Ravens register record
sixth-straight shutout to open season
ALBANY, N.Y. (September 21,
2002) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 3 in this week's
National Soccer Coach Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II poll, posted its record sixth shutout to start the
season in claiming a 4-0 triumph at College of Saint Rose, ranked
seventh in the New England region, in Northeast-10 Conference
women's soccer action at Bleeker Stadium this afternoon.
Franklin Pierce surpasses the
previous mark of five shutouts set at the outset of the 2000
campaign. Junior Aase Kibsgaard (Korgen,
Norway) remains unscored upon over her first 425
minutes in a Franklin Pierce uniform. The Champlain College
transfer posted her fifth career shutout, which ties her for eighth
all-time in program history, without making a save in today's match
as the Ravens back line smothered the Golden Knights forwards all
afternoon.
Senior Andrea Caesar
(Visby, Sweden) and sophomore Meghan
Welcome (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) led the offense
with a goal and an assist each.
Welcome netted the game winner at
the 21:56-mark when she converted a penalty kick. The Ravens took a
2-0 lead in the 41st minute as senior back Nicole
Cheadle (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) tipped in a
Caesar corner kick from the left side.
Anumari Ylesmaki
(Vantaa, Finland) put the Ravens up 3-0 with an
unassisted tally at the 69:59-mark, deking one defender then
dribbling ten yards before shooting from the right flank. Caesar
rounded out the scoring in the 75th minute, assisted by Welcome,
with a 12-yard drive.
Saint Rose appeared to open the
scoring in the opening ten minutes of the match, but had a goal
called back on an offside call. The Ravens finished with a 13-7
shots advantage for the match.
Golden Knights senior goalkeeper
Kerri Volkmuth registered four saves in 81-minutes of work.
Franklin Pierce (6-0, 5-0 NE-10)
returns to the pitch on Wednesday for a Conference match at
Stonehill College at 4 p.m. Saint Rose (4-3, 2-3 NE-10) travels to
Le Moyne College on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
#3 Franklin Pierce 4, Saint
Rose 0
| Franklin Pierce (6-0, 5-0 NE-10)
| 2
| 2
| -
| 4
|
| Saint Rose (4-3, 2-3 NE-10)
| 0
| 0
| -
| 0
|
Scoring Summary:
FP: Meghan Welcome (penalty kick), 21:56; FP: Nicole Cheadle
(Andrea Caesar), 40:22; FP: Anumari Ylesmaki (unassisted), 67:59;
FP: Caesar (Welcome), 74:44.
Goalkeepers: FP: Aase Kibsgaard (90:00), no saves;
SR: Kerri Volkmuth (81:00), four saves, Kat Marasia (9:00), one
save.
Shots: FP: 13, SR: 7
