FITCHBURG, Mass. – A pair of Rams scored two goals in a nine-minute span to give Suffolk women's soccer lead it never let go of in a 2-1 win over Fitchburg State Tuesday afternoon at Elliot Field.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Fitchburg State 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-1-1) | Fitchburg State (1-4-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk threatened early in the first frame as junior Kylie Flynn and classmate Chelsea Fallon put shots on frame, but Falcon keeper Madison Dawkins denied both chances.
Fitchburg State's best scoring opportunity of the first half with two minutes remaining in the stanza when senior Ashley Porter ripped a free kick on goal to have Rams netminder Arden Ferrari-Henry turn the shot aside to preserve the scoreless stalemate going into the break.
The Rams broke the 0-0 deadlock in the 58th minute when freshman Makena Columbus laced a shot into the right side of the net.
Suffolk doubled the distance to 2-0 at the 64:08 mark when Flynn collected a loose ball in front of the net and deposited the rock inside the left post thanks to a feed from rookie Camille Morin-Trotta.
Fitchburg State dented the scoreboard five minutes later when freshman Delia Fitzgerald received a pass from sophomore Adrianna Westcott and blasted a shot into the back of the net to make it a 2-1 margin with just over 20 minutes remaining.
The Rams controlled the action the rest of the way, but the score stayed the same as Dawkins stopped all five shots Suffolk put on target.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS
- Ferrari-Henry logged two saves in the victory.
- Dawkins put together a 19-stop effort.
STATISTIACLLY SPEAKING
- Columbus and Flynn each netted one goal.
- Camille Morin-Trotta dished out the Rams' lone assist.
- Suffolk controlled shots, 32-8, and held an advantage in shots on target, 20-3.
- The Rams took eight corner kicks compared to the Falcons two.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk defeated Fitchburg State for the first time in program history.
- The Rams moved to 1-1-0 all-time against the Falcons.
- Both games between Suffolk and Fitchburg State have been 2-1 decisions.
- Suffolk's two goals against FSU are the most in a single-game by the Rams in the all-time series.
- The Rams competed against the Falcons in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, for the first time.
- Suffolk moved to 1-1-0 against Fitchburg State under Ellie McDougall's guidance.
- At 3-1-1, Suffolk is off to its best start through five games since opening 2019 3-2-0.
- Flynn and Columbus have notched points in back-to-back games.
- Flynn potted her first goal of the season, fourth of her collegiate career.
- Columbus has scored one goal in the last two games.
- Camille Morin-Trotta recorded her first collegiate point.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams are scheduled to lift the lid on their Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) calendar Saturday, Sept. 16 when they welcome Wentworth to East Boston Memorial Park's James A. Sartori Stadium for a 3 p.m. kick off.
