Junior All-American Gabriela Demoner netted the lone goal of the
match to lift the Ravens past Saint Rose this afternoon.
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Demoner nets deciding goal in 75th minute to lift Ravens to key
NE-10 victory
Boxscore
ALBANY, N.Y. (September 17,
2008) - Franklin Pierce University, ranked 17th
in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, notched a key 1-0 victory at
15th-ranked College of Saint Rose in Northeast-10
Conference women's soccer action at the Albany Academy this
afternoon.
Junior All-America midfielder
Gabriela Demoner (Curitiba, Brazil), the reigning
Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year netted the only goal of
the match, when she side-stepped a defender at the top of the 18
and fired a bending shot into the top shelf on the right side of
the goal at 74:52.
Senior goalkeeper Brittany
Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) made five saves
to preserve the Ravens first shutout of the season. The clean sheet
is the 14th of Ester's two-year career at the
University, moving into a tie for seventh on the program's all-time
list with Kara Shemeth (1998-2001). Junior Shannon Murphy
(Charlton, Mass./St. Peter Marian) made four saves in goal
for Saint Rose.
Senior Brittany Ester made five saves to preserve the Ravens first
shutout of the season - the 14th of her two year career at the
University.
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The Golden Knights posted a slim
12-11 advantage in shots for the match, but Franklin Pierce enjoyed
the majority of possession and controlled play throughout.
Demoner's goal came moments after
one of Saint Rose's most sustained periods of offensive pressure in
which Ester was forced to make a pair of saves in the
70th minute. Franklin Pierce appeared to take the lead
in the 57th minute, when a blast from senior
Kristen Cilley (Belchertown, Mass./Belchertown)
looked to have trickled over the end line, only to be cleared at
the last minute by Saint Rose sophomore Coco Ebersole (Fort
Collins, Colo./Poudre).
Ester made a nice save on a shot by
sophomore Jazmine Farrell (Raritan,
N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) with just over nine minutes to
play to preserve the victory. Saint Rose's best scoring chance came
in the first half, when a header by freshman Nicola
D'Errico (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) off a corner kick
flashed just wide of the left post.
Franklin Pierce (4-1-1, 2-0-1
NE-10) is back in action on Saturday when it visits Southern
Connecticut State University for an NE-10 match at 7 p.m. The
Ravens are back home next Tuesday, September 23, to host Saint
Michael's College at 7 p.m. Saint Rose (4-2-0, 2-1-0 NE-10) travels
to Bentley College on Saturday at 3 p.m.
