Scavo's three points leads Ravens
to semifinal date with fourth-seeded Saint Rose
RINDGE, N.H. (October 31,
2004) - Top-seeded Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 4 in this
week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA)/adidas women's Division II poll, got a goal in each half to
dispatch eighth-seeded UMass Lowell in quarterfinal round action of
the 2004 Northeast-10 Conference Tournament this afternoon.
Franklin Pierce (16-1, 13-1 NE-10)
advances to Wednesday's semifinal round where it will host
fourth-seeded College of Saint Rose (13-3-2, 9-3-2 NE-10) at 3:30
p.m. Saint Rose advanced with a 4-2 victory over fifth-seeded
Bryant University earlier today. UMass Lowell, which was
participating in the postseason for the first time in program
history, sees its season come to a close with a 9-10-1 overall mark
(6-7-1
NE-10).
Sophomore back Alex
Scavo (Toronto, Ontario/Brother Andre) led the
Franklin Pierce attack with a goal and assist. Junior All-American
Laura Hislop (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
netted a goal for the Ravens.
Scavo opened the scoring in the
28th minute when she pounced on a UMass Lowell defensive
turnover in close to the goal and fired a shot that deflected off
River Hawk freshman goalkeeper Katelyn Campopiano
(Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) and into the right
side of the net.
Scavo set up the Ravens second
marker just 4:13 into the second half as she hit Hislop with a pass
at the top of the penalty area. Hislop then dribbled through two
defenders before blasting a shot past Campopiano from in close.
Franklin Pierce freshman
Jenna Mello (Londonderry,
N.H./Londonderry) registered one first-half save to
preserve her fifth shutout of the season. Campopiano kept the River
Hawks in the match with eight stops, including five in the second
half.
UMass Lowell had a chance to net
its first goal in program history against the Ravens, but junior
Jody Graham's (Billerica,
Mass./Billerica) low angle shot off a defensive
turnover caromed off the post.
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