EASTON, Mass.(September 8, 2001) - The Franklin Pierce University Women's field hockey team took a tough 8-0 loss to a very competitive Shippensburg team on Saturday.

Shippensburg opened up the scoring early in the game, as Carli Border netted a goal at the 25:12 mark of the first half. The Ravens played strong throughout the first half and held Shippensburg to one goal until Shippensburg's Hilary Manning and Kim Foulke scored in the final five minutes of the first half to put the Raiders up 3-0. Shippensburg would continue the charge and scored five unanswered goals in the second half.

FPC's Irene Smith (Olivebridge, N.Y./Onteora) was excellent in goal, as she made 24 saves, good for third in FP for saves in a single game. Kasey McClements (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) had eight saves for the Ravens.

The Ravens return to action on Tuesday, Sept. 11, when they face American International College for their first Northeast-10 matchup of the season.