Franklin Pierce Holds on to
Defeat C.W. Post, 2-1
Barone, Munson net goals for Ravens

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Oct. 10, 2004) – The Franklin Pierce field hockey team halted a four-match losing streak by defeating host Long Island University – C.W. Post 2-1 today in non-conference action. With the win, the Ravens improve their overall record to 4-7. The Pioneers dropped to 2-11 overall after their seventh straight loss.

            Sophomore Angela Barone (Norwood, Pa./Interboro) got the Ravens on the board early, as she tallied her fourth goal of the season 11:37 into the contest. Franklin Pierce entered the break leading 1-0, as neither team scored for the remainder of the first half.

            The Ravens sealed the victory with 12:28 to go in the match when senior Chelsey Munson (Weybridge, Vt./Middlebury Union) took a pass from junior Trisha Langevin (Bellingham, Mass/Bellingham) and notched her fifth goal of the season. The tally, which gave Franklin Pierce a 2-0 lead, also marked Munson’s second game-winner this year. Sophomore Becky Winkel notched the lone goal of the match for the Pioneers with 6:24 in the second half, but the Ravens held on for the 2-1 victory.

            Sophomore goalkeeper Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan School) saved five shots en route to her first collegiate victory. Freshman Carolyn Kisling took the loss despite saving five shots for C.W. Post.

Franklin Pierce (4-7, 3-7 NE-10) returns to action on Thursday, as they travel to Assumption for a Northeast-10 Conference match beginning at 4 p.m. L.I.U.-C.W. Post (2-11) will play again on Friday when they face off against Catawba on the campus of Philadelphia University at 2:30 p.m.

Franklin Pierce 2, C.W. Post 1

Franklin Pierce (4-7, 3-7 NE-10)	1	1	--	2
C.W. Post (2-11	0	1	--	1

Scoring Summary:

Team	Period	Scorer	Assists	Time
Franklin Pierce	1	Angela Barone (4)	unassisted	11:37
Franklin Pierce	2	Chelsey Munson (5)	Trisha Langevin	57:32
C.W. Post	2	Becky Winkel (3)	unassisted	63:36

Goalkeepers

Amanda Pietraszuk (FPC): 70 minutes; five saves
Carolyn Kisling (CWP): 70 minutes; five saves

Game Statistics