Fong’s Corner Kicks Help Worcester State Women's Soccer to 3-0 Homecoming Win

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s Maddie Fong (Norton, Mass.) and Justine Butler (Marlborough, Mass.) connected on 2-of-3 goal-scoring corner kicks in the first half to lead the Lancers to a 3-0 homecoming win over Framingham State in a Saturday morning Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) matchup.

Framingham St.

4-10-1, 1-5 MASCAC

Worcester St.

9-4-2, 5-1 MASCAC

Final	1	2	T
Framingham St. (4-10-1, 1-5 MASCAC)	0	0	0
Worcester St. (9-4-2, 5-1 MASCAC)	3	0	3

Fong’s Corner Kicks Help Worcester State Women's Soccer to 3-0 Homecoming Win

October 21, 2017

Scoring Summary

1st - 3:36 - Maddie Fong (Worcester St.)

1st - 11:26 - Justine Butler (Worcester St.)

1st - 18:59 - Justine Butler (Worcester St.)

Game Leaders

Framingham St.

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: Kayla Almstrom - 2

Sv: Jennifer Stevens - 20

Worcester St.

G: Justine Butler - 2

A: Maddie Fong - 2

Sh: Kaitlin Beluzo - 9

Sv: Jill Zinkus - 5

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Framingham St.	Worcester St.
Shots (on goal)	6 (5)	35 (23)
Saves	20	5
Fouls	11	5
Corner Kicks	0	13
Offsides	1	0

Full stats

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University's Maddie Fong (Norton, Mass.) and Justine Butler (Marlborough, Mass.) connected on 2-of-3 goal-scoring corner kicks in the first half to lead the Lancers to a 3-0 homecoming win over Framingham State in a Saturday morning Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) matchup.

THE BASICS

October 21, 2017

Coughlin Field

Score: Worcester State 3, Framingham State 0

Records: Worcester State (9-4-2, 5-1 MASCAC) | Framingham State (4-10-1, 1-5 MASCAC)

1^ST HALF

Fong tallied the first goal of the game in the 4^th minute when she took a corner on the left side, and perfectly curved the ball into the top right of the net for the 1-0 gain. Fong found the head of Butler on corner kicks in the 12^th and 19^th minutes to push the Lancers further away from the Rams and advance the score to 3-0. Worcester State held a 19-3 (13-3 SOG) shot advantage in the first stanza, and racked up eight corner kick opportunities while the Rams had none.

2^ND HALF

Worcester State once again dominated the second half of play, putting up 16 shots in comparison to Framingham State's three. The Lancers also received five corner kicks chances in the second half but were unable to add another tally in the frame.

A NUMBER'S GAME

Fong registered her second goal of the season, while Butler tallied her third and fourth.
With the helpers in the first half, Fong currently leads not only the team with seven assists, but also the conference on the season.
Worcester State's Kaitlin Beluzo (East Longmeadow, Mass.) registered nine shots (4 SOG) while Butler recorded six shots (5 SOG).
Kayla Almstrom (Auburn, Mass.) notched two shots on goal of Framingham's five shots on net.
Jill Zinkus (Grafton, Mass.) earned her seventh shutout of the season, stopping the Rams' five shots.
Framingham's Jennifer Stevens (Hopkinton, Mass.) suffered the loss in a 20-save performance with a .870 save percentage.
Worcester State recorded a season-high 35 shots in comparison to Framingham State's six.
The Rams logged a .833 shot on goal percentage in the loss.

UP NEXT

Worcester State returns home on Tuesday (Oct. 24) for a non-conference matchup against UMass Dartmouth. The Rams resume play on the same date when they host Regis in a 4 p.m. non-conference tilt.

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