Phataraprasit nets lone goal, Papageorgiou posts fifth shutout

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WEST HAVEN, Conn. (October 18, 2008) - Defending NCAA Division II Champion Franklin Pierce University, ranked tenth in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II East Regional poll, notched a 1-0 victory over the University of New Haven in Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer action at Kayo Field this afternoon.

Sophomore back Adit Phataraprasit (Bangkok, Thailand) scored the lone goal of the match for Franklin Pierce in the 33^rd minute, when he took a pass from senior Frantz Francois (Saint-Marc, Haiti/Palm Beach Lakes (Fla.)) and scored his second goal of the season from just outside the six. The Ravens out-shot New Haven 11-0 in the first half and finished with an 18-5 advantage for the match.

Freshman goalkeeper Vinny Papageorgiou (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) made one save to preserve his fifth shutout of the season for Franklin Pierce. Freshman Jonathan Creem (Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck) stopped eight shots in goal to keep New Haven in the match.

Franklin Pierce (9-6-1, 7-2-1 NE-10) returns to action on Wednesday, when it hosts Bentley College for its final regular season home match of the season at 7 p.m. New Haven (3-11-0, 2-8-0 NE-10) travels to Stonehill College on Wednesday for a match at 3:30 p.m.