Sophomore All-American Angelika Johansson collected two goals and
an assist to lead the Ravens, maintaining her top-notch form of
late. PHOTO BY Greg Wall.
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Johansson maintains form with five points, Demoner collects
goal and assist
Boxscore
WALTHAM, Mass. (October 21,
2008) - Franklin Pierce University, ranked 15th
in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, wrapped four goals in a 22-minute
span around halftime to claim a 4-1 victory over Bentley College in
Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at Falcons Field this
afternoon.
Franklin Pierce's All-America
tandem of junior Gabriela Demoner (Curitiba,
Brazil) and sophomore Angelika Johansson
(Falkenberg, Sweden) led the way for the Ravens. Johansson
continued her tremendous form with two goals and an assist for five
points on the afternoon, while Demoner added a goal and assist.
Senior Ann Foley (Foxboro, Mass./Rockland) added a
goal for the Ravens.
Senior goalkeeper Brittany
Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) didn't make a
save in goal for Franklin Pierce. Sophomores Miranda
Charles (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) and Kara
Smith (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield) split the
goalkeeping duties for Bentley, with Charles making six saves in
the first half, while Smith stopped two shots and conceded just one
of the four goals over the final 45 minutes. The Ravens finished
with a 20-6 advantage in shots for the match, including a 12-3
margin in the first half.
Junior All-American Gabriela Demoner added a goal and assist for
the Ravens. PHOTO BY Greg Wall.
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The match was scoreless until the
26th minute before Johansson opened Franklin Pierce's
four-goal outburst over the next 21 minutes. The sophomore
All-American knocked in a loose ball at the 25:25-mark for an
unassisted marker. While Johansson saw her streak of six-straight
Raven goals scored in the 38th minute, she turned
provider for Demoner with a pass over the Bentley defense, before
Demoner scored from 15-yards out.
Foley rounded out the first half
scoring, when she took a through ball from Demoner and netted her
second goal of the season in the 40th minute. Johansson
collected her Northeast-10 leading 22nd goal of the
season just 1:55 after halftime with another unassisted strike to
round out the Ravens scoring. Johansson has scored seven of
Franklin Pierce's last nine goals and played a role in eight of
those nine with the assist tonight.
Junior Cheryl Boyd
(Holliston, Mass./Holliston) put Bentley on the board in
the 50th minute, when senior Tara Petitto
(Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield) put her in one on one with
Ester to score her seventh goal of the season.
Franklin Pierce (11-3-1, 9-2-1
NE-10) is back in action on Saturday when it hosts No. 21 Merrimack
College for its final regular season home match at Sodexo Field at
1 p.m. Bentley (4-12-1, 2-9-1 NE-10) visits American International
College on Saturday at 1 p.m.
