Demoner nets lone goal in 88th
minute to lift Ravens to key victory
RINDGE, N.H. (September 26,
2006) - Franklin Pierce, receiving votes in this week's
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II poll, got a late goal in posting a key 1-0 victory over
18th-ranked Merrimack College in Northeast-10 Conference
women's soccer action at Sodexho Field tonight.
Junior midfielder Gabriela
Demoner (Curitiba, Brazil) scored the only goal of the
match with just 2:05 remaining in regulation to lift Franklin
Pierce to the key Conference win. Demoner knocked in a cross from
the right side by junior Jenna Giardina (Pittsfield,
Mass./Taconic) at the top of the six mid goal.
Premium scoring chances were few
and far between for both teams, with Merrimack posting a slim 11-10
advantage in shots (4-3 on target). The Warriors best chance of the
match came in the 65th minute when senior Laura
Asbell (Tacoma, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) stepped into a
wide-open loose ball in the center of the 18, but booted the ball
well over the cross bar. Junior Hillary McGarr (North
Dighton, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth) had a drive from 25 yards
clip the crossbar before going over the end line in the
82nd minute.
Franklin Pierce junior goalkeeper
Jenna Mello (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry)
finished with four saves (three second half) to preserve her fourth
shutout of the season (19th career). Senior
Caitlin Stephan (Northboro, Mass./Algonquin) made
two stops for Merrimack.
Franklin Pierce (7-2, 6-2 NE-10) is
back in action on Saturday for another key NE-10 match with
Southern New Hampshire University, ranked fifth in the New England
region, at 7 p.m. Merrimack (8-2-0, 5-2-0 NE-10) visits Saint
Anselm College on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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