Olius Nets Three Goals, Majkowski Two Assists As Hughes Gets Win In Goal

LOWELL, Mass. (Oct. 4, 2000)-- Junior forward Ernest Olius (Hillside, N.J.) registered three goals as the Franklin Pierce men's soccer team overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat UMass Lowell Wednesday night, 4-3, in a Northeast 10 Conference tilt.

Junior midfielder Radek Majkowski (Brossard, QUE) and sophomore midfielder Chris Schwarz (Babenhausen, Germany) were each involved in two goals for the Ravens, who improve to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the NE-10. The loss ends s three-game unbeaten streak for UML, which slipped to 6-3-3 overall, 3-2-3 in the NE-10.

The River Hawks opened the scoring in the 17th minute when junior forward Mike Paige (Woburn, Mass.) scored off a cross from sophomore midfielder Brandon Curran (Tyngsboro, Mass.). Freshman forward Sean O'Brien (Scotia, N.Y.) gave UML a 2-0 cushion in the 33rd minute when he tucked in a rebound off the crossbar.

Olius netted his first goal on a bicycle kick by way of a cross from Majkowski just 15 second from the half. The Ravens equalized in the 59th minute when Schwarz blasted a rebound following a brilliant stop from UML goalkeeper Ben Coy (Holden, Mass.)

Olius gave Franklin Pierce the lead in the 69th minute off an indirect kick tipped by Majkowski. The lead was short-lived, however, as sophomore forward Angelo Pitsis (Lynn, Mass.) headed in a rebound in the 74th minute. Olius netted the game-winner in the 80th minute off a cross from Schwarz.

UML had a chance for a tie in the 87th minute, but a shot by Paige deflected off the crossbar.

Franklin Pierce outshot the River Hawks 24-13 overall and 10-6 in the first half. Coy had three saves for UML while junior Chris Hughes (Glasgow, Scotland) had five saves for the Ravens. Hughes took over in net for Rob Scholz (Schenectady, N.Y.) midway through the first half. Playing down a man for most of the second half, Hughes directed the Ravens' defense well, for his first win of the season.

UML visits Saint Rose Saturday at 1:00. Franklin Pierce hosts American International Saturday at 1:00.

--Content Compliments of UMass Lowell Athletic Media Relations Department

Scoring Summary

Corner Kicks: Franklin Pierce 3, UMass Lowell 1
Shots: Franklin Pierce 24, UMass Lowell 13