Women's Soccer Flies Past Rams On Senior Day

Westcott nets two goals of Green & Gold

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team defeated the Rams of Framingham State University, 5-0 this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field on senior day.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 5, Framingham State 0

Records: Fitchburg State (3-11-3, 3-3-1 MASCAC) | Framingham State (4-14-1, 2-4-1 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State opened the scoring in the eighth minute of action as junior Adrianna Westcott (Sayreville, NJ) collected a feed from classmates Sophia Moore (Killingly, CT) and Charlotte Meixsell (Boxford, MA) and fired a shot into the upper right corner for her fourth tally of the season for the 1-0 edge.

The Falcons doubled the advantage (2-0) nine minutes later when Meixsell gathered a pass from senior Kendra Peretzman (Randolph, MA) and deposited a shot in the upper left corner for her first tally of the 2024 campaign.

The Green and Gold upped the lead midway through the first half as Moore blasted a shot into the upper right corner for her first collegiate marker to make the score 3-0 going into the break.

Following the intermission, Fitchburg State extended the lead at the 46:06 mark with Peretzman threading a through ball to Westcott, who buried a shot into the right side of the net for her second tally of the contest for the 4-0 margin.

The Falcons secured the victory in the 80th minute of action when Peretzman fired a shot into the back of the net for her third goal on the year off an assist from sophomore Stella Liebler (Plainville, CT), resulting in the 5-0 final.

This evening was senior night and the Fitchburg State Women's Soccer team honored three seniors playing in their final regular season for their final regular season for their contributions to the program: #10 Katie Moran, #20 Kendra Peretzman and #28 Taylor Senecal.

Inside the Numbers

• This evening's matchup marked the 29th meeting between Fitchburg State and Framingham State on the pitch with the Falcons 11-17-1 all-time when taking on the Rams
• Fitchburg State finished with a 27-10 advantage in shots
• The Falcons held a 5-4 edge in corner kicks
• Sophomore Cassandra Pendleton (Ware, MA) stopped five stops for the Falcons
• Junior Madison Magone (Rockaway, NJ) made ten saves for the Rams
• Junior Sophia Moore netted her first collegiate tally for the Green and Gold
• Sophomore Cassandra Pendleton collected her first collegiate victory in net for the Falcons

Up Next

The Falcons return to action on Wednesday as they await their seeding into the upcoming 2024 MASCAC Women's Soccer Post-Season Tournament.

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