Amanda Panaro scores second goal of the season

Jocelyn Leon made four saves in the setback to Saint Michael's.

COLCHESTER, Vt. (September 14, 2011) -- The Franklin Pierce University women's soccer team dropped its second-straight match on Wednesday with a 2-1 setback to Saint Michael's in Colchester, Vt. The Ravens fell to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the Northeast-10, while St. Mike's improved to 2-3 and 1-2 in league play.

Senior forward Amanda Panaro (Rockland, Mass.) gave the Ravens a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute with her second goal of the season. Panaro notched the tally as she fielded a pass from sophomore back Gabriela Vieira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and launched a long blast from 35 yards out down the left side which beat the Purple Knights goalkeeper to the top right corner of the net. Vieira garnered an assist on the play for her first point in a Franklin Pierce uniform.

The Ravens held St. Mike's scoreless the rest of the half and took the one-goal advantage into halftime.

However, Franklin Pierce could not keep St. Mike's at bay in the early stages of the second half and the Purple Knights would knot the score at 1-1 in the 51st minute when Kristin Hagenbarth scored with a strike in front of the net. Saint Michael's pulled out the win in the 85th minute with a goal from Cassie Crockett.

Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Jocelyn Leon (Lenox, Mass.) made four saves despite suffering the loss to fall to 3-2 on the season. The Ravens outshot St. Mike's by a 12-11 count.

Franklin Pierce returns to action next Wednesday when the Ravens play host to Bentley at 7 p.m. in Sodexo Field.

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