#5 Franklin Pierce Nips 
Southern Connecticut, 1-0
Ravens roll into postseason winners of ten-straight, thanks to Allen’s first-half goal

RINDGE, N.H. (October 22, 2005) – Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 5 in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, collected its tenth-straight win with a 1-0 decision over Southern Connecticut State University in Northeast-10 Conference women’s soccer action at Sodexho Field this afternoon.

            Franklin Pierce, which had clinched its fifth-straight NE-10 regular season title out-right with Merrimack College’s 1-0 victory over Bryant University yesterday, will begin its quest for a sixth-straight NE-10 Tournament title next week, having sewn up homefield advantage as long it is alive. The Ravens have won every NE-10 Tournament title since joining the Conference in 2000.            

Senior Elizabeth Allen (Durham, N.H./Oyster River) scored the lone goal of the match, assisted by freshman Ann Foley (Rockland, Mass./Rockland), with a slow roller to the lower left corner at 22:11. The goal was Allen’s third of her career, all of which are match-winning strikes.

            Sophomore Jenna Mello (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) made four saves, two in each half, to preserve the shutout victory for the Ravens. Junior Stephanie McGinley (Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck) kept Southern’s comeback hopes alive with four stops, all in the second half.

            Franklin Pierce (14-1-1, 12-1-1 NE-10) now awaits a quarterfinal round opponent for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament next Sunday, October 30, at a time to be announced later this week. Southern Connecticut (10-5-2, 6-5-2 NE-10) rounds out its regular season at Le Moyne College on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

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