Saint Anselm Rallies Past Franklin Pierce, 2-1
Huszar and Clifford combine for Ravens lone goal in loss

MANCHESTER, N.H. (September 21, 2006) – The Franklin Pierce field hockey team suffered a tough, 2-1 loss to Saint Anselm College in Northeast-10 Conference action this afternoon at the Saint Anselm South Athletic Field. Saint Anselm sophomore Laura Urko (Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro) registered three points on a goal and assist to lead the Hawks to its their first victory of the season.

            Franklin Pierce came out firing in the first half as senior Mary Beth Huszar (Greenville, N.H./Greenville) netted her second goal of the season off a dish from sophomore Jenee Clifford (Sandown, N.H./Timberlane) to give the Ravens an early 1-0 lead.

            Saint Anselm responded early in the second half as Urko collected her first goal of the season off a pass from senior Johanna Burrill (Medon, Mass./Nipmuc Regional) to knot the score at 1-1. The Hawks broke the tie with 13:35 remaining in game when senior Ashley Mazzoli (Somers, Conn./Somers) deposited her first goal of the season off a dish from Urko.

Franklin Pierce goalkeeper, senior Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan School) made three saves in the loss, while Saint Anselm freshman goalkeeper Riley Haddock (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) stopped two shots to earn her first collegiate win.

            Franklin Pierce (2-3, 2-3 NE-10) will be in action again on Saturday as it hosts Southern Connecticut State University at 1 p.m. Saint Anselm (1-4,   1-4 NE-10) will travel to Merrimack College on Saturday at1 p.m.

 Saint Anselm 2, Franklin Pierce 1

	1	2	F
Saint Anselm (1-4, 1-4 NE-10)	0	2	2
Franklin Pierce (2-3, 2-3 NE-10)	1	0	1

 

Scoring Summary:
First Half – FPC: Mary Beth Huszar (Jenee Clifford), 21:05
Second Half – STA: Laura Urko (Johanna Burrill), 40:30; STA: Ashley Mazzoli (Urko), 56:25
Goalkeepers: FPC: Amanda Pietraszuk (70:00), three saves; STA: Riley Haddock (70:00)
two saves.
Shots on Goal: FPC: 3 STA: 5

 GAME STATISTICS