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RINDGE, N.H. (October 14, 2000) - The Franklin Pierce women's
soccer team avoided its first-ever conference loss Saturday,
scoring three times in the final 20 minutes to get past
upset-minded New Hampshire College, 3-1, in a Northeast-10 match at
Crystal Field.
The Penmen (3-9, 2-9 NE-10) struck first when freshman
Anna Turbe (Nashua, N.H.) beat Franklin
Pierce goalkeeper Kara Shemeth (Edgartown, Mass.) to a back
pass and booted the ball into the unguarded net in the 17th minute
to stun a Homecoming Day of crowd of 500.
The Ravens (10-1-1, 8-0-1 NE-10) have not a lost a conference
match during seven years competing in the New England Collegiate
Conference and, this year, in the NE-10. They held the advantage
Saturday as far as shots (30-3) and corner kicks (17-0), but their
streak was in doubt until Christine Kirby (Florida, N.Y.), Julia Uusmalmi (Tampere, Finland) and
Anumari Ylesmaki (Vantaa, Finland) scored
in a 13-minute span.
Kirby tied the game in the 71st minute when she converted a
corner kick by Uusmalmi. It was the second goal in as many games
for the junior midfielder.
Uusmalmi scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 79th
minute when she beat everyone to a loose ball at the top of the
18-yard box. Ylesmaki added an insurance marker in the 84th minute
when she converted a crossing pass from Minna Mustonen (Helsinki, Finland).
The Ravens are back in action Wednesday when they host Merrimack
in a NE-10 match. The Penmen resume play Monday at home in a
non-conference match against Notre Dame College.
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