#16 Eastern Connecticut Defeats Fitchburg State, 4-0
The Fitchburg State women’s soccer team suffered its second straight setback this evening, falling to #16 Eastern Connecticut State University, 4-0 in non-conference action at Elliot Field.
Marchitto nets a pair in Warriors fourth victory of the season
FITCHBURG, Mass. (September 15, 2010) – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team suffered its second straight setback this evening, falling to #16 Eastern Connecticut State University, 4-0 in non-conference action at Elliot Field.
JILLIAN KIROUAC |
The Warriors came out firing, rifling off nine shots and two corners in the first half for an early 2-0 lead at the break. Sophomore Daniela Marchitto (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional) put Eastern Connecticut on the board first, using an assist from freshman Tamar Merheb (Bethel, Conn./Bethel) for the game's first marker at the 17:03 mark.
Moments later, the Warriors struck again as senior Lauren Hickey (Southwick, Mass./Southwick-Tolland) nipped the top left corner of the net, beating the out-stretched fingers of freshman goalkeeper Jillian Kirouac (Leominster, Mass./Leominster). Hickey used a helper from sophomore Chelsea Downer (Colchester, Vt./Bacon Academy) to net her second goal of the season and give the Warriors the 2-0 edge.
In the second half, Eastern Connecticut continued its offensive pursuit, netting its third goal of the contest just 2:29 into the frame. Sophomore Taylor Buchanan (Ellington, Conn./Ellington) hit home for the Warriors, using an assist from classmate Kelly Wallace (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor) for her first tally of the year. Later in the half, the Warrirors added an insurance goal as Marchitto registered her second score of the game off a Downer helper.
Marchitto lead all scorers with two goals for four points, while Downer tallied a pair of assists. In net, junior Theresa Pagnozzi (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) earned the victory for Eastern Connecticut, totaling one save over her first half effort, while sophomore Mackenzie MacLeod (Northfield, Conn./Litchfield) stopped six shots for the Warriors in the second half. Kirouac finished the contest with five stops for the Falcons.
Fitchburg State (2-2-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) will be in action again on Saturday as it hosts Salem State University at 7 p.m. Eastern Connecticut (4-0-1, 0-0-0 LEC) will host Western Connecticut State on Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Eastern Connecticut 4, Fitchburg State 0
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Team |
1 |
2 |
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F |
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Eastern Connecticut (4-0-1, 0-0-0 LEC) |
2 |
2 |
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4 |
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Fitchburg State (2-2-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
Scoring:
1st Half: ECS: Daniela Marchitto
(Tamar Merheb), 17:03; ECS: Lauren Hickey (Chelsea Downer),
19:43;
2nd Half: ECS: Taylor Buchanan (Kelly Wallace),
47:31; ECS: Marchitto (Downer), 77:05;
Goalkeeping: FIT: Jillian Kirouac (90:00), five
saves; ECS: Theresa Pagnozzi (45:00), one save; MacKenzie MacLeod
(45:00), six saves;
Shots: FIT: 11; ECS: 17