Vikings End Season on Road in MASCAC Quarterfinals

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Salem State field hockey closed their season on the road tonight after falling 5-2 to the Lancers from Worcester State University in the quarterfinals of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) field hockey tournament. The Vikings finished their season with an overall record of 2-15.  

How it Happened: 

• The Lancers dominated the first period, registering eight shots while keeping the Vikings without a single attempt on goal. However, Vikings' goalie Izzy Mosley (Middleborough, Mass.) was a brick wall, turning away all five shots on target to keep the game scoreless to head into the second quarter. 
• Less than a minute into the second, Grace Morey (Danvers, Mass.) connected with teammate Allison Thomas (Carver, Mass.), who put the Vikings on the board and gave her squad the 1-0 lead. However, Salem's advantage would be short-lived, as the Lancers answered five minutes later, scoring at the 20-minute mark to tie the game at one before heading into the break.   
• In a three-minute span during the third quarter, three different Lancers found the back of the net, giving Worcester a commanding 4-1 lead as they headed into the final 15 minutes of play. 
• Worcester added another goal in the 49th minute, extending their lead to four. However, just three minutes later, the Morey-Thomas connection struck again, with Thomas scoring to cut the Vikings' deficit to 5-2. That score would hold over the final eight minutes, sealing the Lancers' victory and bringing an end to the Vikings' season. 

Inside the Numbers: 

• Izzy Mosley recorded 12 saves in tonight's game, wrapping up her sophomore season with a total of 216 saves. That impressive mark ranks as the second most in a single season in program history.
• Tonight marked the first multi-goal game for Allison Thomas, who scored twice, and the first multi-assist game for Gracey Morey, who registered two assists. 
• The Vikings will graduate Alexia Hamilton (Burlington, Mass.) and Laura McVeigh (Attleboro, Mass.).