Women's Soccer Falls 1-0 at Salem State
Salem, Mass. - Junior Erin O'Brien (Hanson, Mass.) scored with
12:45 remaining to lift the Salem State Lady Vikings past the
Framingham State Rams 1-0 in a Massachusetts State College Athletic
Conference (MASCAC) game on Saturday.
O'Brien, who leads the Vikings in points with 20, placed a shot off
a feed from KatyLyn Verrette (Saugus, Mass.) over the head of
goalie Kia Minor (Oak Bluffs, Mass.) to give Salem State (8-4, 3-1)
the one goal victory.
Neither team could generate much offense in the first period,
combining for just four shots. Taylor Orlando (Danvers, Mass.)
almost broke the deadlock early in the second half with a shot that
bounced off of the top of the goal at the 40:12 mark.
Framingham State (4-7, 1-2) freshman midfielder Kaitlyn Masionis
(Milford, Mass.) nearly gave the Rams the lead later in the period,
placing a shot just over the crossbar with 28:40
remaining.
Sophomore goalie Leah Potcner (Wilmington, Mass.) recorded two
saves to pick up her fourth win of the season. Minor, who made
seven saves, suffered her seventh loss of the year.
Both teams are back in action next Saturday, October 17th at 1:00
p.m., as Salem State hosts Bridgewater State and Framingham State
travels to MCLA.