Hannah Weagle scores team-leading 10th goal of the season
RINDGE, N.H. (October 2, 2012) – The Franklin Pierce
University women's soccer team's bid for a
third-straight win came to a crushing end on Tuesday night at the
Ravens dropped a 2-1 decision in double overtime to Saint
Michael's at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The Ravens fell to 5-4-1
overall and 4-4-1 in the Northeast-10, while the Purple Knights
improved to 2-7-1 and 2-5-1 in league play.
Cassie Crockett ended it for the
Purple Knights in the 105th minute as she took a pass
from Olivia Biron at the top of the box and fired a shot past the
diving Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Lauren Brewer (Westford,
Mass.) into the back center of the net. The goal snapped a
three-match losing streak for the Purple Knights.
The Purple Knights, who were
outshot 23-13 by the Ravens, tied the score at 1-1 in the
58th minute as Katie Butler collected a pass off a free
kick and touched it over to Jordyn Mallett, who lined a marker into
the lower right corner of the net for her first tally of the
campaign.
Franklin Pierce, which fell to
0-2-1 in its last three home matches, got on the board first in the
27th minute when freshman forward Hannah Weagle
(Ipswich, Mass.) scored her team-leading 10th
goal of the season when she collected a loose ball from just
outside the box and lofted a nice shot to the upper left corner of
the net.
The goal came just a day after
Weagle was named the NE-10 rookie of the week for the second time
this season, which is the most for any player in the
conference.
The Ravens held a 4-2 lead in shots
in the two overtimes, but could not come up with the winner before
Crockett was able to notch her own.
Franklin Pierce returns to action
Saturday when the Ravens play host to New Haven at 12 p.m.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce women'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 women's soccer
apparel can do so at the athletic department's brand new
online store at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)
