Salem State Tops Fitchburg State, 2-0
The Fitchburg State men’s soccer team fell to Salem State College in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference action this afternoon at Alumni Field.
Carey notches three saves for Falcons
SALEM, Mass. (September 27, 2008) - The Fitchburg State men's soccer team fell to Salem State College in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference action this afternoon at Alumni Field.
MATT CAREY |
Junior Andrew Angus (Boston, Mass./Charlestown) led the Salem State offense, posting three points on one goal and one assist. Newcomer Carlos DeOliveira (Peabody, Brazil/Peabody) added one goal for the Vikings.
Salem State opened the scoring late in the first half as DeOliveira connected for his first collegiate goal off a helper from Angus in the 40th minute. Less than one minute later, Angus added his team-high fifth goal of the season to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead.
The Fitchburg State offense pressured the Vikings in the second half, posting a 4-2 advantage in shots, but could not capitalize as senior Pawel Brzyczy (Krakow, Poland/Ware) recorded three second-half saves to preserve the Viking victory. Junior goaltender Matt Carey (Stratford, Conn./Stratford) totaled one save in each half to lead the Falcons defensively.
Fitchburg State (4-4, 0-2 MASCAC) is back in action Wednesday as it hosts Clark University at 7 p.m. Salem State (7-0, 2-0 MASCAC) will travel to Southern Maine on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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Salem State 2, Fitchburg State 1
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Team |
1 |
2 |
T |
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Salem State (7-0, 2-0 MASCAC) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Fitchburg State (4-4, 0-2 MASCAC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Scoring:
First Half: SSC: Carlos DeOliveira (Andrew Angus), 39:20;
SSC: Angus. 40:17
Second Half: none
Goaltending: FSC: Matt Carey (90:00), two saves;
SSC: Pawel Brzyczy (90:00), three saves
Shots On Goal: FSC: 5; SSC: 12