Jake Wright made three saves despite suffering tough loss
RINDGE, N.H. (October 10, 2012) – The Franklin
Pierce University men's soccer team had its five match
winning streak snapped Wednesday night with a tough 1-0 setback to
Merrimack at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The Ravens fell to 8-3 overall
and 6-2 in the Northeast-10, while the Warriors, who won their
sixth straight, improved to 8-2-1 and 6-2 in league play.
The Ravens also had their 19-match
home unbeaten streak snapped (18-0-1) as they had not lost a
contest in Sodexo Field since a similar 1-0 outcome to Dowling in
the NCAA quarterfinals in 2010.
Merrimack held a slim 10-9
advantage in shots and got the only goal it needed in the
79th minute when Douglas Searl struck home his first
tally of the season when Michael Rincon fed him a slick crossing
pass right at the mouth of the goal, which the forward was able to
chip into the upper left corner of the net.
The Warriors, who played a solid
defensive game, limited the Ravens to few high quality scoring
chances after Searl's marker, which enabled them to seal a
win that brought them into a three-way tie with Franklin Pierce and
Southern New Hampshire for second place in the Northeast-10
Conference (identical 6-2 records).
Graduate forward Ryan
Ruffing (Westborough, Mass.) came off the bench in the
second half to pace the Ravens with three shots, while sophomore
David Lima (Everett, Mass.) added a pair of
chances.
Graduate goalkeeper
Jake Wright (Los Angeles, Calif.)
made three saves in net, but took the loss for Franklin Pierce to
fall to 8-3 on the season. Jose Silva started in net for Merrimack
and stopped two shots to earn the shutout victory.
Franklin Pierce returns to action
Saturday when the Ravens play host to American International at 7
p.m. in Sodexo Field.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce men's soccer, please visit the team's page at
athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow the program even further,
please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports),
Twitter (www.twitter.com/FPUathletics)
and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens).
Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce men's soccer apparel
can do so at the athletic department's brand new online store
at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)
