#16 Texas A&M-Commerce Upends 
#3 Franklin Pierce, 2-0
Ravens shutout for first time since 2000 season – 
56 match streak snapped

 COMMERCE, Texas (September 12, 2003) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 3 in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, facing its second nationally-ranked opponent in three days fell to No. 16 Texas A&M-Commerce, 2-0, this afternoon.

            Franklin Pierce sees a streak of 56 matches without being shutout snapped with the loss. The Ravens were last blanked by Southern Connecticut State University, 1-0, on October 21, 2000. That match also marked the Ravens last regular season loss - ending a 38-match unbeaten streak.

            Texas A&M-Commerce freshman Stacy McDaniel (Houston, Texas/Jersey Village) registered a season-high nine saves (seven first half) to preserve her first career shutout in goal. Franklin Pierce out-shot the Lions 23-16 for the match, including a 14-10 margin in the opening half. Both teams placed nine shots on goal. Franklin Pierce senior goalkeeper Aase Kibsgaard (Korgen, Norway) registered a career-best six saves (five first half) in defeat.             

Junior forward Emily Brueggemann (Wichita, Kan./Wichita North) netted both Lions goals on the afternoon. She opened the scoring at the 31:12-mark when she fired a rebound past Kibsgaard, who failed to corral a shot from sophomore Erin de Wolfe (Grand Prairie, Texas/Grand Prairie).

            Brueggemann gave A&M-Commerce an insurance tally just 11-seconds into the second half with her team-leading sixth goal of the season when she took a pass from de Wolfe from the left side.

            Franklin Pierce failed on several opportunities in the opening 20 minutes when it fired off eight unanswered shots over a ten-minute span, with McDaniel making three saves during that stretch. She also made two quick saves to preserve the one-goal advantage on Ravens sophomore Laura Hislop (Belfast, Northern Ireland) in the 34^th and 35^th minutes.

            Franklin Pierce (3-1, 3-0 NE-10) returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it faces Angelo State University at A&M-Commerce at noon (ET). Texas A&M-Commerce (5-0-1) visits Dallas Baptist on Tuesday at 7 p.m. (CT).

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