Jones registers six points in Ravens second straight win

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 13, 2003) – The Franklin Pierce University field hockey team earned its second straight win with a 6-1 rout of American International College in Northeast-10 Conference action this afternoon.

Senior captain Debbie Jones (Escondido, Calif./Bishops) tallied five points in the game with two goals and two assists, while sophomore Laura Blanchard (Rockport, Mass./Rockport) also netted two goals. Blanchard opened up the scoring with 21:32 left in the first half as she received a pass from Jones to make the score 1-0. Jones knocked in her two in the second at 29:20 and 7:17 respectively.

Freshman Collette Brady (Bellingham, Mass./Bellingham) netted her second goal on the season at 15:15 to make the score 3-0 after one.

Junior Chelsey Munson (Weybridge, Vt./Middlebury Union) notched her first of the season off a pass from Elise Porter (Pepperell, Mass./North Middlesex) at 16:45 in the second.

Sophomore goalkeeper, Brandi Guertin (Bellingham, Mass./Bellingham) made one save in the first period and was relieved by freshman Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn./Morgan School) in the second. AIC goalkeeper Megan Trystman (South Africa/Maris Stella) made 12 saves.

The Yellow Jackets' lone goal came in the second half as Melissa Cuthbert (Kwazulu Natral, South Africa/Westville Girl's) put the ball past Pietraszuk. Pietrazuk made five saves on the afternoon.

Franklin Pierce (2-3, 2-3 NE-10) returns to action on Monday when it hosts Plymouth State in a non-conference matchup at 5 p.m. American International College (0-5, 0-4 NE-10) next travels to Lasell on Monday for a non-league game at 4 p.m.