Worcester, MA- It was a chilly morning at John Coughlin Memorial Field as the Worcester State Lancers (0-4-1, 0-1) took on the Westfield State Owls (3-4, 1-0) in a conference matchup with the Lancers looking for their first win of the season.
This MASCAC game was dedicated to "Katie's Save", an organization in memoriam to Stanford women's goalkeeper Katie Meyer. The Worcester State Lancer women goalkeepers have pledged to raise money for the cause by donating $1 for every save and will present the final sum to Katie's save.
The Katie's Save movement's initial effort for change is to implement a University Policy designed to offer students an option to enable and require the university/college to send a notification to a Designated Advocate regarding instances when the student is involved in a situation that could evolve into challenging circumstances where they may need guidance and support.
Game Recap:
FINAL: Lancers 0, Owls 3
Both teams fought for possession early in the game, but it was Westfield who struck first blood with a goal from Morgan Berthiaume (Webster, Mass.) in the 7th minute of the game.
The owls eventually doubled their lead in the 26th minute off of a free kick taken by Kiana Muratsuka (Mililani, HI).The game intensity picked up near the end of the half with the game starting to become chippy as expected in a conference matchup, but the score remained 2-0 at halftime.
Westfield started the second half with high pace which they utilized to score a goal from Jaida Cochran (Middleboro, Mass.) off a corner kick that was delivered by Delaney Parker (Orange, Mass.) just 2 minutes into the second half to increase the lead.
Worcester State crested a handful of scoring opportunities but failed to find the target. Worcester State junior goalkeeper Mallory Dupius (Leominster,Mass) made a handful of impressive saves to give her team a chance to comeback, but unfortunately the Lancers fell short.
Worcester State falls to (0-5-1)(0-2) and will be back in action on Wednesday for a 4 p.m. contest at Salve Regina.