Hislop sets up both Raven goals,
Makila nets winner
MANCHESTER, N.H. (October
25, 2003) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 10 in this week's
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II poll, got a goal in each half and held off Southern New
Hampshire University, ranked fourth in the New England region, 2-1
in Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at Penman Field
this afternoon.
Sophomore forward Laura
Hislop (Belfast, Northern
Ireland), fresh off a two-goal effort for the Irish
National Team in a European Championship qualifier in Malta on
Wednesday, set up both Franklin Pierce goals this afternoon. Junior
Martta Makila's (Vantaa,
Finland) match-winner in the 52nd minute
gave the Ravens a 2-0 lead at the time.
The Ravens, ranked second in New
England, opened the scoring just 3:38 into the match as junior
All-American Meghan Welcome (Haverhill,
Mass./Haverhill) was unmarked in the center of the
penalty area and one-timed a waist-high ball into the left side of
the net off a cross from Hislop deep on the left flank.
The goal was Welcome's
Conference-leading 21st of the season and
48th of her career, matching the program's career record
for goals by a US-born player set by Amy Hanlon from 1992-95.
Southern New Hampshire has its best
chance to equalize in the 27th minute, but junior
Lindsay Parks (Littleton,
Mass./Littleton) had her shot off a corner kick
stopped on the line by Franklin Pierce freshman back
Kristen Lake (Marshfield,
Mass./Marshfield).
Hislop set up the Ravens second
tally when she served a cross from the left side on the deck that
was touched by sophomore Elizabeth Allen (Durham,
N.H./Oyster River) before Makila buried it into the
goal at the far
post.
The Penwomen closed within a goal
in the 65th minute when sophomore Jill
Grenier (Bedford, N.H./Manchester West) sent a pass
across the middle of the pitch that was settled by Parks, who then
chipped a shot from 25-yards out that caught Franklin Pierce senior
goalkeeper Aase Kibsgaard (Korgen,
Norway) off her line.
Kibsgaard finished the match with
three saves for the Ravens, while SNHU senior goalkeeper
Anastasia Carson (Wylie,
Texas/Manchester (N.H.) Memorial) registered four
stops.
Franklin Pierce (14-2, 12-1 NE-10)
rounds out its regular season in Manchester on Wednesday when it
visits Saint Anselm College at 3 p.m. Southern N.H. (10-3-4, 8-3-3
NE-10) now awaits word on its opponent in the opening round of the
Northeast-10 Tournament on Sunday,
November 2.
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