Hislop enjoys record-breaking
afternoon to lead Ravens offense
RINDGE, N.H. (September 24,
2003) - Sophomore forward Laura Hislop
(Belfast, Northern Ireland) set a program record with
13 points to lead No. 6-ranked Franklin Pierce to a 10-1 victory
over Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer
action at Crystal Field this afternoon.
Hislop matched a program record with
five goals and also dished three assists to account for her
record-setting point total. The 13 points surpassed the previous
mark set by three-time All-American Pauliina Miettinen, who totaled
12 points in an 11-0 victory over the University at Albany on
September 8, 1998. Hislop's five goals matched the record set by
1992 NSCAA Player of the Year Ewa Bergsten against Bentley in 1992
and matched three times prior to today, including twice by
Miettinen - the last time in an 11-0 triumph at the University of
Bridgeport on September 26, 1998.
Hislop netted the first five goals
of the match over a 24-minute span around the intermission. She put
the Ravens ahead in the 29th minute when she collected a
pass from classmate Sonya Hughes (Balbriggan,
Ireland) and fired a shot from the top of the box
into the lower left corner of the
net.
Hislop struck again less than five
minutes later when she knocked in a rebound of an Alex
Scavo (Markham, Ontario/Brother Andre) shot off the
post into a wide open net from the doorstep. She rounded out the
first half scoring with an unassisted tally on a fast break in
which she broke in one-on-one with Stonehill senior goalkeeper
Meaghan Doherty (Milton, Mass./Milton)
and slid a shot into the lower left corner of the net at 35:05.
Hislop rounded out her record
matching goal out put with a pair of strikes in the opening seven
minutes of the second half. The first, at 49:26, was assisted by
junior Martta Makila (Vantaa, Finland),
with the second coming off a Hughes feed in the 53rd
minute.
Junior back Laura King
(Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham) chipped in
two goals for the Ravens, while Makila finished with a goal and
assist. Junior All-American Meghan Welcome (Haverhill,
Mass./Haverhill) and freshman Hanne
Nordberg (Sarpsborg, Norway) each netted goals. For
Nordberg it was the first of her career and was scored in the
73rd minute.
Stonehill struck for its lone goal
in the 64th minute when junior Carolyn
Cooney (Flemington, N.J./Hunterton Central) headed in
a cross from sophomore Meg Macumber (Westford,
Mass./Westford Academy).
Doherty finished with seven saves
for Stonehill in 90 minutes in goal. Senior Aase
Kibsgaard (Korgen, Norway) played 62:24 shutout
minutes with two saves.
Franklin Pierce, which is now
unbeaten in 91-consecutive home matches against New England region
opponents, out shot Stonehill by a 34-5 margin for the match.
Franklin Pierce (7-1, 6-0 NE-10)
returns to action on Saturday when it visits American International
College at 4 p.m. Stonehill (4-5, 1-5 NE-10) hosts No. 10 Merrimack
College on Saturday at noon.
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