Ravens travel to Le Moyne on
Saturday
Lauren Stille scored twice on Wednesday night against Saint
Anselm.
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RINDGE, N.H. (April 20,
2011) – Junior attacker Meghan Smith tallied a
game-high six points on five goals and one assist on Wednesday
night to lead Saint Anselm to a 17-8 victory over the Franklin
Pierce University women's lacrosse team in Northeast-10 Conference
play at Sodexo Field. Senior attacker Lauren
Stille (North Quincy, Mass.) and sophomore midfielder
Courtney Weber
(Centerport, N.Y.) scored two goals each for Franklin
Pierce in defeat.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce
falls to 6-7 (3-6 Northeast-10), while Saint Anselm improves to 3-8
(3-6 Northeast-10).
After Franklin Pierce scored four
of the game's first six goals, Saint Anselm rattled off a 6-0 run
over a span of 11:58 late in the first half to jump to an 8-4 lead,
with all six goals coming from different players. Four of the six
goals came on free-position shots, while Smith contributed a goal
and an assist to the run.
Franklin Pierce answered with two
of the final three goals of the first half and the first goal of
the second half to put together a 3-1 run to cut the gap to 9-7.
Senior attacker Jordan
Baillargeon (Westfield, Mass.) scored the final goal
of the first half with 21 seconds remaining and then set up
Stille's second goal of the game 2:18 into the second period.
However, Franklin Pierce would get
no closer as Saint Anselm put home the next five goals over a span
of just 3:50 to put the game out of reach on its way to scoring
eight of the game's last nine goals and the 17-8 victory. In the
lightning-quick five-goal run, the Hawks struck twice on
free-position attempts, sophomore midfielder Bryanna Hayes put home
two goals and senior attacker Leigh Krzyston dished out a pair of
assists.
In addition to Stille and Weber for
Franklin Pierce, junior midfielder Mary Kate
Stille (North Quincy, Mass.) recorded two assists and
Baillargeon chipped in a goal and an assist to round out the
multiple-point scorers. Junior defender Kim Jaksina
(Townsend, Mass.) caused three turnovers and picked up
three ground balls to lead the defensive efforts.
Behind Smith for Saint Anselm,
Krzyston finished with a goal and three assists for four points,
while sophomore midfielder Carrie Brophy netted three goals.
Defensively, sophomore midfielder Kaleigh Hunt racked up five
ground balls and Hayes and junior defender Carline Wintersteen
caused a pair of turnovers each.
Junior goalkeeper Jillian Bolduc
(Atkinson, N.H.) made 12 saves and took the loss (6-7) in
front of the Franklin Pierce net, while senior Katherine O'Hara
stopped five shots to pick up the win (2-7) between the pipes for
Saint Anselm.
Saint Anselm posted a 36-24
advantage in shots, held a 21-18 edge in ground balls and
controlled 21 of the 25 draws in the game. Franklin Pierce was
successful on 11 of its 16 (68.8%) clear attempts and finished
2-for-4 on free-position shots. Saint Anselm went 8-for-10 (80.0%)
on clear attempts and 8-for-11 on free-position shots.
The Ravens return to the field on
Saturday, April 23, when they travel to Le Moyne for a Northeast-10
Conference contest. Game time is scheduled for noon at Athletic
Turf Complex in Syracuse, N.Y. Franklin Pierce next plays at home
on Senior Day, Saturday, April 30, against Assumption at 3 p.m.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin
Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be
sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics'
official Facebook page
(http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel
(http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed
(http://twitter.com/FPUathletics).
