Pair of Ravens score their first collegiate goals
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RINDGE, N.H. (September 1, 2012) – The Franklin
Pierce University women's soccer team opened its 2012 season
in fine fashion on Saturday night as the Ravens exploded for four
goals in a 4-1 triumph over Caldwell. Franklin Pierce improved to
1-0 on the season, while the Cougars dipped to 0-2.
A pair of Ravens logged their first
collegiate goals on the night, including freshman forward Hannah
Weagle (Ipswich, Mass.), who struck home a pair, and sophomore
midfielder Caroline Savasta (Salem, Mass.), who scored a marker
late in the first half.
Not to be outdone, junior forward
Talita Pereira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) notched a goal, which came after
last season's team-high 15 points and six goals she scored.
The six goals and three assists she logged last season helped her
gain Third-Team All-Northeast-10 honors.
Weagle got the scoring started for
the Ravens in the 25th minute when she caused a turnover
deep in the Cougars zone, dribbled in and fired a shot near the top
of the circle that deflected off the Caldwell keeper into the lower
left corner of the net.
Franklin Pierce struck 12 minutes
later when it picked up the pace of play in front of the Caldwell
net, thus enabling Savasta to slip to the mouth of the goal and
fire a shot to the lower left corner for her first career
marker.
Weagle notched her second goal a little less than five minutes into
the second half as she scored off her own rebound right in front of
the net. Pereira capped the scoring in the 88th minute
when she headed in a free kick attempt from senior midfielder Julie
Foster (Dennisport, Mass.), who was credited with an assist on the
play.
Senior keeper Casey Edward
(Marshfield, Mass.) got the start in net for the Ravens and earned
the win after playing just the first half. Classmate Lauren Brewer
(Westford, Mass.) played the second half and made two saves. The
Ravens outshot Caldwell, 15-9.
Franklin Pierce returns to action
Monday night when the Ravens travel to Manchester to face Southern
New Hampshire at 7 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).
