Fitchburg State, Worcester State Headed to MASCAC Women's Soccer Tournament Semifinals
After besting their quarterfinal opposition on Tuesday, Fitchburg State and Worcester State are headed to the semifinal contests which will be played on Friday evening.
After besting their quarterfinal opposition on Tuesday, Fitchburg State and Worcester State are headed to the semifinal contests which will be played on Friday evening.
#3 Fitchburg State 5, #6 Salem State 0 Box Score
Fitchburg, Mass. – The third seeded Fitchburg State Women's Soccer team defeated the sixth seeded Vikings of Salem State, 5-0 in quarterfinal round action of the 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from Elliot Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 5, Salem State 0
Records: Fitchburg State (9-6-3, 5-1-1 MASCAC) | Salem State (3-14-0, 2-5-0 MASCAC)
How It Happened
Fitchburg State opened the scoring just 3:43 into the frame when junior Ashley Porter (Upton, Mass.) collected a feed from sophomore Kendra Peretzman (Randolph, Mass.) and tucked a shot just under the cross bar for her sixth goal on the year for the 1-0 edge.
The Falcons doubled their lead in the 29th minute of play with Peretzman settling a rebounded shot off the foot of freshman Charlotte Meixsell (Boxford, Mass.) and buried a shot into the left side of the net for her fifth marker on the 2022 campaign to make the score 2-0.
The Green and Gold upped the lead to 3-0 at the 33:45 mark as newcomer Adrianna Westcott (Sayreville, N.J.) redirected a shot off the foot of junior Elizabeth Read (Fitchburg, Mass.) and into inside the near post for her eighth tally of the season.
Following the intermission, Fitchburg State extended the lead eight minutes into the second half when Peretzman collected a feed from Porter and riffled a shot into left side of the net for her second score of the contest for the 4-0 advantage.
The Falcons secured the victory five minutes later with Peretzman completing the hattrick, depositing a shot inside the far post to make the score 5-0.
Inside the Numbers
This evening's contest marked the 30th meeting between the two teams on the pitch with the Falcons 7-23-0 all-time when taking on the Vikings
Fitchburg State finished with a 33-12 margin in shots, while also holding a narrow 4-2 advantage in corner kicks
Senior Allison Gough (Wolcott, Conn.) stopped one shot, while junior Skyla Vaudo (Burlington, Mass.) added five saves for the Falcons
Freshman Kelsey Francis (Peabody, Mass.) and senior Lily Pfefferie (St. Paul, Minn.) combined to make 12 saves for the Vikings.
Up Next
Fitchburg State advances to the semifinal and will travel to the second seeded Bears of Bridgewater State on Friday, starting at 7:00 PM.
#4 Worcester State 6, #5 Framingham State 0 Box Score
Worcester, MA - The Lancers hosted the Framingham State Rams at Coughlin Memorial Field Tuesday evening in a quarterfinal battle in the MASCAC Playoff Tournament. Worcester State started the game extremely hot on offense, scoring 4 goals in the first 25 minutes against a Framingham State defense that played a bot off step.
Sophomore forward Raelyn Callahan (Pepperell, MA) scored the first goal for Worcester just four minutes into the game, assisted by first-year midfielder Erin Condon (East Bridgewater, MA). Condon would work to get her own shot on the net four minutes later to put Worcester's lead at 2-0.
The Blue & Gold would extend their lead in the 21st minute with a pass from senior forward Haley Mignon (Tewksbury, MA) who connected with Callahan for her second goal of the game. Mignon would then find a goal of her own to put Worcester up by their fourth goal of the game 30 seconds later, assisted by senior midfielder Hailey Skowronski (Douglas, MA). The Lancers would finish the first 45 minutes with a 4-0 lead over the Rams.
Framingham State's sophomore goalkeeper Jetta Oskirko (Lancaster, MA) notched six saves against the Lancers offensive onslaught in the first half. Oskirko finished with an impressive 18 saves on 24 shots on goal, while Lancer first year goalie Mallory Dupuis (Leominster, MA) recorded two saves on two shots total.
To start the second half, Worcester State continued their aggressive attack, finding even more success. Mignon notched another goal, her second of the night. The highlight of the night came with Callahan, who earned a hat trick with her third goal of the night. This capped off the scoring in the game, as Worcester easily shut-out Framingham 6-0 to advance to the semifinals.
The Blue & Gold take on the Westfield State Owls in the Semifinals this coming Friday, with kickoff scheduled for 7pm.
Releases courtesy of Fitchburg State and Worcester State Sports Information