WPI 1, Fitchburg State 0
Box
Score
Worcester, MA --- Sophomore Celena Dopart
(Washington, DC) registered the only goal of the game and senior
Allie Griffin ( Billerica, MA) notched a shutout
as WPI blanked visiting Fitchburg State 1-0 in non-conference field
hockey action Thursday afternoon.
Dopart's goal came after she collected a long pass from
Danielle Antonellis (Duxbury, MA). The
sophomore's tally came in the 45th minute and was the fourth of her
career.
The game was hard fought from both sides with Griffin collecting
eight saves for the Engineers and Abbie Brown
(Westwood, MA) registering seven stops for the Falcons. The
shutout highlighted Griffin's first collegiate start.
Fitchburg State was the aggressor as they outshot WPI 12-9 and
enjoyed a 15-6 advantage in penalty corners. The
Crimson and Gray got a lift from tri-captain Kelly
Johnson (Buxton, ME), who collected a defensive save in
the third minute.
Both teams return to action on Saturday WPI will host Lasell at
3pm while Fitchburg State will host Thomas at noon.
Story written by Genna Farley - WPI Athletics
Department
