Fitchburg State Silences Framingham State, 5-0
Seniors Megan Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) and Mari Roma (Foxborough, Mass./Foxborough) combined for 11 points at Fitchburg State downed Framingham State, 5-0 in Little East Conference action this morning.
Roma and Jacobs combined for 11 points in Falcons victory
FITCHBURG, Mass. (October 2, 2010) – Seniors Megan Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) and Mari Roma (Foxborough, Mass./Foxborough) combined for 11 points at Fitchburg State downed Framingham State, 5-0 in Little East Conference action this morning.
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Roma led all scorers with a game-high six points, posting two goals and two assists, while Jacobs added two markers and two helpers for five points on the day. Junior Kaylee Bergeron (Acushnet, Mass./New Bedford) notched the fifth and final Falcon score on the afternoon, while sophomore Jamie Kelley (Townsend, Mass./North Middlesex) finished with two assists.
Fitchburg State controlled the ball from the start of the contest through the final whistle, posting 24 shots, 16 on net, and 11 penalty corners. The Falcons took advantage of the Rams' miscues in the circle, scoring two times off the important set plays.
Fitchburg State got on the board early in the first frame as Roma connected for her fifth goal of the season just 8:04 into the contest. Roma took a feed from setter Jamie Kelley on the opening corner play and smashed it home for an early 1-0 advantage. Less than ten minutes later, Roma struck again, taking a dish from Jacobs and blasting it past Ram goalkeeper Allesha Kenyon (Westford, Mass./Westford) for a 2-0 lead.
Late in the first half, Fitchburg State doubled its lead as Jacobs tallied back-to-back markers over a span of seven minutes. Her first strike came at the 27:31 mark where Jacobs collected and deposited a loose-ball pass from Roma for her seventh goal of the season. The senior captain later followed with her eighth tally of the season, using a feed from Kelly and Roma on the Falcons penalty corner.
In the second half, Fitchburg State turned to a possession style offense, limiting its shots and winding the clock down for its fifth victory of the season. Bergeron tallied to lone marker in the half, taking a Jamie Kelley rebound and slipping it past the right side of Ram keeper Sarah Ryan (Uxbridge, Mass./Uxbridge).
The Falcons continued their strong defense through this contest, holding Framingham State scoreless for 70 minutes of action with zero shots on net. Sophomore goaltender Abbie Brown (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy) was not tested in her 35 minutes of work, while freshman Rachel Mays (Somerset, Mass./Somerset) posted 35 minutes of scoreless action as well.
Fitchburg State (5-3, 3-2 LEC) will be in in action again on Tuesday as it hosts Eastern Connecticut at 6 p.m. Framingham State (3-6, 1-4 LEC) will play host to Western Connecticut on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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Fitchburg State 5, Framingham State 0
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2 |
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Fitchburg State (5-3, 3-2 LEC) |
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Framingham State (3-6, 1-4 LEC) |
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0 |
Scoring:
1st Half: FIT: Mari Roma (Jamie
Kelley), 8:04; FIT: Roma (Megan Jacobs), 17:37; FIT: Jacobs (Roma),
27:31; FIT: Jacobs (Kelley, Roma), 34:20;
2nd Half: FIT:
Goalkeeping: FIT: Abbie Brown (35:00), no saves;
Rachel Mays (35:00), no saves; FRA: Allesha Kenyon (30:30), six
saves; Sarah Ryan (39:30), two saves
Shots: FIT: 24; FRA: 4