Chrystean Page tallies a goal and an assist to lead the Ravens

STANDISH, Maine (October 23, 2001) - The Franklin Pierce University Women's field hockey team closed out the regular season with a 3-1 non-conference victory over Saint Joseph's College this afternoon. Freshman April Demers (Gorham, N.H./Gorham) netted her first collegiate goal, as she scored on a pass from teammate Chrystean Page (Turner, Maine/Leavitt) to put the Ravens up by one at the 12:07 mark of the first half.

Stephanie Bradley (Warrington, Pa./Miller Place N.Y.) then extended her scoring streak to two games, as she converted a pass from Debbie Jones (Escondido, Calif./Bishops) at 17:59, to give the Ravens the two goal lead at the end of the first half.

Page made the score 3-0 when she took a feed from Stephanie Foster (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor) and slipped the ball past netminder, Laura Lombardi, at the 9:12 mark of the second half. Saint Joseph's Lisa Hamm spoiled the shutout with 30 seconds left to go in the game, as she knocked a shot past Irene Smith to make the final -- FP 3, Saint Joseph's 1.

FPC's Kasey McClements (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) made eight saves in 35 minutes of work for the Ravens, and Smith made five stops in 35 minutes in net. Lombardi made 12 stops in 70 minutes of play for Saint Joseph's.

The Ravens (7-10, 5-5 NE-10) return to action on Wednesday, when they travel to Stonehill College for the Northeast-10 Conference Championship Quarterfinals, starting at 3 p.m.