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Posted: Oct 21, 2023

Porter’s Last-Minute Goal Earns Women’s Soccer 2-2 Draw at Fitchburg State

MCLA's Alyssa Porter scored a 90th minute game-tying goal helping the Trailblazers draw 2-2 at Fitchburg State today.
MCLA's Alyssa Porter scored a 90th minute game-tying goal helping the Trailblazers draw 2-2 at Fitchburg State today.
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FITCHBURG, Mass.—Alyssa Porter's 90th minute goal allowed the MCLA Women's Soccer team to escape Fitchburg State's Elliot Field with a 2-2 draw this afternoon against the Falcons earning their first league point of the season.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
  • Score: MCLA 2 Fitchburg State 2
  • Records: MCLA Trailblazers 3-8-3 (MASCAC 0-5-1) | Fitchburg State Falcons 2-9-4 (MASCAC 1-3-2)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Trailblazers grabbed the 1-0 advantage in the 28th minute when Kylie DeMaio blasted a shot inside the lower right corner for her third score of the 2023 campaign.
  • Fitchburg State knotted the score at 1-1 in the 38th minute when Adrianna Westcott redirected a shot into the left side of the net for her third marker on the year.
  • Following the intermission, the Falcons broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute with Meixsell ripped a shot top shelf that deflected off the bottom of the cross bar and into the back of the net for her second goal of the season to make it 2-1.
  • The Trailblazers tied the contest with just under a minute remaining in regulation as Porter settled a feed from sophomore Cidnee Frymire and connected for her second tally of the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • This afternoon's contest marked the 29th meeting between Fitchburg State and MCLA on the pitch with the Trailblazers now holding a slight 13-12-4 all-time advantage.
  • Fitchburg State held a 35-6 advantage in shots, while also holding a 18-0 margin in corner kicks
  • MCLA keeper Eva Eberwein (T, 3-8-3) kept the visitors in the match turning away 12 Falcon shots. Fitchburg State goalie Skyla Vaudo (T, 0-3-1) made 3 saves in the game.

UP NEXT:

Fitchburg State next hosts Keene State on Wednesday at 4pm while MCLA is off until next Saturday when they wrap up their regular season at Bridgewater State with a 5 p.m. kickoff.