2005 Franklin Pierce 
Labor Day Classic
Dominican Tops 
#9 Franklin Pierce, 3-1
Kyle Clancy double lifts Chargers to victory

RINDGE, N.H. (September 4, 2005) – Two goals in the span of nine minutes midway through the second half lifted Dominican College to a 3-1 victory over Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 9 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II preseason coaches poll, on day two of the Franklin Pierce Labor Day Classic at Sodexho Field this afternoon.

            Senior Kyle Clancy (Walden, N.Y./Pine Bush) scored two goals, including the match-winner in the 60^th minute, to lead Dominican to its second-straight victory. Clancy opened the scoring 10:04 into the match when he pounced on a Franklin Pierce turnover in the penalty area and poked a shot into an open net just moments after the Ravens narrowly had a bid for an opening goal denied by Chargers sophomore goalkeeper Robert Kelly (Kearny, N.J./Kearny).

            Franklin Pierce All-American Christopher Joyce (Jarrow, England) unleashed a blast from the top of the box that Kelly got just enough of to take some the steam off it. The ball still bounced and caromed off the cross bar before the Dominican defense could clear, setting up the counter attack which resulted in Clancy’s goal.

            The Ravens equalized in the 35^th minute when Joyce steered a near post header past Kelly off a corner kick by sophomore Brandon McMahon (Chapelhall, Scotland).

Franklin Pierce out-shot the Chargers 8-2 in the first half (14-6 for the match), but Dominican put together good some good possession in the second. Clancy, and brother Ryan Clancy (Walden, N.Y./Pine Bush) took advantage of another Franklin Pierce turnover just shy of the hour mark for the go-ahead goal. Ryan sent Kyle in on a break with a well-timed through ball, which he slotted into the right side at 59:45.

Dominican got an important insurance marker in the 69^th minute when sophomore Jhonny Arteaga’s (Stamford, Conn./Westhill) through ball sent classmate Diego Miranda (Quito, Ecuador) in on a one-on-one break with the goalkeeper. Miranda fired a low shot into the lower right corner at 68:28.

Kelly preserved the win for Dominican with four saves, while sophomore Daniel Hansen (Worcester, Mass./St. Peter Marian) made two stops in his collegiate debut for Franklin Pierce.

            Franklin Pierce (1-3) is back in action on Thursday when it visits Caldwell College at 4 p.m. Dominican (3-1) hosts Bloomfield College next Saturday at 2 p.m.

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