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Junior Jenna Mello made two
saves to preserve her third-straight shutout and extend her
scoreless minute streak to over 333 minutes. |
Franklin Pierce Tops
Southern N.H., 1-0
Giardina nets 77th-minute
winner,
Mello posts fifth shutout
RINDGE, N.H. (September 30, 2006) –
Franklin Pierce, among
teams receiving votes in this week’s National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, got a late
goal in posting a 1-0 victory over Southern New Hampshire
University, ranked fifth in the New England region, in Northeast-10
Conference women’s soccer action at Sodexho Field tonight.
Junior midfielder Jenna Giardina (Pittsfield,
Mass./Taconic) entered the match as a reserve in the 58th
minute and scored the lone goal to lift Franklin Pierce to its
seventh-straight victory. Giardina took a cross from junior
Thatiane Preisler (Curitiba, Brazil), took two touches and then
slotted
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Junior Jenna Giardina
netted the winning goal in the 77th minute. |
a shot
into the right side of the goal in the 77th minute for
her third marker of the season.
Junior goalkeeper
Jenna Mello (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) made two saves (both
second half) to preserve the victory and her fifth shutout of the
season (20th career). Mello and the Ravens are now
unscored upon over their last three matches, which a scoreless
streak of 333:05.
Sophomore Stef Young
(Natick, Mass./Marian) made three saves for Southern New
Hampshire, who were out-shot 13-8 for the match.
Franklin Pierce (8-2,
7-2 NE-10) returns to action on Wednesday when it visits Le Moyne
College at 4 p.m. The Ravens do not return home until Saturday,
October 14, when they host UMass Lowell at 2 p.m. Southern N.H.
(3-4-4, 2-4-3 NE-10) hosts Southern Connecticut State University on
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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STATISTICS & PLAY-BY-PLAY