Ravens Win Record Fourth Straight Match 

WINCHENDON, Mass. (September 19, 2000) - The Franklin Pierce University field hockey team stretched its record winning streak to four matches Tuesday by pulling away from Southern Connecticut State University, 3-1, in a Northeast-10 Conference match.

The Ravens (4-1, 3-0) remained atop the NE-10 as they doubled the longest previous winning streak in the four-year varsity history of the program. They have outscored their opponents 15-2 during the streak.

Southern Connecticut is now 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the NE-10.

Freshman forward Jestina O'Dell (Southboro, Mass.) scored the game-winner just 18 seconds into the second half as the Ravens scored on their first attack of the half to break a 1-1 tie. Sophomore Kelly Henry (Wyoming, R.I.) assisted on the goal.

Senior Heidi Nichols (Fremont, N.H.), who was recently named to the NE-10 honor roll, iced the game with her team-high fifth goal in the 66th minute off an assist from senior forward Karen Clarke (Brewster, N.Y.).

Clarke had given FP a 1-0 lead in the third minute of the game off an assist from Lisa Harris (Rutland, Mass.), but Southern Connecticut State tied the game 20 minutes into the half on a goal by Cory Fahy (Trumbull, Conn.).

The goal, coming off an assist by Lori Rubino (Madison, Conn.) was the team-high fifth for Fahy.

FP junior goalkeeper Irene Smith (Olivebridge, N.Y) returned to the lineup after missing three games with a knee injury and stopped five shots.