Panthers win shootout 6-5
after Cali double forces overtime
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (November
20, 2004) - Adelphi University, ranked No. 8 in the final
regular season NSCAA/adidas Division II poll, ended No. 4 Franklin
Pierce's record run of Final Four trips with a 6-5 decision in a
penalty shootout after the two sides played to a 2-2 draw in
quarterfinal round action of the 2004 NCAA Division II
Championships this afternoon at Stiles Field.
Adelphi (19-3-1) advances to its
first Final Four where it will face the winner of tomorrow's
quarterfinal match between Lincoln Memorial University and No. 7
Carson-Newman University on Thursday, December 2, in Wichita Falls,
Texas. Franklin Pierce (20-1-1), winners of a record five National
Championships, has its record of 12-straight Final Four berths
halted with the loss. The Ravens were the only higher seed in the
men's or women's NCAA Division II Soccer Tournament to be sent on
the road for their quarterfinal match.
"We really didn't deserve to be in
the penalty shootout," said Franklin Pierce Head Coach
Jeff Bailey. "We let them have too much
space, allowed too many crosses into the box and gave them too many
chances."
Sophomore Tara
Grodotzke (Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point) sent
Adelphi through as she deposited the Panthers' sixth penalty
attempt into the right side of the net. The decisive kick came
after Franklin Pierce sophomore back Mia Makarainen
(Espoo, Finland) had her attempt carom off the left
post after both teams converted their first five kicks.
"I felt pretty confident with about
four minutes to go," said Bailey. " I felt like maybe we weathered
the storm, but it just wasn't meant to be."
Adelphi sent the match into
overtime as senior back Dina Cali (Valley Stream,
N.Y./VS North) knocked in a loose ball at the right
post. Franklin Pierce freshman goalkeeper Jenna Mello
(Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) had a ball from the
left side by sophomore Catherine Wyndham (Lynbrook,
N.Y./Lynbrook) slip through her hands, that found
Cali for a shot into a wide open net for her second goal of the
match.
Cali opened the scoring 13:50 into
the contest when she headed in a corner kick from senior
Josephine Coiro (West Babylon, N.Y./West
Babylon) at the far post that caught Mello off her
line attempting to collect the inswinger.
Franklin Pierce roared back with a
pair of goals within a span of 1:25 in the 19th and
20th minutes. Junior All-American Laura
Hislop (Belfast, Northern Ireland) played a role in
both markers, setting up senior back Martta Makila
(Vantaa, Finland) with a cross from the left side.
Makila was left unmarked and buried a shot from the center of the
penalty area at 18:26. Hislop put the Ravens ahead at 19:51 when
she was left unmarked in the center of the penalty area and took a
pass from freshman Taryn Welker (Wayne,
Pa./Conestoga) and blasted a shot into the goal from
the penalty spot.
"This team was good enough to go to
the Final Four," said Bailey. "But it comes down to how you play on
the day and today we weren't good enough."
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