#6 Franklin Pierce 
Tops Pace, 5-1
Hughes double leads Ravens 
to eighth-straight victory

RINDGE, N.H. (October 13, 2005) – Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 6 in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, held a two-goal lead at the break and pulled away late to post a 5-1 victory over Pace University in Northeast-10 Conference women’s soccer action at Sodexho Field this afternoon.

            Senior All-American Sonya Hughes (Balbriggan, Ireland) notched her first multi-goal match of the season as she netted a pair, while juniors Alex Scavo (Toronto, Ontario/Brother Andre) and Leanne Bowler (Clonalvy, Ireland) along with sophomore Taryn Welker (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) each scored second half markers for the Ravens.

            Hughes opened the scoring when she collected a loose ball on the left side and chipped it into the upper right corner from 12-yards out at 21:53. She added her second with 50-seconds to play before the intermission when she took a pass from freshman Ann Foley (Rockland, Mass./Rockland) and blasted a shot from the top of the six that slipped through the hands of Pace junior goalkeeper Jocelyne Durando (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) and into the goal.            

The Ravens put the match out of reach with three goals in a 13-minute span late in regulation. Bowler scored her first of the year when she collected a defensive turnover and chipped it past the keeper from 18-yards out at 74:36.

            Scavo netted her fifth of the season when a serve from junior Colleen Callahan (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) from the right side was directed towards the center of the goal off the head of freshman Rebecca Westbury (Northbridge, Mass./Northbridge), catching Durando off her line, for an open net shot at 75:45. Welker rounded out the Ravens scoring when she broke in past two defenders and fired a low shot from close range into the lower left corner at 86:54.

            Pace salvaged a late goal with just 1:01 remaining when Franklin Pierce sophomore goalkeeper Jenna Mello (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) couldn’t corral a serve from the left side by senior Marta Anderson-Winchell (Bloomington, N.Y./Pine Bush) that fell to the feet of junior Kelly Fazio (Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline) for a tip-in and her 12^th goal of the year – setting a new single-season goal and scoring (27 points) record for the Setters. Anderson-Winchell’s assist made her the program’s new all-time scoring leader with 48 career points.

            Durando made seven saves, while yielding four goals, over 78:38 before giving way to Tess Bair (Gaston, Ore./Forest Grove) who did not register a stop, while yielding a goal, over the final 11:22. Mello finished with one save for Franklin Pierce, who out-shot the Setters, 21-3. The Ravens also saw their shutout streak ended at four matches, which covered 535:39.

            Franklin Pierce (12-1-1, 10-1-1 NE-10) is back in action on Saturday when it visits American International College at 2 p.m. The Ravens round out the regular season on Saturday, October 22, when it hosts Southern Connecticut State University at 3:30 p.m. Pace (8-7, 3-7 NE-10) hosts Stonehill College on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

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