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Junior All-America goalkeeper
James Thorpe made three saves to preserve the 28th shutout of
his career, breaking the program record set by Steve Quinones.
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#1
Franklin Pierce and
#25 UMass Lowell Play
to Scoreless Draw
Thorpe
makes three saves to preserve school-record 28th career
shutout
LOWELL,
Mass. (September 9, 2006) –
Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 1 in this week’s National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll for the first
time in program history, and No. 25 University of Massachusetts Lowell
played to a 0-0 draw in the Northeast-10 Conference men’s soccer
opener for both at Cushing Field this afternoon.
Franklin
Pierce junior All-America goalkeeper James Thorpe (East Longmeadow,
Mass./Bridgton Academy) made three saves (including two in the
first half) to preserve his 28th career shutout and break
the program record set by Ravens Hall of Famer Steve Quinones
(1988-90). For his efforts, Thorpe was awarded the Jeff Burstein
Man-of-the-Match by Ravens head coach Marco Koolman. The award
is given to Franklin Pierce’s top player in its annual regular
season match with UMass Lowell in memory of the 1998 Walter Peterson
Male Student-Athlete of the Year who perished in an automobile
accident near his hometown of Beachwood, N.J., on July 26, 2001. The
former Ravens goalkeeper and standout baseball player served as an
assistant coach at UMass Lowell for two years after graduating from
Franklin Pierce.
Freshman Ryan Richards (Holden,
Mass./Wachusett Regional) made five saves to preserve his first
career shutout for UMass Lowell, which finished with an 11-9 advantage
in shots (8-6 after halftime).
UMass Lowell had perhaps its best
chance late in the second overtime, but senior Andrew Doherty’s
(Malden, Mass./Malden Catholic) header deflected right into
Thorpe’s grasp in the 108th minute. Franklin Pierce
quickly countered, but sophomore Tim Pacheco’s (Rehoboth,
Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth) shot was easily collected by Richards.
The Ravens also threatened late in
the first extra session, but sophomore Marek Hawrylik’s (Olsztyn,
Poland/The Winchendon (Mass.) School) header went straight into
the hands of Richards.
Franklin Pierce (4-0-1, 0-0-1 NE-10) is back in action on
Wednesday when it hosts Assumption College for an NE-10 contest at 7
p.m. UMass Lowell (2-1-1, 0-0-1 NE-10) visits Bryant University on
Wednesday at 3 p.m.
MATCH
STATISTICS & PLAY-BY-PLAY