Fitchburg State Shuts Down Becker, 3-0
Senior Courtney Kimball (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth North) notched her third game-winning marker of the season to lift the Fitchburg State women’s soccer team to a 3-0 non-conference victory over Becker College this afternoon.
Kimball, Kennedy and Lindberg net scores in Falcons non-conference win
LEICESTER, Mass. (October 5, 2010) – Senior Courtney Kimball (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth North) notched her third game-winning marker of the season to lift the Fitchburg State women's soccer team to a 3-0 non-conference victory over Becker College this afternoon.
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Senior Mary Lindberg (Auburn, Mass./Auburn) paced the Fitchburg State offense, posting a game-high three points with one goal and one assist, while Kimball and junior Carissa Kennedy (Somerset, Mass./Bishop Stang) each added a marker.
The Falcons dominated the first half of play, firing 15 shots at the Becker goaltending combination of Christina Boucher (Pawcatuck, Conn./Pawcatuck) and Alena Phongsa (Putnam, Conn./Putnam). Fitchburg State grabbed a 1-0 lead on Kimball's third marker of the season in the 18th minute and held off any Becker attack for the one goal edge at the break.
Fitchburg State doubled the lead at the 55th minute of the contest as Kennedy collected her team-leading fourth goal of the season, Kennedy took a pass in the middle from Lindberg and fired it from 15 yards out into the right corner for the score. Lindberg then made it 3-0 Falcon advantage with seven minutes left in regulation, hitting on a drive from ten yards out.
The Falcons dominated the offensive front with a commanding 28-2 advantage in shots and 4-2 margin in corner kicks. Freshman goaltender Jillian Kirouac (Leominster, Mass./Leominster) was not tested in her second shutout of the season, while Boucher stopped a team-high four stops for the Hawks.
Fitchburg State (5-4-1, 1-2-0 MASCAC) will be back in action on Thursday as it hosts Lasell College at 6 p.m. Becker (4-7-0, 2-0-0 NECC) will travel to Newbury on Saturday at 12 p.m.
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Fitchburg State 3, Becker 0
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Scoring:
1st Half: FIT: Courtney Kimball,
18:12;
2nd Half: FIT: Carissa Kennedy (Mary Lindberg),
54:43; FIT: Lindberg, 83:00;
Goalkeeping: FIT: Jillian Kirouac (90:00), no
saves; BEC: Christina Boucher (32:45), four saves; Alena Phongsa
(57:15), three saves;
Shots: FIT: 28; BEC: 2