Smith tallies goal and assist as
Ravens win streak reaches 12
RINDGE, N.H. (October 15,
2006) - Franklin Pierce, ranked 12th in this
week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, scored two goals in each half to
collect a 4-0 victory over American International College in
Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at Sodexho Field this
afternoon.
Freshman Rachel Smith
(Carlisle, Pa./Bible Baptist School) registered a goal and
assist to lead Franklin Pierce to its 12-straight victory. Senior
Linnea Authier (East Longmeadow, Mass./East
Longmeadow) made her second start of the season in goal
(both this week) and made one save to preserve her first shutout of
the season (ninth
career).
Franklin Pierce opened the scoring
18:05 into the match as freshman Mackenzie Bulych (Regina,
Saskatchewan/Dr. Martin LeBoldus) took a pass from senior
Caoimhe O'Donnell (Bowmanville,
Ontario/Bowmanville) and drilled a shot that the AIC
keeper got a hand on, put could not prevent from finding the right
side of the net.
Smith set up junior
Gabriela Demoner's (Curituba, Brazil) tenth goal
of the season in the 44th minute with a square ball from
the left side. Demoner dribbled past two defenders before sending a
drive into the right side of the net.
Smith found the net in the
60th minute, off a long pass from the back by senior
Kristen Lake (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield), for
her third goal of the season. Freshman Meghan Flynn
(Nashua, N.H./Nashua) rounded out the scoring with her
first collegiate goal, assisted by junior Thatiane Preisler
(Curitiba, Brazil) in the 90th minute.
Sophomore Danielle Hodecker
(West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield) played the
first 68:16 in goal for American International and made six saves,
while senior Sara Mead (Great Barrington, Mass./Monument
Mt.) posted two stops over the final 21:44. Franklin
Pierce finished with a 22-2 advantage in shots for the match,
including 12-1 in the opening half.
Franklin Pierce (13-2, 11-2 NE-10)
is off until it rounds out the regular season next Saturday at
Southern Connecticut State University at 7 p.m. American
International (1-13-1, 0-12-0 NE-10) hosts Saint Anselm College on
Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
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