#13 FRANKLIN PIERCE EDGES BENTLEY, 2-1
WALTHAM, Mass. --- First-half goals by sophomores Richard Gordon (Lenzie, Scotland) and Chris Schwarz (Babenhausen, Germany) propelled 13th-ranked (Division II) Franklin Pierce to a 2-1 win over host Bentley College in Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer Wednesday night.
The Ravens improved to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the conference while Bentley, whose modest two-game win streak was snapped, dipped back to .500, 4-4 overall and 3-3 NE-10.
Gordon netted the game's first goal, an brilliant unassisted tally from 40 yards out in the 29th minute. A little more than seven minutes after Gordon's third of the season, Schwarz scored his fourth to give Franklin Pierce a 2-0 lead.
Bentley, which was out-shot 14-9, cut the margin in half just 55 seconds into the second half when sophomoreRyan Ackerman (North Haverhill, N.H./Woodsville HS) scored his seventh of the year off an assist from freshman Adam Hughes (Bedford, N.H./Trinity HS).
Senior Robert Scholz (Schenectady, N.Y.) earned the victory in goal for the Ravens, making four saves. Matt Parsons (Exeter, N.H./Exeter HS), the reigning NE-10 Freshman of the Week, had five stops for Bentley.
Bentley travels to Albany, N.Y. on Saturday to meet another one of the NE-10's expansion teams, the College of Saint Rose, in a 1 p.m. contest.
| Teams (Record) | 1 | 2 | OT | OT | Final |
| Franklin Pierce (6-2, 3-1) | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 |
| Bentley (4-4, 3-3) | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Team | Period | Scorer | Assists | Time |
| FP | 1 | Rich Gordon | -- | 28:35 |
| FP | 1 | Chris Schwarz | Felix Brillant | 35:52 |
| BC | 2 | Brian Ackerman | Adam Hughes | 45:52 |
| Goalkeepers |
| FP: Rob Scholz, four saves, 90 Min. |
| BC: Matt Parsons, five saves, 90 Min. |
Corner Kicks: Franklin Pierce 4,
Bentley 0
Shots: Franklin Pierce 15, Bentley 9