Franklin Pierce Takes Opener, 2-1
Guertin shines in net for the Ravens

  RINDGE, N.H. (Sept. 3, 2004) – The Franklin Pierce field hockey team upended Merrimack College 2-1 in season-opening Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action at the Franklin Pierce University
Upper Field this afternoon.

Chelsey Munson (Weybridge, Vt./Middlebury Union) opened the scoring for the Ravens just 7:20 into the game, as she converted on a pass by sophomore Angela Barone (Norwood, Pa./Interboro).  The Warriors came back to knot the game at one with 10:15 remaining in the first half, when senior Laura Kraby (Plainville, Mass./King Phillip) took a pass from sophomore Anne Rounce (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor) and deposited it in the back of the net.

Junior Amy McMullin (Leawood, Kan./Messalonskee) notched her first collegiate goal off a pass from senior Amanda McIntosh (Madison, N.J./Madison) with 22:56 remaining in the game to give the Ravens a 2-1 advantage. The goal proved to be the game winner, as junior goalkeeper Brandi Guertin (Bellingham, Mass./Bellingham) collected six of her nine saves en route to shutting down the Warriors in the second half.

Franklin Pierce (1-0, 1-0 NE-10) will be in action on Tuesday, as they travel to Bentley College for a match at 7 p.m. Merrimack (0-1, 0-1 NE-10)  will take on Stonehill at home on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Franklin Pierce 2, Merrimack 1

Merrimack (0-1, 0-1 NE-10)	1	0	--	1
Franklin Pierce (1-0, 1-0 NE-10)	1	1	--	2

Scoring Summary:

Team	Period	Scorer	Assists	Time
Franklin Pierce	1	Chelsey Munson	Angela Barone	27:40
Merrimack	1	Laura Kraby	Anne Rounce	10:15
Franklin Pierce	2	Amy McMullin	Amanda McIntosh	22:56

Goalkeepers
Brandi Guertin (FPC): 70 minutes; nine saves
Kristen Belair (SCS): 70 minutes; two saves

Game Statistics