RINDGE, N.H. (September 28, 2000) - The normally reserved veneer of Jeff Bailey was not present during an emotional halftime speech after the Franklin Pierce University
women's soccer coach witnessed the third straight lackluster half turned in by his team.

Bailey's impassioned talk was followed by an inspired 45 minutes of play that saw the Ravens rally past upset-minded Bentley College, 3-1, Thursday in front of a crowd of 300 at Crystal Field.

First-year junior Julia Uusmalmi (Tampere, Finland) scored all three goals, two in the second half, as the defending NCAA Division II champions stretched their two-year winning streak to 20 matches. FP
is 6-0 this year and remained unbeaten in the Northeast-10 at 4-0.

Bentley (3-4, 3-4 NE-10) struck first when Anna Angileri (Medford, Mass.) scored on a loose ball that followed a corner kick by Alaina Evans (Hanover, Mass.) in the 11th minute. The shot was the first of seven the Falcons put on net.

With three of FPC's four leading scorers not in the starting lineup because of sickness, Uusmalmi filled the void with a dominating performance in the midfield.

The former Finnish national team player tied the game in the 22nd minute on a blast to far top corner from 25 yards. And, as the Ravens began to get the better of play in the second half, Uusmalmi made the pressure pay off, scoring the game-winner on a corner kick in the 65th minute and an insurance marker off a nice feed from Sinikka Salomaa (Tampere, Finland) in the 72nd minute. She now has eight goals on the year.

The Ravens held advantages in shots (20-8) and corner kicks (5-3). Bentley goalkeeper Rebecca Wollman (Plymouth, Mass.) made six saves, while FP
keeper Kim Higgins (Rochester, N.H.) registered five.

The Ravens are back in action Saturday when they host defending NAIA champion Westmont College, while the Falcons also resume play Saturday as they host the College of St. Rose.