Saint
Rose Stuns #3 Franklin Pierce, 4-0
Golden
Knights hand Ravens worst regular season defeat in 17 years
ALBANY,
N.Y. (August 31, 2006) – The
College of Saint Rose opened its 2006 season with a stunning 4-0
victory over Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 3 in the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II preseason
coaches poll, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s soccer action at
The Albany Academy for Girls this afternoon.
Saint Rose, which raced out to a 3-0 halftime advantage, handed
Franklin Pierce its worst regular season defeat since a 5-0 setback to
Plymouth State College on September 26, 1989. The Ravens last dropped
a 4-0 decision to eventual National Champion Lynn University in an
NCAA semifinal match on December 4, 1998. Franklin Pierce last yielded
four goals in a match when Christian Brothers University handed the
Ravens a 4-1 loss in an NCAA Tournament semifinal on November 30,
2001.
Junior Lauren
Steinberg (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay)
made two saves to preserve the shutout – the first against Franklin
Pierce since a 2-0 setback to Kennesaw State University in the 2003
NCAA Division II Championship match on December 6, 2003 (snapping a
streak of 46 matches with at least a goal).
Saint Rose, which out-shot Franklin Pierce, 12-5, opened the
scoring when sophomore Kailey
Egbert (Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity)
converted a penalty kick just 8:19 into the match. The penalty was
awarded when sophomore Deanna
Wachtel (Altamont, N.Y./Guilderland)
was tripped up in the penalty area.
The Golden Knights added a second in the 18th minute
as junior Lindsay
Bove (Holliston, Mass./Holliston)
headed in a rebound after the initial shot from senior Kylee
Litchfield (North Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial)
caromed off the crossbar. Saint Rose rounded out the first half
onslaught when Wachtel headed in a corner kick from senior Alexandra
LaFite (Greenbrae, Calif./Redwood)
that was deflected across the goalmouth by freshman Jordan
Bowers (Colorado Springs, Colo./Doherty)
in the 33rd minute.
Saint Rose rounded out the scoring with just 2:41 to play when
junior Ashley
McGuire (Fishkill, N.Y./John Jay)
banged in a free kick from 20-yards.
Junior Jenna
Mello (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry)
finished with three saves for Franklin Pierce.
Franklin Pierce (1-1, 0-1 NE-10) will look to rebound when it
hosts Saint Michael’s College in an NE-10 match on Wednesday,
September 6, at 7 p.m. Saint Rose (1-0, 1-0 NE-10) visits Stonehill
College on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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