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Franklin Pierce beats American International, 3-1

Blanchard moves up to third on the all time goals list

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Angela Barone Angela Barone scored the game-winning goal and added an assist on Thursday against American International.

RINDGE, N.H. (September 22, 2005) – Franklin Pierce scored two first half goals to notch its second victory of the season, a 3-1 win against American International College at Sodexho Field this evening.

Franklin Pierce senior Laura Blanchard (Rockport, Mass./Rockport) started the scoring for the Ravens when she notched her second goal of the season with 29:20 remaining in the first half. With this goal, Blanchard moved up to third on the all time goals list with 12 for her career.

Just under five minutes later, junior Angela Barone (Norwood, Pa./Interboro) scored the Ravens' second goal as she fired a shot past American International goalkeeper Casey Armand (Danvers, Mass./Danvers). Barone would later add an assist, when junior Mary Beth Huszar (Greenville, N.H./Greenville) scored her team-leading third goal of the season with 13:36 remaining in the match.

American International answered back in the first half as sophomore Nicole Phelps (Nassau, N.Y./Columbia) scored a goal with 6:40 remaining. However, Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan School) and the Ravens defense would shutout American International for the remainder of the match. Pietraszuk stopped two shots for the Ravens while Armand made five saves for the Yellow Jackets.

Franklin Pierce (2-6, 2-6 NE-10) will be in action on Saturday, when it hosts LIU-C.W. Post at noon. American International (0-6, 0-6 NE-10) will play Saturday when it travels to No. 7 Stonehill College for a match at 10:30 a.m.

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