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Franklin Pierce Blanks Stonehill, 2-0 EASTON,
Mass. (September 22, 2004) –
Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 1 this week’s National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, got a goal in
each half to post a 2-0 victory over Stonehill College in Northeast-10
Conference women’s soccer action at Chieftain Stadium this afternoon.
Senior All-American Meghan
Welcome (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill)
scored both Franklin Pierce goals as the Ravens remained perfect on the
young season. Welcome opened the scoring with 5:57 remaining in the
opening half off a corner kick. Junior Sonya
Hughes (Balbriggan, Ireland)
served an inswinging corner that a Stonehill defender nearly re-directed
into the goal, but it caromed off the crossbar to Welcome who one-timed
the rebound into an open net.
Welcome added the Ravens insurance goal in the 80th
minute when a corner kick from junior All-American Laura
Hislop (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
found her on the near post for another one-timed shot.
Stonehill freshman goalkeeper Alex
Eckhardt (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield)
kept the Chieftains in the match by making a season-high 12 saves,
including several point-blank chances by the Ravens in the early going
to keep the match scoreless. Freshman Jenna
Mello (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry)
registered two stops in posting her second shutout of the season.
The Ravens controlled the match from the outset and compiled a
31-3 shots advantage on the day.
Franklin Pierce (6-0, 4-0 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday
when it hosts American International College at 1 p.m. Stonehill (3-3-1,
2-3-1 NE-10) is off until Saturday, October 2, when it visits UMass
Lowell at noon. |
