Hughes nets first career hat trick
as Ravens post fourth-straight shutout
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (October 16,
2004) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 6 in this week's
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II poll, matched a season-high with six goals and posted
its fourth-straight shutout with a 6-0 decision over Le Moyne
College in Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at the
Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex this afternoon.
Junior midfielder Sonya
Hughes (Balbriggan, Ireland) netted the first hat
trick of her Franklin Pierce career, while senior All-American
Meghan Welcome (Haverhill,
Mass./Haverhill) added two goals and junior
All-American Laura Hislop (Belfast, Northern
Ireland) chipped in a goal and assist for the
Ravens.
Freshman goalkeeper
Jenna Mello (Londonderry,
N.H./Londonderry) recorded a first-half save to
preserve her fourth shutout of the season and the fourth-straight
clean sheet for Franklin Pierce dating back to its disappointing
2-1 loss to No. 22 Merrimack College on September 30.
Freshman Jessica Cochol
(Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) finished with 11
saves for Le Moyne who was out-shot by Franklin Pierce, 31-5.
The Ravens carried a 2-0 lead into
the intermission thanks to goals from Hughes in the 22nd
minute, off a Le Moyne defensive turnover, and Welcome in the
31st, assisted by freshman Jenna Giardina
(Pittsfield, Mass./Taconic).
Franklin Pierce put the match out
of reach with four goals within a ten-minute span early in the
second half. Hughes opened the flurry, assisted by Hislop, at
51:51, and then finished off her hat trick 42-seconds later with
her second unassisted marker of the match. Welcome completed her
double at 61:14, assisted by junior Leanne Bowler
(Clonalvy, Ireland), before Hislop netted her
18th goal of the season on a breakaway 38-seconds later
at 61:52.
Franklin Pierce (11-1, 9-1 NE-10)
continues a five-match stretch in a span of ten days on Monday at
the College of Saint Rose in a rematch of last year's NCAA New
England Region title match at 3:30 p.m. Le Moyne (5-9-1, 3-8-1
NE-10) hosts Roberts Wesleyan College on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
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