Hislop, Hughes lead Ravens to
seventh-straight win
RINDGE, N.H. (October 11,
2005) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 6 in this week's
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II poll, scored a goal midway through each half in posting
a 2-0 victory over Bentley College in Northeast-10 Conference
women's soccer action at Sodexho Field tonight.
Senior All-American
Laura Hislop (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
played a role in both Franklin Pierce markers with a goal and
assist. She has now figured in each of the Ravens last nine goals,
scoring five goals and assisting on four others, and 11 of their
last 12. Hislop has played a role in 28 of Franklin Pierce's 36
goals scored for the season.
Bentley sophomore goalkeeper
Jackie Bourque (Lynnfield,
Mass./Lynnfield) kept the Falcons in the match with
11 saves. She was also helped out by freshman Emma
Kelly (Bonita Springs, Fla./Estero), who cleared a
header by Franklin Pierce junior back Alex Scavo
(Toronto, Ontario/Brother Andre) off the line at the
near post off a corner kick to keep the match scoreless just 4:01
into the
match.
Franklin Pierce junior
Linnea Authier (East Longmeadow, Mass./East
Longmeadow) made one stop to preserve her third
shutout of the season (eighth career) as the Ravens enjoyed a 22-2
advantage in shots for the match. The shutout was the
fourth-straight for the Ravens, who have not yielded a goal in
their last 446:40.
Bourque had four of her 11 stops in
the first 23 minutes of the match, which was scoreless until
Franklin Pierce was awarded an indirect free kick from just outside
the penalty area moments later. Hislop touched the ball to senior
All-American Sonya Hughes (Balbriggan,
Ireland), who fired the ball into the lower right
corner of the net from the left channel at 23:39.
Hislop gave the Ravens some
insurance with her Conference-leading 20th goal of the
season midway through the second half when she took a pass from the
left side by junior Leanne Bowler (Clonalvy,
Ireland) and scored on a low shot from the top of the
18 to the lower left corner at 65:22.
Franklin Pierce (11-1-1, 9-1-1
NE-10) returns to the pitch on Thursday when it hosts Pace
University at 4 p.m. Bentley (0-9-3, 0-9-2 NE-10) hosts Holy Family
University in a non-conference match on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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