Welcome nets double, Hislop adds
goal and assist in Ravens victory
RINDGE, N.H. (October 18,
2003) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 10 in this week's
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II poll, rebounded from a scoreless first half to post a
3-0 victory over a scrappy Le Moyne College team in Northeast-10
Conference women's soccer action at Crystal Field this afternoon.
Junior All-American
Meghan Welcome (Haverhill,
Mass./Haverhill), the reigning Conference Player of
the Year, netted a pair of goals, including the match-winner, to
lead Franklin Pierce. Sophomore Laura Hislop (Belfast,
Northern Ireland) added a goal and assist for the
Ravens, who are now unbeaten in their last 94 home matches (92-0-2)
against New England Region opposition.
Welcome's two markers give her a
Northeast-10 leading 20 for the season and moves her to within one
of the program's career goals record by a US-born player at the
College. Amy Hanlon ('96) netted 48 goals over her four-year career
at the College.
Welcome opened the scoring in the
56th minute when she took advantage of a Le Moyne
give-away in the back, walked in, and fired a low shot past junior
goalkeeper Char Leonard (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop
Grimes).
The Ravens added an insurance tally
in the 77th minute as sophomore Sonya Hughes
(Balbriggan, Ireland) hit Hislop in stride with a
through ball that sent her in one-on-one with Leonard for her
18th goal of the season.
Hislop set up Welcome's second goal
of the match at the 83:19-mark. Hislop found Welcome with a through
ball and Welcome beat one defender before placing her shot into the
lower left corner of the net.
The Ravens out-shot the Dolphins by
a 17-3 margin for the match, 12-0 over the final 45 minutes.
Neither team placed a shot on target in the opening half.
Senior goalkeeper Aase
Kibsgaard (Korgen, Norway) was untested in net for
Franklin Pierce in posting her fifth shutout of the season
(13th career). Leonard finished with three saves (all
second half) for Le Moyne.
Franklin Pierce (13-2, 11-1 NE-10)
is off until next Saturday, October 25, when it visits Southern New
Hampshire University, ranked fourth in the New England Region, in a
key Northeast-10 match at 1 p.m. Le Moyne (2-9-1, 2-9-1 NE-10)
visits Roberts Wesleyan College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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