Abernathy, Henrique each tally three points
Boxscore
Nicole Henrique notched a goal and
an assist on Saturday against Saint Anselm.
|
RINDGE, N.H. (Sept. 6, 2008) –
Sophomore forward Nicole Henrique
(Swansea, Mass./Joseph Case) scored the game-winning goal
and later added an assist on Saturday to lead the Franklin Pierce
University field hockey team to a 2-0 victory over Merrimack in
Northeast-10 Conference play at Sodexo Field. Junior forward Ashley Abernethy (Bellingham,
Mass./Bellingham) also tallied a goal and an assist in
Franklin Pierce's first victory of the season.
Nearly the entire first half went scoreless before Franklin Pierce
tallied the game's first goal with six seconds remaining in
the frame. Abernethy corralled the ball on the right side and fed
it into the middle. Henrique was all alone in front of the cage and
able to deflect the pass into the goal to give the Ravens a 1-0
lead.
Play was fairly even in the first half, with Franklin Pierce
holding a slim, 4-3 shots advantage.
The Ravens would double the lead to 2-0 less than 10 minutes into
the second half. This time it was Henrique who set things up as she
took a shot from the right side. Merrimack freshman goalkeeper
Jillian Lewis (Exeter, N.H./Exeter) made the initial save, put
Abernethy put the rebound home to tally her second goal of the
season.
Franklin Pierce held a 7-4 advantage in shots in the second half,
as well as an 11-7 edge over the full 70 minutes.
Freshman goalkeeper Kristin
Tormollan (Waterville, Maine/Waterville) made four saves in
front of the Franklin Pierce cage for her first career win and
shutout. Lewis made four saves for Merrimack in defeat.
The Ravens (1-2, 1-1 NE-10) return to the field on Wednesday,
Sept. 10 when they travel to take on Saint Anselm in a Northeast-10
Conference contest. Game time is set for 4 p.m. in Manchester, N.H.
Merrimack (1-2, 1-1 NE-10) returns to action on Sept. 10 at home
against Saint Michael's.
