Grad student Casey Ftorek scored the lone Franklin Pierce goal late
in the first half. PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes.
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Adam's 30-yard bomb lifts Penmen to key NE-10 victory
Boxscore
MANCHESTER, N.H. (October
14, 2008) - Southern New Hampshire University, ranked
fifth in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, scored with just 4:12 remaining in
regulation to claim a 2-1 victory over defending NCAA Division II
Champion Franklin Pierce University, ranked tenth in this week's
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas
Division II East Regional poll, in Northeast-10 Conference men's
soccer action at Larkin Field tonight.
Sophomore Michael Adam
(Ludlow, Mass./Ludlow) caught Franklin Pierce freshman
goalkeeper Vinny Papageorgiou (Wilmington,
Mass./Wilmington) off his line when he scooped up a
turnover at midfield and lofted a shot into the top shelf 30-yards
from goal with just 4:21 to play. Junior Paulson Edum
(Calabar, Nigeria) also scored for the Penmen, who are
unbeaten over their last 12 matches (10-0-2).
Senior Frantz Francois set up the Ftorek marker. PHOTO BY
Andrew Katsampes.
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Senior goalkeeper Sean
Lambert (Rehoboth, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth) made four saves
to preserve the win for SNHU, while Papageorgiou finished with
three stops for the Ravens. Franklin Pierce finished with a 12-10
advantage in shots for the match.
Grad student Casey Ftorek
(Wolfeboro, N.H./Taft School), an All-American at
Middlebury College before transferring over the summer, scored the
lone Franklin Pierce goal.
Edum opened the scoring just 13:02
into the match when he took a cross from freshman Jayme
Kapinos (Ludlow, Mass./Avon Old Farms) and delivered a
stunning bicycle kick from the top of the 18 past Papageorgiou.
Franklin Pierce equalized just 8:59 before halftime when senior
Frantz Francois (Saint-Marc, Haiti/Palm Beach Lakes
(Fla.)) sent a through ball past the Penmen defense that
put Ftorek in one on one with Lambert before firing a low shot into
the left side of the net from 12-yards out for his third goal of
the season.
Franklin Pierce (8-6-1, 6-2-1
NE-10) returns to action on Saturday when it visits the University
of New Haven for an NE-10 match up at 1 p.m. The Ravens return home
on Wednesday, October 22, to host Bentley College at 7 p.m.
Southern New Hampshire (12-1-2, 8-0-2 NE-10) travels to Merrimack
College on Saturday at 1 p.m.
