Bridgewater, Mass. – Fitchburg State men's soccer dropped a 2-0 decision to the Bears of Bridgewater State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon at rain-soaked Swenson Field.

The Basics

SCORE: Fitchburg State 0, Bridgewater State 2
RECORD: Fitchburg State (1-7-1, 0-2-1 MASCAC), Bridgewater State (2-6-1, 1-2 MASCAC)

How It Happened

The Bears tallied a pair of goals in the first frame. Sophomore Brett Ghelfi (Halifax, Mass.) notched his first two goals of the season for Bridgewater State. Senior Joseph Madden Jr. (New Bedford, Mass.) threaded a pass to Ghelfi to make it 1-0. Ghelfi doubled the advantage with just under two minutes remaining with a shot that caught the inside post.

The Falcons nearly broke up the shutout bid late in the second half as freshman forward Juan Sambrano (Burlington, Mass.) curled one off the post in the 86^th minute.

By the Numbers

• Bridgewater finished with a 20-10 shot advantage for the game, while Fitchburg held a 5-3 edge in corner kick attempts.
• BSU senior goalkeeper William Russell (Sandwich, Mass.) made two saves to record his second win and second shutout of the season
• . Senior netminder Collin Robson (North Billerica, Mass.) turned aside four shots in the setback for the visitors.

Up Next
The Falcons return to action Tuesday evening when they travel to Nichols for an afternoon 3:00 PM kick-off.