Stille and Savini combine for 12 goals in the
Ravens' first win of the season
Boxscore
Lauren Stille piled up seven goals
and an assist on Tuesday against Southern Connecticut State.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (March 18,
2008) – Freshman Lauren Stille (North
Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) scored seven times and added
an assist for eight points as Franklin Pierce University defeated
Southern Connecticut State University, 15-10, in a non-conference
women's lacrosse matchup at the Disney Complex on Tuesday
afternoon.
Stille's seven goals and eight points are both tied for
fifth-best in a single game at Franklin Pierce, with her goal total
the most by a Raven player since Courtney Boardman '05 had
eight tallies against Regis College on April 9, 2005.
Junior captain Carla Savini (Danvers,
Mass./Danvers) also had a good day for the Ravens with
five goals, including the game-winning tally on a free-position
shot midway through the second half. Freshman Jordan
Baillargeon (Westfield, Mass./Westfield) scored twice for
her first two collegiate goals, while junior May Stoffer
(New Hartford, Conn./Watkinson) added one for Franklin
Pierce.
Sophomore Teresa Manfredo (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) led the
Owls with three goals, while junior Grace Martha (Cheshire,
Conn./Cheshire) and freshman Jessica Kraszewski (West Haven,
Conn./West Haven) each had a pair of goals for Southern
Connecticut.
Freshman goaltender Chaniece Franklyn (Chappaqua,
N.Y./Horace Greeley) earned her first collegiate victory
for Franklin Pierce by turning away 13 of 23 shot attempts, while
Southern Connecticut's Lisa Corso (North Bellmore,
N.Y./Wellington C. Mepham) allowed 15 goals on 29 shots on goal.
The Ravens outshot the Owls by 10 on the day, 40-30, and put 29
shots on goal to the Owls' 23.
The first half was evenly played, as neither team could gain more
than a two-goal advantage. Stille (four) and Savini (two) combined
for all the Raven offense in the opening 30 minutes of play, as the
teams went into intermission deadlocked at six-all.
After ceding the first two goals of the second half to give the
Owls an 8-6 edge 5:01 into the period, Franklin Pierce came back
strong by scoring the game's next eight goals to take a
commanding 14-8 lead. Stille began the streak 6:29 into the second
half, taking a pass from senior captain Celine Stamets
(Sausalito, Calif./Mavin Catholic) and beating Corso for
her fifth of the day. Savini scored three times in 3:59 during the
run, including the eventual game-winner with 8:42 left in the half.
Stoffer capped the game-changing streak with her second of the year
with 4:33 left.
Franklin Pierce (1-1, 0-0 NE-10) concludes its Spring Break trip
tomorrow with a non-varsity contest against New York University at
5 p.m. The Ravens return to varsity play on Tuesday, March 25 at 4
p.m. with the team's Northeast-10 Conference opener at
Southern New Hampshire University. Southern Connecticut (0-4, 0-1
NE-10) will play an exhibition game against the University of
Central Florida tomorrow at 4 p.m.
