Owls Score with 22 Seconds Left to
Pull Out 1-0 Win
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 21, 2000)
- Jenny Wilkin (Hexham, England) scored
with 22 seconds left in regulation Saturday as the Southern
Connecticut State University women's soccer team shocked Franklin
Pierce College, 1-0, in a key Northeast-10 Conference match.
The win was the biggest in the five-year history of the Southern
and all but guarantees that the Owls (16-0, 13-0 NE-10) will host
at least one match in the upcoming NCAA Division II tournament.
While Southern came into the match undefeated and ranked third
nationally, the Ravens (11-2-1, 9-1-1) were ranked eighth
nationally and needed a win to vault back into the top spot in the
region.
The loss marked the first-ever conference loss for the Ravens,
covering a span of six years. It also marks the first time they had
lost more than one match in a season since 1993.
Despite out-shooting the Owls, 12-8, and controlling possession
throughout most of the second half, the Ravens continued to
struggle to finish their chances.
Southern made them pay on their final attack into the offensive
zone when Theresa Uliano (Newington,
Conn.) tracked down a crossing pass by Danielle
Lacroix (West Haven, Conn.) and kept the ball from
going over the endline. She directed the ball back in front of the
net and Wilkin was there with a quick shot to the far post.
A scoreless first half featured few real chances for either
team. Franklin Pierce held a slim advantage in shots (3-2) and had
an edge in possession time, but failed to turn that into anything
dangerous on net.
| SCSU
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| FPC
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| #
| Name
| #
| Name
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| 1
| Shannon Mason
| 0
| Kim Higgins
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| 5
| Keely Fitzgerald
| 3
| Pia Lahti
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| 6
| Beba Stratakis
| 4
| Julia Uusmalmi
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| 7
| Jodi Quaranta
| 6
| Minna Mustonen
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| 8
| Erin McCann
| 7
| Nicole Cheadle
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| 11
| Jenny Wilkin
| 8
| Anumari Ylesmaki
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| 12
| Theresa Uliano
| 9
| Amy Hingston
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| 13
| Deb Lewonka
| 10
| Tanja Pihlblad
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| 17
| Danielle Lacroix
| 13
| Sinikka Salomaa
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| 21
| Sarah Martikainen
| 14
| Jenny Petronis
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| 25
| Christine Parsons
| 15
| Christine Kirby
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| Subs SCSU
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| Subs SCSU
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| IN
| OUT
| IN
| OUT
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| 14 Melissa Stewart
| 25
| 11 Jillian Tente
| 14
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| 23 Melissa Edner
| 17
| 14
| 11
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| 15 Erin Lester
| 11
| 12 Andrea Caesar
| 9
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| 9 Natalie Sobalsky
| 5
| 17 Jantine Slootweg
| 10
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| 11
| 15
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| 5
| 13
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| 17
| 23
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| 2 Kelly Heslin
| 7
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| 14
| 25
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| 13
| 9
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| 43:55 SCSU foul
42:33 FP
offsides
37:55 FP
corner kick
30:51 FP
foul
30:16 SCSU foul
29:50 FP
corner kick
29:07 Minna Mustonen, shot off the cross bar
29:06 FP
corner kick
29:00 Nicole Cheadle, shot wide right
28:00 SCSU offsides
27:18 FP
foul
26:15 Keely Fitzgerald, shot high
23:20 Julia Uusmalmi, shot high
20:25 FP
foul
15:16 SCSU offsides
14:18 SCSU foul
12:12 SCSU offsides
10:03 FP
foul
8:40 Uusmalmi, shot save, Mason
7:58 Lester, shot wide left
6:55 FP
foul
1:07 SCSU offsides
2nd Half
43:51 FP
foul
43:20 Lester, shot wide right
42:10 Fitzgerald, shot off the cross bar
41:40 Fitzgerald, shot, save Higgins
38:20 Jenny Petronis shot, save Mason
37:40 FP
corner kick
30:23 SCSU foul
30:00 Petronis, shot great save Mason on breakaway
29:04 Mustonen, shot save Mason
27:30 FP
corner kick
25:54 FP
corner kick
21:32 Uusmalmi shot high
21:17 FP
foul
18:20 Fitzgerald shot high
17:17 FP
foul
16:53 SCSU foul
16:30 FP
foul
15:17 Uusmalmi shot, save Mason
14:55 FP
foul
13:40 SCSU foul just outside the penalty box
13:06 Anumari Ylesmaki shot, save Mason
12:45 FP
foul just outside of penalty box
11:54 FP
foul
11:30 Heslin shot high
5:05 Uusmalmi, shot wide right
4:05 SCSU foul
3:02 FP
foul
1:55 Mustonen, shot wide right
0:22 SCSU GOAL. Jenny Wilkin off a rebound
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| Teams (Record)
| 1
| 2
| OT
| OT
| Final
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| #8 Franklin Pierce (11-2-1, 9-1-1)
| 0
| 0
| -
| -
| 0
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| #3 Southern Conn. St. (16-0, 13-0)
| 0
| 0
| -
| -
| 1
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| Team
| Period
| Scorer
| Assists
| Time
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| SCSU
| 2
| Jenny Wilken
| --
| 89:38
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| Goalkeepers
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| FP: Kim Higgins, one save, 90 minutes
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| SCSU:Shannon Mason, five save, 90 minutes
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Corner Kicks: Franklin Pierce 6, SCSU 0
Shots: Franklin Pierce 12, SCSU 8
