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Franklin Pierce Stuns Assumption, 3-1

Ravens register first win against Assumption

Box Score

Mary Beth Huszar Mary Beth Huszar scored a pair of goals on Wednesday against Assumption.

RINDGE, N.H. (October 12 , 2005) – The Franklin Pierce field hockey team scored three second half goals to defeat Assumption College, 3-1in Northeast-10 field hockey action at Sodexho Field this evening. This marks the first time Franklin Pierce has defeated Assumption College in 10 games played.

Assumption College started the scoring in the first half, as senior captain Kerry Kelly (Dedham, Mass./Dedham) fired a shot past Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan School) with 12:51 remaining.

Franklin Pierce responded with three unanswered goals in the second half to secure the victory. Freshman Jenee Clifford (Sandown, N.H./Timberlane) started the scoring for the Ravens, registering her second collegiate goal with 33:34 remaining in the second half.

Franklin Pierce junior Mary Beth Huszar (Greenville, N.H./Greenville) would put the Ravens on top for good, when she scored her first goal of the match off a feed from senior captain Amy McMullin (Belgrade, Maine./Messalonske) with 29:09 remaining in the second half. Huszar would later add her second goal of the match, her eighth of the season, with 10:27 remaining to put Franklin Pierce on top 3-1.

Assumption College junior goalkeeper Kaitlin Burke (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth) registered seven saves for the Greyhounds. Pietraszuk also stopped seven shots in net for Franklin Pierce.

Franklin Pierce (5-9, 3-8 NE-10) will be in action on Saturday, when it travels to No. 7 Stonehill College for a match starting at 10 a.m. Assumption College (7-7, 6-7 NE-10) will travel to Mercyhurst College on Saturday for a match starting at 11 a.m.