2006
FRANKLIN PIERCE Junior All-America goalkeeper James Thorpe (East Longmeadow, Mass./Bridgton Academy) made a first-half save to preserve his 27th career shutout (second of the season), matching the program record set by Franklin Pierce Hall of Famer Steve Quinones from 1988-1990. Thorpe’s lone stop came 12 minutes into the match when he was called on to deflect a blast from just inside the penalty area by Caldwell sophomore Asgeir Ofstad (Trondheim, Norway) that was ticketed for the top shelf.
After
being held without a shot in the first half, the Ravens looked much
better over the final 45-minutes and opened the scoring in the 78th
minute. Sophomore Raphael Guimaraes (Marlborough, Mass./Ashland)
knocked in a loose ball on the far post, off a sharp cross from the
right side by senior Jason Grier (Norwell, Mass./Norwell), for
his second marker of the season.
Franklin Pierce finished with an 11-4 advantage in shots for
the match, including 11-1 over the second half.
Caldwell sophomore goalkeeper John Plaugic (Kearny,
N.J./Kearny) finished with three saves on the night (all second
half). Franklin Pierce (3-0) will face Nyack College (1-2) on day two of the Labor Day Classic on Saturday at 7 p.m. Nyack topped the University of Bridgeport (0-3), 2-1, in double-overtime in today’s opening match. Caldwell (0-1) and Bridgeport will square off on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. |
