2-1 in non-conference action at Elliot Field this evening.

Emmanuel (Mass.)

2-2-0, 0-0-0 GNAC

Fitchburg St.

1-2-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC

Final	1	2	T
Emmanuel (Mass.) (2-2-0, 0-0-0 GNAC)	0	1	1
Fitchburg St. (1-2-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC)	1	1	2

Scoring Summary

1st - 12:24 - Rachel Mackewicz (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 70:32 - Nicole Stone (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 83:04 - Kelsie Dumas (Emmanuel (Mass.))

Game Leaders

Emmanuel (Mass.)

G: Kelsie Dumas - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Meghan Zerba - 5

Sv: Jenna Marcello - 5

Fitchburg St.

G: 2 Players (#6, #16) - 1

A: 2 Players (#9, #14) - 1

Sh: Rachel Jamieson - 4

Sv: Jillian Kirouac - 16

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Emmanuel (Mass.)	Fitchburg St.
Shots (on goal)	27 (17)	13 (7)
Saves	5	16
Fouls	13	8
Corner Kicks	4	3
Offsides	4	1

Full stats

Mackewicz and Stone collect one goal apiece in Falcons first win

FITCHBURG, Mass. (September 6, 2012) – Junior Nicole Stone (Webster, Mass./Bartlett) registered the game-winning tally in the 70th minute of action as the Fitchburg State women's soccer team defeated Emmanuel College, 2-1 in non-conference action at Elliot Field this evening.

Fitchburg State grabbed an early lead in the 13th minute of the match as freshman Rachel Mackewicz (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial) notched her first collegiate goal at the 12:24 mark Mackewicz received a feed from junior Rachel Jamieson (Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro) and fired the ball into the right side of the net to put the Falcons up 1-0.

Fitchburg State maintained its one goal advantage through the halftime break, before doubling their lead (2-0) with just 20 minutes remaining in regulation. Stone gave Fitchburg State it's insurance marker, heading in a corner kick off the foot of sophomore Mikaela Foley (Jefferson, Mass./Wachusett Regional) for her first score of the season.

The Saints threatened in the second half and nearly knotted the score at 1-1 when senior Meghan Zerba (Cumberland, R.I./Bishop Feehan) blasted a point blank shot on target, but Falcon goalkeeper Jillian Kirouac (Leominster, Mass./Leominster) made a diving save to the far post to keep the score 1-0. Emmanuel finally broke its scoring silence in the 84th minute as sophomore Kelsie Dumas (Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional) tucked the ball inside the left post, resulting in the 2-1 final.

Emmanuel controlled play throughout the contest, out shooting Fitchburg State 27-13, while holding a slim 4-3 margin in corner kicks. Between the pipes, Kirouac registered 16 saves in the complete game effort for the Falcons, while freshman Jenna Marcello (Hopedale, Mass./Hopedale) made five stops for the Saints in 90 minute of work

Fitchburg State (1-2-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) will be back in action on Saturday as it hosts WPI at 10 a.m. Emmanuel (2-2-0, 0-0-0 GNAC) will visit Suffolk University on Wednesday at 7 p.m.