Women's Soccer Edged By Owls In Conference Action
October 13, 2023

Women's Soccer Edged By Owls In Conference Action

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women’s soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to the Owls of Westfield State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from Elliot Field.

Box Score

Vaudo and Dawkins combine for five saves

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to the Owls of Westfield State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Westfield State 2

Records: Fitchburg State (2-8-3, 1-3-1 MASCAC) | Westfield State (9-5-0, 5-0-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Westfield State opened the scoring at the 13:54 mark when junior Jaida Cochran (Middleboro, MA) collected a feed from senior Erin White (Plympton, MA) and deposited a shot inside the near post for her third goal on the season for the 1-0 edge.

Fitchburg State threatened in the 18th minute of action as senior Ashley Porter (Upton, MA) blasted a shot that rang off the cross bar.

Following the intermission, the Green and Gold's best scoring chance of the second half occurred in the 59th minute of play with newcomer Noelle Kennedy (Walpole, MA) fired a shot only to have Owls goaltender Julia Robak (Chicopee, MA) make the stop.

Westfield State secured the victory at the 82:45 mark as freshman Kiana Muratsuka (Mililiani, HI) found the back of the net for her tenth score of the 2023 campaign with assists from junior Delaney Parker (Orange, MA) and sophomore Tori Dodge (North Canaan, CT), resulting in the 2-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

  • This evening's contest marked the 32nd meeting between Fitchburg State and Westfield State on the pitch with the Falcons 5-25-2 all-time when taking on the Owls
  • Westfield State held a 23-7 margin in shots, while also finishing with a 6-3 edge in corner kicks
  • Freshman Madison Dawkins (Haverhill, MA) stopped two shots for the Falcons
  • Vaudo added three saves for the Green and Gold
  • Robak posted four saves for the Owls

Up Next

The Falcons return to action on Monday as they travel to Nichols College to take on the Bison in non-conference action, starting at 7:30PM

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