The Owls have a busy Friday at Alumni Field as they host a tripleheader of MASCAC semi-finals matches, beginning with women's soccer at 12:00 P.M., then field hockey at 3:30 P.M., and finishing with men's soccer at 7:00 P.M.
Women's Soccer (11-6-1; 6-1 MASCAC) vs. Worcester State (6-8-2; 5-2 MASCAC) @ 12:00 P.M.
The two-seeded Owls will be hosting the first of the day's three games against third-seeded Worcester State. Westfield bested Worcester in an earlier game on September 23 where the Owls won 3-0.
Coming off of a well-deserved bye week, Westfield looks to continue their impressive season and bring home a MASCAC title for the third time in as many years.
Junior forward Delaney Parker (Orange, Mass.) is coming off of a monster regular season, leading the Owls with 15 goals and 10 assists. First-year forward Kiana Muratsuka (Mililani, Hawaii) had a dominant rookie campaign, as she finished with 12 goals and 6 assists.
Worcester State is coming off of a solid regular season where they earned the #4 seed in the MASCAC. First-year Ava Lemanski (Clinton, Mass.) led Worcester with seven goals and a total of 15 points. They look to advance to and win the MASCAC Championship for the first time since 2019.
Field Hockey (12-7; 8-2 MASCAC) vs. Framingham State (10-9; 5-5 MASCAC) @ 3:30 P.M.
The two-seeded Westfield State field hockey team looks to carry over their momentum from an impressive end to the regular season, where they won the last six games. The Owls play third-seeded Framingham State in game two of the tripleheader. The last matchup between these two teams occurred on October 28 and resulted in a 2-1 Westfield win. Westfield looks to win the MASCAC title for the first time since 2014.
This is the first year of the MASCAC conference tournament. The league formerly played as an affiliate of the Little East Conference, but split off to form the MASCAC Tournament this season.
Sophomore Kaleigh Murphy (Pembroke, Mass.) is coming off of a fantastic regular season. Murphy led Westfield with seven goals and a total of 16 points, which is good enough for 12th in the MASCAC. Senior Bre Foley (South Hadley, Mass.) is a close second in scoring for the Owls with six goals and 15 points.
Framingham State is led this year by first-year Ashley Malmquist (Medfield, Mass.). Malmquist is in second place in the MASCAC for goals with 12, and in third place for total points with 30.
Men's Soccer (7-7-1; 5-2 MASCAC) vs. Salem State (12-4-3; 5-2 MASCAC) @ 7:00 P.M.
The second-seeded men's soccer team takes on the third-seeded Salem State in this primetime semi-finals matchup. This game is a rematch from just a week ago on October 28, where the Owls defeated the Vikings 2-1. Westfield looks to replicate this performance on Friday night in the effort to win their first MASCAC tournament title since 2012.
Senior Forward Coleby Andrade (Falmouth, Mass.) leads the Owls in his final season with five goals and 12 points, which is good for 11th place in the MASCAC. First-year Paul Whalley (Southwick, Mass.) also had five goals and a total of 11 points.
Salem State is coming off a great season led by Junior forward Vanilton Xavier (Brockton, Mass.). Xavier's 12 goals and 25 total points lead the MASCAC.
All of these games can be viewed at westfieldstateowls.com along with video and live stats. Stay tuned for the latest postseason updates about future games and venues.
-- written by Cam Boudreau, sports information intern