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Junior May Stoffer scored
one of the Ravens' four goals in Sunday's game against
SUNY-Geneseo. |
Franklin Pierce Succumbs to SUNY-Geneseo, 22-4
Stille scores three goals in her first collegiate game to lead the
Ravens
ORLANDO, Fla. (March
16, 2008)
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The Franklin Pierce University women’s lacrosse team dropped its
2008 season opener to SUNY-Geneseo, falling by a score of 22-4 in a
non-conference matchup at the Disney Complex on Sunday afternoon.
Senior Maggie Benham (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) led the Knights
with a game-high four goals. Classmate Shauna Leonard (West
Henrietta, N.Y./Rush Henrietta) added three goals and two assists
for Geneseo, while sophomore Tara Murphy (Saint James,
N.Y./Smithtown) notched a pair of tallies.
For Franklin Pierce, freshman
Lauren Stille (North
Quincy, Mass./North Quincy)
played very well in her first collegiate game, as she scored three
of the Ravens’ four goals. Junior
May Stoffer (New
Hartford, Conn./Watkinson)
also had a goal for the Ravens, while junior captain
Carla Savini (Danvers,
Mass./Danvers)
notched an assist on Stoffer’s tally.
In
goal, freshman goaltender
Chaniece Franklyn
(Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley)
made 13 saves for the Ravens in her first collegiate game.
Franklin Pierce (0-1, 0-0 NE-10) continues its Florida trip on
Tuesday afternoon, when the Ravens take on Northeast-10 Conference
member Southern Connecticut State University in a non-conference
matchup beginning at 12:30 p.m. SUNY-Geneseo (2-0, 0-0 SUNYAC) faces
off with Clarkson University on Thursday at noon.
SUNY-Geneseo 22, Franklin Pierce 4
1 2 F
Franklin Pierce (0-1, 0-0 NE-10) 3 1 - 4
SUNY-Geneseo (2-0, 0-0 SUNYAC) 15 7 - 22
Franklin Pierce Scoring:
Goals:
Lauren Stille 3, May Stoffer 1
Assists:
Carla Savini 1.
SUNY-Geneseo Scoring:
Leading Scorers:
Maggie Benham 4, Shauna Leonard 3, Tara Murphy 2.
Leading Assists:
Abby Hungerford 2, Shauna Leonard 2.
Goaltending:
Franklin Pierce:
Chaniece Franklyn (60:00), 13 saves.
GAME
STATISTICS AND BOX SCORE