Hislop nets ninth career hat trick
to lead Ravens to first win of the season
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
(September 3, 2005) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 5 in the
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II preseason coaches poll, collected its first win of the
season with a 4-0 victory over Philadelphia University on day one
of the Holy Family Soccer Classic this afternoon.
Senior All-American
Laura Hislop (Belfast, Northern Ireland),
the 2004 Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year, netted the
ninth hat trick of her Franklin Pierce career, with all of her
goals coming in the first 52 minutes of the match. The three goals
give her 65 for her three-year career at the College, good enough
to move into fifth place on the program's career list. Her 168
career points are now tied for fourth all-time with former teammate
Meghan
Welcome.
Junior goalkeeper
Linnea Authier (East Longmeadow, Mass./East
Longmeadow) turned aside three shots in posting the
sixth shutout of her career in her first appearance of the season.
Franklin Pierce out-shot Philadelphia 7-3, including 7-1 over the
final 45 minutes.
The Ravens were handed the only
goal they would need in the sixth minute, when a Rams defender
steered the ball into their own net.
Hislop took over from there,
scoring an unassisted goal in the 11th minute, before
rounding out the first half scoring, assisted by sophomore
Jenna Giardina (Pittsfield,
Mass./Taconic), when she beat Philadelphia freshman
goalkeeper Sara Hall (Newark, Del./Charter School of
Wilmington) to the left side in the 25th.
Hislop rounded out the scoring less
than ten minutes into the second half, off a feed from junior
Leanne Bowler (Clonalvy, Ireland) in the
52nd minute.
Hall finished with six saves in
goal for the Rams.
Franklin Pierce (1-0-1, 0-0-1
NE-10) rounds out the event tomorrow against host Holy Family
University at 11 a.m. Philadelphia (1-3) faces UMass Lowell
tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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