Madison Finlay scores team leading fourth goal of season
RINDGE, N.H. (October 14, 2013) – The Franklin
Pierce University women's soccer team scored the first two
goals of Monday's game, but Roberts Wesleyan struck a pair of
its own in a three-minute span late in regulation to force a 2-2
tie at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The Ravens moved to 4-5-3
overall, while the Redhawks moved to 7-3-1.
Roberts Wesleyan's surge came
in the 69th and 72nd minutes to knot the
score at 2-all. Brittany Foster struck home her team-leading eighth
goal of the season on a penalty kick attempt at 68:48 following a
Franklin Pierce foul deep in the box.
Bella Mitrevski scored the
equalizer at 71:53 when she took a pass from Ellie Swan in the
Franklin Pierce box, and chipped in a shot to the lower right
corner of the net.
The two tallies were part of the
Redhawks' 9-8 advantage in shots in the second half after the
Ravens had owned a commanding 12-3 edge in attempts in the opening
45 minutes.
Both teams had a pair of attempts
in the second overtime, but could not come up with the winning
marker. Freshman Makayla Medeiros (Attleboro,
Mass.) had a header re-direct early in the second extra
session, but the attempt just went wide left.
Roberts Wesleyan also had an
attempt off a corner kick try midway through the frame, but once
again the ball could not land on the foot of a Redhawk striker,
thus thwarting a legitimate scoring opportunity.
Marissa Sell stopped nine shots for
Roberts Wesleyan, while rookie Kimberly Antunes (Brockton,
Mass.) made her first career start in net for Franklin
Pierce and was just as solid making four saves, including a leaping
attempt in the first half to keep the Ravens on top 1-0.
Freshman Madison Finlay
(Plymouth, Mass.) gave Franklin Pierce that early goal in
the 10th minute when she headed in a crossing pass from
in front of the net off a nice feed from sophomore Fernanda
Marques (Sao Paulo, Brazil), who picked up an assist on
the play. The goal was Finlay's team-leading fourth of the
season.
Sophomore Nichole Donovan
(Abington, Mass.) made it 2-0 Ravens in the 59th minute
when she used her head to deflect in a previous header attempt from
Gabriela Vieira (Sao Paulo, Brazil). It was
Donovan's first goal of her collegiate career.
The Ravens ultimately held a 24-14
lead in shots, including getting seven from Finlay. Donovan added
four attempts, while freshman Nicole Chaet (Tewksbury, Mass.) and
Marques had three shots apiece. Mitrevski had five chances for the
Redhawks.
Franklin Pierce returns to action
Wednesday when the Ravens play host to Saint Anselm at 4 p.m. on
Sodexo Field in Rindge.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce women's soccer, please visit the team's page at
http://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 on the athletic department's online store
at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)
