Westfield, Mass. – The Westfield State women's soccer team locked up the top spot in the MASCAC tournament with a 7-0 victory over Fitchburg State on a Saturday afternoon at Elliot Field. Westfield State grabbed the lead in the 16th minute as junior Kylee Murphy (Haverhill, Mass.) collected a feed from senior Jenn Rennich (Bedford, Mass.), who deposited a shot into the right side of the net for her second goal of the year.
The Owls doubled their advantage at the 42:42 mark when Rennich fired a shot just inside the left post for her tenth marker of the 2021 campaign to make the score 2-0 going into the break.
Following the intermission, Westfield State secured the victory in the 56th minute when first-year Delaney Parker (Orange, Mass.) settled a feed from Rennich and lofted a shot into the upper right corner for her 24th score of the season to push the lead to three.
Parker and Rennich would each add a goal later in the second half. Sophomore defender Erin White (Plympton, Mass.) scored her first goal of the year at the 81st minute to put the finishing touches on a 6-0 victory.
Falcons goalkeeper Allison Gough (Wolcott, Conn.) totaled a career high 22 saves as the Owls outshot Fitchburg 43-2 along with shots on net (29-2). Lauryn Davis (Templeton, Mass.) got the start and recorded one save. Sophomore Nicole Pepe (Avon, Mass.) finished the final 26 minutes of the game, adding a save.
Westfield State, who owns a perfect 6-0 record in conference play (11-4-1 overall) will finish the regular season with consecutive home games, starting with Plymouth State on 7:00 P.M. followed by Salem State next Saturday at 5:00 P.M. in the regular season finale. Both games will be played at Alumni Field in Westfield, Mass. The Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they host Western Connecticut State University in non-conference action, starting at 7:00 PM.