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Fitchburg, Mass. – New England College freshman goalkeeper Stephanie Bronowicki (Corona, Calif.) tallied 21 saves as the Pilgrims' women's soccer team fought the Falcons of Fitchburg State University to a 2-2 tie on Tuesday evening at Elliott Field in Fitchburg in non-conference action.

THE BASICS
Score:                    New England College 2, Fitchburg State 2
Records:               Pilgrims 0-5-3 | Falcons 3-3-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• NEC freshman midfielder Briana Lopes (East Providence, R.I.) gave the Pilgrims a 1-0 lead with just 43 seconds remaining in the first half off her second career goal. NEC went into halftime leading 1-0.  
• Down 2-1 with 1:35 left in the game, NEC freshman defender Brynn Murphy (Unity, N.H.) scored her first career goal at the most opportune time to tie it up for the Pilgrims, as they escaped Fitchburg with a 2-2 draw.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Bronowicki, who entered the day ranked seventh in the nation in saves per game, finished one save off her career-high.
• Shots were 32-14 in favor of the Falcons.
• NEC is now 3-8-2 all-time against Fitchburg.

UP NEXT

• NEC is back on the field on Friday when they host Lesley University in their New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) season opener, that coming at 7:00 p.m.