Nichols 1, Fitchburg St. 0
Dudley, Mass. – Nichols Soccer Field
Thursday, September 24, 2015
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All-Time Series & StreaksThe Bison snap their two-game losing streak to the Falcons with the win and even up the all-time series at 5-5-0.
Three Stars of the Game/Match1 – Senior
Lindsey Stewart (Mashpee, Mass.) (Nichols) – one goal (game-winning)
2 – Senior
Kelly English (Mansfield, Mass.) (Nichols) – nine saves; shutout
3 – Junior Morgan Steele (Somerset, Mass.) (Fitchburg) – 11 saves
Quick HitsStewart scored at 07:48 in the first half after making her way through three Falcon defenders at the 18 and nailing a shot into the upper left corner of the net.
The shutout for English marked her second shutout of the season and the fifth of her career.
Nichols outshot Fitchburg 15-11 in the game with senior
Madison Catarius (Wareham, Mass.) producing a game-high four shots.
Sophomore Whitney Mansfield (Lunenburg, Mass.) paced the Falcons with three shots (3 SOG).
Steele matched her career-high with 11 saves which she set in the Falcons last game on Tuesday against Curry.
Quotes"Another solid effort by the team and it really seems like things are coming together. We played really well in our last game and came away with a solid effort today. We are starting to look better as a whole." – Nichols head coach
Damir PesaNext upNichols (2-5-1) – Saturday, Sept. 26 @ Curry, 2:00 p.m.
Fitchburg St. (2-5-0) – Saturday, Sept. 26 vs Westfield St., 5:00 p.m.
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