Field Hockey Knocks Off Fitchburg State

The Worcester State University field hockey team won its third consecutive game on Saturday afternoon, defeating Fitchburg State University 4-1 in Little East Conference action at Coughlin Field.

Fitchburg St.

1-11, 0-6

Worcester St.

9-2, 5-0

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Fitchburg St. (1-11, 0-6)	0	0	0	1	1
Worcester St. (9-2, 5-0)	2	1	1	0	4

October 5, 2019

Scoring Summary

1st - 1:19 - Olivia Antonelli (Worcester St.)

1st - 5:30 - Sophia Monopoli (Worcester St.)

2nd - 29:56 - Rachel Hopkins (Worcester St.)

3rd - 43:39 - Rachel Hopkins (Worcester St.)

4th - 57:50 - Sarah Craig (Fitchburg St.)

Game Leaders

Fitchburg St.

G: Sarah Craig - 1

A: N/A

Sh: 2 Players (#1, #2) - 1

Sv: Colleen Lamprey - 8

Worcester St.

G: Rachel Hopkins - 2

A: 3 Players (#4, #10, #21) - 1

Sh: Rachel Hopkins - 9

Sv: N/A

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Fitchburg St.	Worcester St.
Shots (on goal)	3 (1)	23 (12)
Saves	8	0
Fouls	0	0
Penalty Corners	2	12

Full stats

WORCESTER, Mass. - The Worcester State University field hockey team won its third consecutive game on Saturday afternoon, defeating Fitchburg State University 4-1 in Little East Conference action at Coughlin Field.

With the win, Worcester State improves to 9-2 overall this season and a perfect 5-0 in the LEC. Fitchburg State drops to 1-11 and 0-6 in the conference.

The Lancers wasted little time getting on the board to start the day, as senior Olivia Antonelli (Westford, Mass.) found the back of the net off a penalty corner just 1:19 into the contest to give Worcester State a 1-0 lead. Alexa Bobbin (Charlestown, R.I.) and Cassidy Windler (Holden, Mass.) were credited with assists on the opening tally.

Minutes later, senior Sophia Monopoli (Worcester, Mass.) stretched Worcester State's lead to 2-0 as she scored a goal off a rebound at the 5:30 mark. The score would remain 2-0 at the end of the first quarter.

A Rachel Hopkins (Chelmsford, Mass.) goal with just four seconds remaining in the first half extended Worcester State's lead to 3-0. Antonelli earned an assist on the goal.

Just shy of four minutes into the third quarter, a shot of the stick of Hopkins redirected into the net off a Fitchburg State defender to give Worcester State a 4-0 lead.

With 2:10 remaining in the contest, Falcon sophomore Sarah Craig (Winchendon, Mass.) scored a goal off a rebound to end the Worcester State shutout, but the comeback bid would fall far too short as the Lancers earned the 4-1 victory.

Sophomore Jess Hopkins (Chelmsford, Mass.) got the victory in goal for the host Lancers, and was not forced to make a save in her 54 minutes of action. Falcon freshman Colleen Lamprey (Cherry Valley, Mass.) turned aside eight shots in the loss.

Worcester State held a 23-3 advantage in shots in the contest, with each of Fitchburg's shots coming in the fourth quarter. Worcester State also led the penalty corner count by a margin of 12-2.

The Lancers will return to action on Wednesday night for a Little East contest against Southern Maine. Fitchburg State is off until Thursday, when they host Westfield State at 7:30 p.m.

#WooFH