Freshman Michael Busto's first collegiate goal in the 83rd minute
lifted the Ravens past Saint Anselm this afternoon.
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Busto goal in the 83rd minute keeps Ravens NE-10 unbeaten
streak alive
Boxscore
RINDGE, N.H. (October 1,
2008) - Defending NCAA Division II Champion Franklin
Pierce University edged Saint Anselm College, 2-1, in Northeast-10
Conference men's soccer action at Melucci Field this afternoon.
Freshman back Michael Busto
(Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou Academy) scored the winning goal
with just 7:32 to play in regulation as Franklin Pierce extends its
unbeaten streak in NE-10 regular season matches to 21 (18-0-3)
dating back to October 14, 2006. Freshman back Tom Reilly
(Wallasey, England) also scored for the Ravens.
Freshman goalkeeper Vinny
Papageorgiou (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) preserved the
Freshman Tom Reilly netted his second goal of the season to give
the Ravens a first half lead.
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win with one save for Franklin
Pierce, while junior John Corridan (Holliston,
Mass./Skidmore) made three stops for Saint Anselm.
Franklin Pierce posted a 15-6 advantage in shots for the match,
including a 10-4 margin in the second half.
Busto's winner marked the first
collegiate goal for the freshman as he knocked in a loose ball at
the doorstep after junior Kensaku Tsuji (Tokushima,
Japan) lost control of the ball inside the penalty area
after a combination play with freshman Viktor
Gonçalves (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) in the
83rd minute.
Franklin Pierce opened the scoring
in the 35th minute, when Reilly stole a pass and netted
his second goal of the season. Saint Anselm equalized just 1:24
into the second half with an unassisted goal from senior
Sam Lamptey (Worcester, Mass./Worcester North).
The Lamptey goal snapped a shutout streak of 398:11 for the Ravens,
and Papageorgiou, who had posted three-straight shutouts during a
five-match unbeaten run.
Franklin Pierce (6-4-1, 5-0-1
NE-10) returns to action on Saturday, when it hosts Mercy College
in a non-conference battle at 7 p.m. Saint Anselm (3-6-1, 1-3-1
NE-10) travels to The College of Saint Rose on Saturday at 2 p.m.
