Men's Soccer Clips Buccaneers In Conference Tilt
October 11, 2024

Men's Soccer Clips Buccaneers In Conference Tilt

Buzzards Bay, MA– The Fitchburg State University Men’s Soccer Team collected a 1-0 victory over the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Clean Harbors Stadium.

Box Score

Oliveira-Dalicandro nets game winner for the Green and Gold

Buzzards Bay, MA– The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team collected a 1-0 victory over the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Clean Harbors Stadium.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Mass. Maritime 0

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

How It Happened

Mass. Maritime nearly took the lead in the sixth minute of action when sophomore Brody Calvert (Windsor, MA) put a shot on frame, but Fitchburg State keeper Luke Speers (Collegeville, PA) turned the shot aside.

Fitchburg State's best scoring opportunity of the opening stanza occurred at the 36:34 mark as freshman Jovan Ssebugwawo (Templeton, MA) fired a shot on target only to have Buccaneers keeper Kaden Winter (Walpole, MA) deny the shot to preserve the 0-0 stalemate, going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Falcons broke the 0-0 deadlock in the 68th minute of action with sophomore Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (Waltham, MA) settling a feed from newcomer Justin Job (Worcester, MA) and burying a shot into the right side of the net for his fifth score on the season to make the score 1-0.

The Buccaneers threatened at the 83:55 mark as junior Harry Cooley (Marshfield, MA) fired a shot that sailed just left of the net as the Green and Gold held on for the 1-0 victory.

Inside the Numbers

  • This evening's contest marked the 47th meeting between the Falcons of Fitchburg State and the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy with the Falcons 26-12-9 all time when taking on the Buccaneers
  • Fitchburg State finished with a 13-11 advantage in shots
  • The Falcons held a 2-1 margin in corner kicks
  • Senior Luke Speers (Collegeville, PA) stopped one shot for the Falcons
  • Sophomore Kaden Winter (Walpole, MA) made seven saves for the Buccaneers

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Friday when they host the Owls of Westfield State University for a MASCAC clash, starting at 4:00PM.

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