2001 NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
No. 1 FP
Rolls Past Saint Michael's, 4-0
Verdoes nets pair as top-seeded Ravens advance to face Bryant on Saturday

RINDGE, N.H. (October 30, 2001) - Franklin Pierce College, ranked No. 1 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II poll, began defense of its Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Championship with a 4-0 victory over eighth-seeded Saint Michael's College in women's quarterfinal round action at Crystal Field this afternoon.

The Ravens (18-0) advance to this weekend's semifinal round and will play fourth-seeded Bryant College (13-6) at Jess Dow Field on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University at 11 a.m. The Bulldogs advanced with a 3-2 win over fifth-seeded Bentley College this afternoon after trailing 2-0.

Junior Angela Verdoes (Katwijk Aan Zee, Holland/Ter Leede) led FPC, who netted two goals, while classmate April Mann (Brisbane, Australia/Saint Thomas More) dished two assists.

During the regular-season encounter between these two teams, the Ravens needed 71 minutes to score its first goal enroute to a 2-1 win, but scored all four tallies this afternoon in the first 65-minutes of play.

Senior Christine Kirby (Florida, N.Y./S.S. Seward) put the Ravens on the scoreboard with the gamewinning score at the 16:49 mark as she headed in a corner kick from Mann at the near post.

Verdoes gave the Ravens a two-goal lead in the 25th minute when she scored off a give-and-go with Mann.

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added two more strikes early in the second half to put the match away. Junior Patricia Keeldar (Amsterdam, Holland/Ter Leede) took a feed from freshman Meghan Welcome (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) and beat two defenders before scoring at the 50:02 mark.

Verdoes closed out the scoring in the 65th minute when she converted a through ball from junior Kamille Rosenfalck (Copenhagen, Denmark/Fredriksberg Boldklub).

Grad student Kim Higgins (Rochester, N.H./Spaulding) and freshman Keeley Rafter (Gloucester, Mass./Gloucester) combined for the shutout as Higgins made one save in 77-minutes of action and Rafter made two stops in the final 13-minutes.

Sophomore Tara McCuin registered eight saves in goal for Saint Michael's, who wraps up its season with a 10-9 overall record.

Saint Michael's (10-9)	0	0	0
#1 Franklin Pierce (18-0)	3	1	4

Scoring Summary:
FPC: Christine Kirby (April Mann), 16:49; FPC: Angela Verdoes (Mann), 24:59; FPC: Patricia Keeldar (Meghan Welcome), 50:02; FPC: Verdoes (Kamille Rosenfalck), 64:58.

Goalkeepers:
SMC: Tara McCuin (90:00), eight saves; FPC: Kim Higgins (77:00), one save; Keeley Rafter (13:00), two saves.

Shots:
SMC: 4, FPC: 22.