#6 Franklin Pierce Handles 
UMass Lowell, 4-0
First-half flurry lifts Ravens to victory, 
Hislop nets third hat trick of the season

RINDGE, N.H. (October 14, 2004) – Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 6 in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, used a three-goal flurry within a span of ten minutes early in the first half to fuel a 4-0 victory or the University of Massachusetts Lowell, ranked ninth in the region, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s soccer action at Sodexho Field this afternoon.

            Junior All-American Laura Hislop (Belfast, Northern Ireland) led Franklin Pierce with her third hat trick of the season (eighth career), while senior All-American Meghan Welcome (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) dished a pair of assists.            

Hislop opened the scoring 7:24 into the match after sophomore back Alex Scavo (Toronto, Ontario/Brother Andre) passed a ball into the UMass Lowell end from midfield that freshman Jenna Giardina (Pittsfield, Mass./Taconic) one-touched to Hislop for a wide-open shot from the left channel into the lower right corner.

            Hislop doubled the Ravens lead in the 16^th minute with a side-footed shot with her left foot from the right channel into the lower left corner after Welcome sent her in on a break with a pass from the center of the field.

            Senior Martta Makila (Vantaa, Finland) extended the lead to three goals in the 18^th minute when Welcome spotted her with a cross for a header at the far post.

            Hislop finished off her hat trick just under the hour mark as she pounced on a rebound off a saved shot by sophomore Kristen Lake (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) and fired it into the back of the net.            

UMass Lowell put some pressure on Franklin Pierce late as it attempted to claim its first goal in program history against the Ravens. Junior Jody Graham (Billerica, Mass./Billerica) forced a good save from Franklin Pierce sophomore Linnea Authier (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) with a shot from the left channel in the 80^th minute.

            Authier posted a career-high five saves (four second half) to claim her third shutout of the season (fifth career) for Franklin Pierce. Freshman Katelyn Campopiano (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) registered seven stops for UMass Lowell.

            Franklin Pierce (10-1, 8-1 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Syracuse, N.Y., to face Le Moyne College at 1 p.m. UMass Lowell (7-7-1, 5-5-1 NE-10) hosts Saint Anselm College on Saturday at noon.

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