Ravens take over first place in
NE-10 behind five-point effort from Hislop
RINDGE, N.H. (October 6,
2004) - Franklin Pierce, which slipped to No. 11 in this
week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, moved into sole possession of
first place in the Northeast-10 Conference with a 3-0 victory over
Bryant University in NE-10 women's soccer action this afternoon.
Junior All-American
Laura Hislop (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
played a role in all three Franklin Pierce goals with two goals and
an assist. Classmate Sonya Hughes (Balbriggan,
Ireland) chipped in with a goal.
Hislop opened the scoring in the
12th minute, when she perfectly timed a long ball from
the back by sophomore Mia Makarainen (Espoo,
Finland) and broke in one-on-one with Bryant senior
goalkeeper Kim Rekart (Ellicott City, Md./Mt.
Hebron) and fired a shot into the left corner of the
net.
Hislop doubled the Ravens advantage
at 37-minutes even when she slid in and poked a cross from senior
All-American Meghan Welcome (Haverhill,
Mass./Haverhill) past Rekart.
Bryant had an excellent bid to pull
a goal back just three minutes into the second half, but a header
by senior Christine Kalukiewicz (Littleton,
Mass./Littleton) just cleared the cross bar. The
Bulldogs had another chance in the 59th minute as junior
Nikki Grandmaison (East Hampstead, N.H./Central
Catholic) fired a shot that caromed off the post and
sophomore Casey Grange (Methuen, Mass./Central
Catholic) blasted the rebound over the bar.
Franklin Pierce put the match away
at 59:44 as Hislop connected with Hughes with a cross from the left
side that Hughes one-timed into the net.
Freshman goalkeeper
Jenna Mello (Londonderry,
N.H./Londonderry) finished the match with one
first-half save to preserve her third shutout of the season. Rekart
made two stops in just over 66-minutes of action, while freshman
Christina Baker (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks
West) made two saves over the final 24 minutes.
Franklin Pierce (9-1, 7-1 NE-10) is
off until next Thursday, October 14, when it hosts the University
of Massachusetts Lowell in its first home match on Sodexho Field at
3:30 p.m. Bryant (9-2-2, 6-1-2 NE-10) hosts Le Moyne College on
Monday at 10 a.m.
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