October 28, 2017

Falcons Conclude Season With Setback To Rams, 6-1

Framingham, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women’s soccer team dropped a 6-1 decision to the Rams of Framingham State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this afternoon at the Maple Street Field.

Fitchburg St.

4-13-0, 1-6-0

Framingham St.

6-10-1, 2-5-0

Final	1	2	T
Fitchburg St. (4-13-0, 1-6-0)	1	0	1
Framingham St. (6-10-1, 2-5-0)	2	4	6

Scoring Summary

1st - 4:55 - Erin Angelillo (Framingham St.)

1st - 18:49 - Kaleigh Pallotta (Framingham St.)

1st - 23:30 - Nicole Kopacz (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 46:19 - Melissa Sybertz (Framingham St.)

2nd - 54:48 - Kaleigh Pallotta (Framingham St.)

2nd - 71:12 - Abby Smith (Framingham St.)

2nd - 82:43 - Kirsten Hansen (Framingham St.)

Game Leaders

Fitchburg St.

G: Nicole Kopacz - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Siobhan O'Connell - 4

Sv: Sarah Hemmings - 3

Framingham St.

G: Kaleigh Pallotta - 2

A: 3 Players (#10, #16, #21) - 1

Sh: 2 Players (#13, #21) - 4

Sv: Jennifer Stevens - 3

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Fitchburg St.	Framingham St.
Shots (on goal)	14 (4)	20 (9)
Saves	3	3
Fouls	5	9
Corner Kicks	2	8
Offsides	0	1

Full stats

Kopacz nets second tally of the season for Falcons

Framingham, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women's soccer team dropped a 6-1 decision to the Rams of Framingham State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this afternoon at the Maple Street Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Framingham State 6
Records: Fitchburg State (4-13-0, 1-6-0 MASCAC) | Framingham State (6-10-1, 2-5-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Framingham State took a 2-0 lead to open the contest on markers by Erin Angelillo (Southington, Conn.) and Kaleigh Pallotta (Hanover, Mass.) before the Falcons answered back in the 24th minute of play on sophomore Nicole Kopacz's (Tewksbury, Mass.) second goal of the season to make the score 2-1 going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Rams used tallies by Melissa Sybertz (E. Bridgewater, Mass.), Pallotta, Abby Smith (Quincy, Mass.) and Kirsten Hanson (Auburn, Mass.) en-route to the 6-1 final.

Inside the Numbers

25th meeting between the two schools on the pitch with the Falcons 8-16-1 when taking on the Rams.

Framingham State has won the six contests against Fitchburg State with the Falcons last win over the Rams occurring on October 23, 2010 (3-0) at Elliot Field.

Freshman Sarah Hemmings (Eastham, Mass.) finished with three saves for the Falcons, while junior Jennifer Stevens (Hopkinton, Mass.) stopped three shots for the Rams in the victory.

Framingham State finished with a 20-14 advantage in shots, while also holding an 8-2 margin in corner kicks.

Up Next

Falcons conclude their 2017 season with an overall record of 4-13-0 and a 1-6-0 mark in conference play. The Rams await its seeding in the 2017 MASCAC women's soccer post-season tournament.