#3 Stonehill Downs Franklin Pierce, 21-2
Captains Savini and Stoffer both scored once for Franklin Pierce
Celine Stamets scored a goal on
Saturday at Stonehill
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EASTON, Mass. (March 29,
2008) – Stonehill College, ranked third in this
week’s Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches
Association (IWLCA) Division II poll, earned a 21-2 victory over
Franklin Pierce University in a Northeast-10 Conference
women’s lacrosse matchup on Saturday afternoon at W.B. Mason
Stadium.
Stonehill junior Michelle Kelly (Mendham, N.J./West Morris
Mendham) led all scorers with four goals and three assists for
seven points, including three consecutive goals early in the second
half. Senior Kristin Darrell (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) also
scored four times and added an assist for five points, while
sophomore Jackie Ladino (North Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth) had a
goal and three assists for the Skyhawks.
Franklin Pierce received goals from senior captain Celine
Stamets (Sausalito, Calif./Mavin Catholic) and junior
captain Carla Savini (Danvers, Mass./Danvers),
while sophomore Meghan Masterson (Sharon,
Mass./Sharon) added an assist for the Ravens.
Stonehill dominated play in the first 30 minutes of action,
out-scoring Franklin Pierce, 14-0, in the first half. Darrell began
the scoring 1:31 into the first half, and scored four of the first
six goals of the afternoon to give Stonehill an early edge.
Savini began the second half with her ninth goal of the season
1:47 into the frame, with the assist going to Masterson. Kelly then
scored three goals and assisted on a fourth to give the Skyhawks an
18-1 lead midway through the half before Stamets tallied her first
of the year with 10:21 remaining in the game for the Ravens’
second goal.
Senior Amanda McGeachey (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) started the
game in net for Stonehill, making two saves on two shots in the
first 35 minutes of action to earn the win. Justine Ferland
(Portsmouth, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) came on in relief and allowed
two goals on three shots over the final 25 minutes. For Franklin
Pierce, freshman goaltender Chaniece Franklyn (Chappaqua,
N.Y./Horace Greeley) made 13 saves on 34 shots.
Franklin Pierce (1-4, 0-3 NE-10) will try to begin a three-game
homestand on Monday afternoon, when the Ravens host Saint
Michael’s College at Sodexho Field in a Northeast-10 contest
beginning at 4 p.m. Stonehill (4-1, 3-0 NE-10) completes a six-game
homestand against Saint Thomas Aquinas College tomorrow at noon.