Ravens have outscored the opposition 9-0 during its three-game
streak
MANCHESTER, N.H. (October 16, 2013) – Pedro
Espindola (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and George
Levantakis (Lynnfield, Mass.) each scored a goal and
assisted on the other's to lead the Franklin Pierce
University men's soccer team to a 3-0 blanking of Saint
Anselm on Wednesday night in Manchester.
The Ravens won their third straight
to improve to 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Northeast-10, while the
Hawks dipped to 2-8 and 1-7 in league play. Franklin Pierce has
outscored the opposition a combined 9-0 during its three-game
streak.
Franklin Pierce produced a 22-6
advantage in shots, including putting 10 of those on net. Senior
Gareth Dudney (North Andover, Mass.) and rookie
Dallas Donovan (South Yarmouth, Mass.) each fired
off five shots, and it was the latter who got the scoring started
for the Ravens in the 27th minute. Donovan notched his
team-leading fourth goal of the season, and his third in the last
two matches, as he struck home a crossing pass from graduate
forward Ryan Ruffing (Westborough, Mass.), who was
credited with an assist on the play.
The goal was all junior keeper
Sam Meza (Whittier, Calif.) needed to make
Franklin Pierce's lead stand up, as he turned aside a pair of
St. A's scoring chances to cap his third-straight shutout win
and improve to 6-5 on the year. All six wins have come via the
shutout variety.
Levantakis and Espindola made sure
to put the match out of reach in the final four minutes with a pair
of goals. Levantakis scored his first career collegiate marker in
the 86th minute when he took Espindola's crossing
pass and blasted a sharp shot to the left post that St. A's
keeper Mark Kotsopoulos had no chance at stopping.
Levantakis returned the favor at
the buzzer as he sent a pass to Espindola, who tucked a shot inside
the same left post to beat the buzzer. It was Espindola's
first career collegiate marker as well.
Espindola finished with three
shots, while Levantakis' marker came on his only attempt of
the evening. Both had three points on the night.
Franklin Pierce returns to action
Saturday when the Ravens play host to Adelphi at 3 p.m. on Sodexo
Field in Rindge.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce men'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 men's soccer apparel
can do so on the athletic department's online store
at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)
