FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - The Framingham State University men's soccer team defeated visiting Worcester State 3-0 in MASCAC action Saturday afternoon at Maple St. Field. With the victory the Rams move to 3-5 and 2-0 in the league and the Lancers fall to 1-5-1 and 0-2 in conference play.
The Rams opened up scoring in the 29th minute when sophomore Andy Segura (Haverhill, Mass.) gathered a throw in from senior Cory Cardeiro (Fall River, Mass.) and sent a low strike past the Lancers keeper for the early lead.
The Rams added to their advantage when Cardeiro dove into a low cross from Simon Appiah (Worcester, Mass.) and headed into an open net as the Rams took a 2-0 lead into the break.
The Rams added an insurance goal with just over 6 minutes to go when sophomore Gerardo Ramirez (Burlington, Mass.) sent a one-time pass from freshman Lucas Medeiros (Hudson, Mass.) into an open net to reach the final margin.
Rams keeper junior Josh Arno (Natick, Mass.) made two saves in the shutout victory and his counterpart senior Tim Schmidt (Southwick, Mass.) made nine saves for the Lancers.
The hosts outshot the Lancers 20-to-9 in the contests while WSU was called for 16 fouls to the Rams 11.
The Rams return to action on Tuesday, September 29th when they host Anna Maria at 4:00 p.m. The Lancers host Becker at the same day and time.
Release Courtesy of Framingham State Sports Information