Santos, Goncalves and Hay each score to pace Ravens
offensively
BOXSCORE
RINDGE, N.H. (September 4,
2010) – The No. 16-nationally ranked Franklin Pierce
University men's soccer team used strong all-around play at
both ends of the field to pull off a satisfying 3-0 win over Molloy
on Saturday night at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The Ravens ran their
record to 2-0, while Molloy dipped to 0-2.
Marc Santos (East Hartford,
Conn.), Victor Goncalves (Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil) and Jeff Hay (Dudley, Mass.) each
scored a goal for the Ravens. It marked the second-straight game
that both Goncalves and Hay each scored a goal, while Santos'
goal gave him at least one point in each of the first two contests
this season.
Junior goalkeeper Vinny
Papageorgiou (Wilmington, Mass.) made three saves to earn
the shutout victory and run his record to 2-0 on the young season.
Franklin Pierce out-shot Molloy by a count of 16-11.
Franklin Pierce went on top to stay
for good in the game's seventh minute when Santos drilled a
header past the Molloy goalkeeper for a 1-0 advantage. Santos was
able to get a clean attempt on the ball following an arching pass
by Paul Latif (Newcastle, England), who earned an
assist on the play for his efforts. It was Latif's second
assist in as many games as his solid passing early on this year has
helped aid in Franklin Pierce's strong offensive play.
Goncalves had a nifty goal in the
game's 58th minute as he collected a loose ball
and dribbled down into the right side of the box before ripping a
shot into the lower left corner of the net past the out-stretched
arms of Molloy's goalkeeper.
Hay capped the game's scoring with a tally in the
78th minute when he scored off a loose-ball attempt in
front of the goal line.
The game was played in front of
1,017 fans, who were on hand for multiple events that added to an
exciting atmosphere. At halftime of the contest, Franklin Pierce
debuted its new Rocky the Raven mascot, which drew loud applause
from the fans in attendance. Immediately following the game, there
was a fireworks show courtesy of Atlas Pyrotechnics.
Franklin Pierce now hits the road
for three games before returning to the friendly-confines of Sodexo
Field. The Ravens will travel to face Dowling on Tuesday afternoon
at 4 p.m. in New York. Franklin Pierce's next home game will
be on Sept. 22, when the Ravens play host to defending Northeast-10
Conference champion Le Moyne at 4 p.m. That game will kick off a
four-game homestand for the Ravens.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce men's soccer, please visit the team's page at
athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) You can also visit www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports
and www.twitter.com/FPUathletics
to find out more about the program.
