Fitchburg State Races Past Salem State

FITCHBURG, Mass. –- Fitchburg State scored three first period goals as the Falcons dispatched Salem State 7-1 in Little East Conference (LEC) action from Elliot Field on Friday evening. The Falcons up their record to 2-3, 1-1 while the Vikings go to 1-3, 0-2.

Fitchburg State opened the scoring just three minutes into the first quarter as freshman Lena Kassel (Stuttgart, Germany) collected a feed from senior Grace Kerr (Holliston, Mass.) and deposited a shot into the back of the cage for her ninth goal on the season for the 1-0 edge.

The Falcons doubled their margin (2-0) ten minutes later when freshman Sophia Yates (Woodstock, Vt.) redirected a shot from sophomore Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, Mass.) and tucked the ball inside the right post for her second tally of the year. The Green and Gold quickly upped their lead in the 13th minute of action with Kerr finding the back of the net for her second tally of the 2022 campaign off an assist from newcomer Olivia Narkevicius (Philipston, Mass.) to make the score 3-0.

Salem State trimmed the lead to 3-1 at the 18:32 mark as senior Melanie Mason (Beverly, Mass.) settled a loose ball of her own rebound and fired a shot into the right side of the cage for her second goal of the season.

Following the intermission, Fitchburg State extended the lead to 6-1 at the 49:06 when senior Sarah Craig (Winchendon, Mass.) struck for her second marker on the year before Narkevicius notched her first collegiate goal as senior Lena Spadafore (Lunenburg, Mass.) assisted on the play, resulting in the 7-1 final. 

Fitchburg State held a 40-6 margin in shots, including a 16-6 edge in penalty corners. Junior Jenna Morse (Leominster, Mass.) made three saves for the Falcons. Junior Kaia Hollingsworth (Methuen, Mass.) turned aside 20 shots for the Vikings in the setback.  

(Contributions from Fitchburg State Sports Information)