Senior Kelly Johnson netted the match-winning goal in the third
minute and added an assist to lead the Ravens.
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Cilley and Johnson each collect a goal and assist as Ravens net
rebound win
Boxscore
RINDGE, N.H. (October 1,
2008) - Franklin Pierce University scored three times in
the opening half hour and never looked back in posting a 4-0
victory over Saint Anselm College in Northeast-10 Conference
women's soccer action at Sodexo Field tonight.
Seniors Kristen Cilley
(Belchertown, Mass./Belchertown) and Kelly Johnson
(Stamford, Conn./Stamford) each registered a goal and
assist to lead Franklin Pierce to a bounce back victory in its
first match since a 1-0 setback to Saint Michael's College here
last Tuesday. Junior All-American Gabriela Demoner
(Curitiba, Brazil) dished two assists for the Ravens, who
scored all four goals in the opening half, while classmate
Rachel Smith (Chichester, N.H./Bible Baptist School
(Pa.)) and sophomore All-American Angelika
Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden) each netted a goal.
Senior goalkeeper Brittany
Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) made one second
half save to preserve her second shutout of the season
(15th career). Senior Micaela Smith (Andover,
Mass./Andover) and sophomore Jacqueline Cooney
(Braintree, Mass./Braintree) split the goalkeeping duties
for Saint Anselm, with Cooney making two saves in the first half
and Smith stopping two shots in a scoreless second. Franklin Pierce
finished with a 14-2 advantage in shots for the match, including an
8-0 margin in the opening half.
Johnson put Franklin Pierce in
front just 2:54 into the match as she took a through ball from
Demoner and fired a bending shot from the right side into the upper
left side of the net from 14-yards out for her first goal of the
season. The Ravens doubled their lead in the 20th minute
when Cooney stopped a long-range shot from the right side by
Cilley, but couldn't hang on and the rebound dropped to the foot of
Smith, who tapped it in from inside the six for her first goal of
the year.
Franklin Pierce's lead grew to
three goals with a nice three-way play in the 28th
minute as Demoner released Johnson down the right side with a
through ball from midfield. Johnson looped a cross into the six for
an open tap in at the far post by Johansson for her
Conference-leading 12th goal of the fall. Cilley rounded
out the scoring in the 44th minute, when she sent a ball
in from just beyond the halfway line that bounced through the Saint
Anselm defense, which screened Cooney, allowing the ball to find
the net.
Franklin Pierce (6-2-1, 4-1-1
NE-10) is back in action on Saturday, when it travels to Pace
University for an NE-10 match at 3 p.m. The Ravens return to Sodexo
Field next Tuesday to host UMass Lowell at 6 p.m. Saint Anselm
(3-5-2, 2-2-2 NE-10) hosts The College of Saint Rose on Saturday at
2 p.m.
