MANCHESTER, N.H. – Guillermo Rios scored his 15th goal of the season, but the Franklin Pierce University men's soccer team dropped a 2–1 decision at Saint Anselm in Northeast-10 Conference action Wednesday afternoon at Melucci Field.
The Ravens move to 7–4–3 overall and 3–2–2 in NE10 play. Saint Anselm improves to 8–6–0 overall and 5–3–0 in the conference.
Franklin Pierce generated 10 shots and put five on target in the opening half, but the teams entered halftime scoreless.
Rios broke through at 49:26, finishing off an assist from Neketa Chkradiouk to give the Ravens a 1–0 advantage. Saint Anselm answered with a penalty kick at 52:52 before scoring the deciding goal at 79:39.
The Ravens continued to press, recording five shots after the go ahead goal, but could not find the equalizer. Franklin Pierce finished with a 21–9 advantage in shots and a 9–3 edge in shots on goal. Both teams earned two corner kicks.
Franklin Pierce returns to Manchester on Saturday, October 24, to face Southern New Hampshire at 7 p.m. in its penultimate match of the regular season.
