Irene Smith makes six saves to earn her first shutout of the year

WINCHENDON, Mass. (October 18, 2001) - The Franklin Pierce University Women's field hockey team kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory over Saint Anselm College in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup this afternoon.

The teams played a scoreless first half, but just 3:16 minutes into the second half, the Ravens got on the board. Junior Kelly Henry (Wyoming, R.I./Chariho Regional) brought the ball down from midfield and made a perfect pass from the right side to teammate Stephanie Bradley (Warrington, Pa./Miller Place N.Y.). Bradley one timed it past Saint Anselm netminder, Lisa Bellantoni to put the Ravens up by one.

The Ravens struck again at the 25:10 mark of the second half when Debbie Jones (Escondido, Calif./Bishops) took a short pass from Bradley and tucked the ball into the left side of Bellantoni to make the final -- FP 2, Saint Anselm 0.

Senior Irene Smith (Olivebridge, N.Y./Onteora) was outstanding between the pipes, as she made six saves for her first shutout of the season. Bellantoni made 11 stops for the Hawks.

Franklin Pierce(6-10, 5-5 NE-10) closes out the regular season on Monday, when they face Saint Joseph's College in a non-conference game at 3:30 p.m. Saint Anselm (6-7, 4-5 NE-10) returns to action on Sunday when they host Saint Michael's for a NE-10 battle at 1 p.m.