Ravens Score Twice in Opening
Minutes of 6-0 Win Over Pace
RINDGE, N.H. (October 9, 2000) - Two days after one streak
ended, another continued for the Franklin Pierce women's soccer
team.
Powered by goals from Andrea Caesar (Visby, Sweden) and Minna
Mustonen (Helsinki, Finland) in the first three minutes of the
match, the Ravens rolled past Pace University, 6-0, Monday in a
Northeast-10 Conference match held on a cold and windy day at
Crystal Field.
The Ravens (8-1-1, 6-0-1 NE-10) were coming off a 2-2 tie at
American International College that marked the first time ever they
have not won a conference match - a winning streak that covered
seven years and 51 matches.
By winning Monday, the Ravens stretched their streak of not
going more than one match without a win to 139 matches. The streak
started after the Ravens lost consecutive games to Sonoma (Calif.)
State and Mercyhurst College in 1993.
Caesar scored the game-winner in second minute when she beat
everyone to a loose ball in the box after Anumari Ylesmaki
(Helsinki, Finland) advanced a corner kick by Julia Uusmalmi
(Tampere, Finland). The goal was the sixth of the year for the
first-year sophomore defender.
Mustonen continued her climb up the ranks of the all-time
Franklin Pierce scoring leader when she scored her 11th and 12th
goals of the year off crossing passes from Jenny Petronis (Burnt
Hills, N.Y.) in the third and seventh minutes of the match.
Mustonen, a senior who led the NCAA in scoring last year, now
has 58 goals in three years, moving into a tie with Pauliina Auveri
for fourth place on the all-time Franklin Pierce goal leaders.
Mustonen, who has been slowed by a foot injury, was pulled in
the 12th minute of the match, but that didn't slow the Ravens down.
Petronis made it 4-0 in the 27th minute when she converted a cross
from Christine Kirby (Florida, N.Y.), and junior back Katy Spencer
(Burlington, Mass.) upped the lead to 5-0 in the 36th minute on a
hard shot from the top of the 18-yard-box.
Freshman midfielder Jenny Gould (Londonderry, N.H.) finished off
the scoring in the 88th minute on another long-range shot.
The Ravens controlled play, owning distinct advantages in shots
(34-2) and corner kicks (12-2).
Junior goalkeeper Kara Shemeth (Edgartown, Mass.) was called on
to make one save for her fourth shutout of the year, while
sophomore keeper Kelly Smith (Sandy Hook, Conn.) came on to start
the second half and made 10 saves for Pace (2-9, 0-7
NE-10).
Teams (Record)
| 1
| 2
| OT
| OT
| Final
|
#2 Franklin Pierce (8-1-1, 6-0-1)
| 5
| 1
| -
| -
| 6
|
Pace (2-9, 0-7)
| 0
| 0
| -
| -
| 0
|
Team
| Period
| Scorer
| Assists
| Time
|
FP
| 1
| Andrea Caesar
| Anumari Ylesmaki, Julia Uusmalmi
| 1:41
|
FP
| 1
| Minna Mustonen
| Jenny Petronis
| 2:25
|
FP
| 1
| Minna Mustonen
| Jenny Petronis
| 6:11
|
FP
| 1
| Jenny Petronis
| Christine Kirby
| 26:57
|
FP
| 1
| Katy Spencer
| --
| 35:04
|
FP
| 2
| Jenny Gould
| --
| 87:15
|
Goalkeepers
|
PU:Jillian Raup, three saves, 45 minutes; Kelly Smith, 10
saves, 45 minutes
|
FP:Kara Shemeth, one save, 90 minutes
|
Shots: Franklin Pierce 34, Pace
2
Corner Kicks: Franklin Pierce 12, Pace 2