Saint Michael’s Stuns #1 Franklin Pierce, 1-0
Purple Knights score midway through first half, hold on the rest of the way for victory
COLCHESTER, Vt. (October 14, 2006) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 1 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, saw its 18-match regular season Conference unbeaten streak halted with a 1-0 setback at Saint Michael's College in Northeast-10 men's soccer action at Duffy Field this afternoon.
Saint Michael's senior Glenn Sherman (Arlington, Vt./Arlington Memorial) netted the match's lone goal when he headed in a corner kick from grad student Sam Piotrowski (Colchester, Vt./Colchester) in the 26th minute.
Freshman Jason Burnett (South Burlington, Vt./IMG Academy) made six saves to preserve his third shutout in as many starts this season for the Purple Knights. Freshman Alec Cambio (Scituate, R.I./Providence Country Day) made one stop in his second-straight start for Franklin Pierce in goal.
Franklin Pierce dominated the match, finishing with a 14-3 advantage in shots, including 5-0 in the second half, but could never find that final touch to net the equalizer. The Ravens saw their 14-match unbeaten run to start the season come to an end as well as an 18-match NE-10 regular season unbeaten run dating back to a 1-0 loss at Southern New Hampshire University on September 28, 2005.
Sherman's goal was just the second allowed by Franklin Pierce in NE-10 play this season (fifth overall) and ended a streak of five-straight shutouts and a scoreless minute streak of 530:26.
Franklin Pierce (13-1-1, 9-1-1 NE-10) is back in action on Tuesday when it visits 13th-ranked Southern Connecticut State University in a match that will likely decide the NE-10 regular season crown at 7 p.m. Saint Michael's (9-4-3, 5-4-2 NE-10) visits the College of Saint Rose on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.