Franklin Pierce Holds
on to Defeat American International, 14-10 RINDGE,
N.H. (April 21, 2005) – The
Franklin Pierce men’s lacrosse earned its first victory of the season,
defeating American International College 14-10 in Northeast-10
Conference action at Sodexho Field this evening.
With the win, the Ravens snapped a nine-game losing skid. They
last found the winners column on April 26, 2004, when they upended Green
Mountain College 16-14 in Poultney, Vt.
Junior Nick Cowden (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead)
broke a 4-4 tie with 7:29 remaining in the second quarter, starting a
three-goal Franklin Pierce rally to close out the first half. The Ravens
led 9-8 after three periods of play and outscored the Yellow Jackets 5-2
in the final frame to preserve the victory. Freshman Luke Ferreira
(Farmington, Maine/Mt.Blue) led the way in the second quarter,
netting three of the Ravens five markers.
Ferreira
finished the day with a season-high six goals, while Cowden added a hat
trick and a pair of helpers for five points. Freshman Jordan Handy
(Burlington, Vt./Burlington) also found the cage twice, as the
Ravens racked up a season-best 14 goals.
Leading the way for American International was junior Ryan
Robin (Prince Albert, Sask./Athol Murray), who tallied five
goals. Freshmen Luke Consolini (West Springfield,
Mass./Longmeadow) and Bryan Drury (Wilbraham,
Mass./Cathedral) registered two goals apiece for the Yellow
Jackets.
Ravens freshman goalkeeper Freeman Scott (Farmington,
Maine/Mt. Blue) stopped 18 shots en route to his first
collegiate victory, while junior Preston Cicchine (Kitchener,
Ontario/Eastwood Institute) made 19 saves in a losing effort for
the Yellow Jackets.
Franklin Pierce (1-7, 1-6 NE-10) travels to Southern New
Hampshire University on Sunday for a Northeast-10 Conference tilt
starting at 5:00 p.m. American International (0-8, 0-8 NE-10) will play
their final home game of the year on Saturday, when they host Southern
New Hampshire University for a league contest beginning at 1:00 p.m. Franklin
Pierce 14, American International 10
American International Scoring: GOALS: Ryan Robin (5), Luke Consolini (2), Bryan Drury (2), Bill VanSlyke (1) ASSISTS: None Franklin Pierce Scoring: GOALS: Luke Ferreira (6), Nick Cowden (3), Jordan Handy (2), Ryan St. Cyr (1), John Philbrook (1), Mark Frongillo (1) ASSISTS: Nick Cowden (2), Russell Hodson (1) Goaltending: AIC: Preston Cicchine (60:00) 19 saves (loss) FPC: Freeman Scott (59:09) 18 saves (win) Ben Lek (00:51) 1 saves |
