Ravens return to action and win
column with road Conference victory
WALTHAM, Mass. (October 17,
2002) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 4 in this week's
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II poll, returned to action for the first time in eight
days and claimed its first win in 12 days with a 2-1 victory over
Bentley College, ranked fifth in the New England region, in
Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at the Bentley
College Soccer Complex.
Franklin Pierce, ranked first in
New England, struck early, scoring on its first shot of the match
at the 11:01-mark. Sophomore Laura King (Bridgewater,
Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham) chipped a pass that sent
senior Anumari Ylesmaki (Vantaa, Finland)
in one-on-one with Bentley goalkeeper Erin Fahey. Ylesmaki
deposited a low shot past Fahey.
The Ravens got some needed
insurance midway through the second half when leading scorer
Meghan Welcome (Haverhill,
Mass./Haverhill) netted her team-leading 13th goal of
the season after collecting a pass from senior Kamille
Rosenfalck (Borup, Denmark) in the 68th minute. The
marker also proved to be Welcome's team-best fifth game winning
goal of the season.
Bentley closed the gap just 4:05
later as a cross from sophomore Lisa Tisbert from the right side
found classmate Kim Mendonca for a one-timed shot past Franklin
Pierce junior goalkeeper Aase Kibsgaard (Korgen,
Norway) at the 71:20-mark.
Kibsgaard finished the match with
four saves to preserve the Ravens 10th victory of the season, while
Fahey posted five stops.
Franklin Pierce (10-0-2, 9-0-2
NE-10) returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Syracuse,
N.Y., for a match with Le Moyne College, ranked sixth in the
region, at noon. Bentley (7-4-2, 6-4-2 NE-10) travels to Southern
New Hampshire University on Saturday.
#4 Franklin Pierce 2,
Bentley 1
| Franklin Pierce (10-0-2, 9-0-2 NE-10)
| 1
| 1
| -
| 2
|
| Bentley (7-4-2, 6-4-2 NE-10)
| 0
| 1
| -
| 1
|
Scoring Summary:
FP: Anumari Ylesmaki (Laura King), 11:01; FP: Meghan Welcome
(Kamille Rosenfalck), 67:15; BC: Kim Mendonca (Lisa Tisbert),
71:20.
Goalkeepers: FP: Aase Kibsgaard (90:00), four
saves; BC: Erin Fahey (90:00), five saves. Shots:
FP: 14, BC: 10.
