Franklin Pierce Hangs With #9 New Haven in 20-10 Loss
M. Ferrandiz leads all players with four goals and four assists for eight points
Lauren Stille scored a game-high
five goals on Saturday at New Haven.
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. (April
12, 2008) – Junior Mallory Ferrandiz (West Sayville,
N.Y./Sayville) had four goals and four assists to lead the
University of New Haven, ranked ninth in this week’s
Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Div. II
poll, to a 20-10 win over Franklin Pierce University in
non-conference women’s lacrosse action at Kayo Field on
Saturday afternoon.
Ferrandiz was tied for the team lead in goals by her younger
sister, freshman Ashley Ferrandiz (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville),
who also had four tallies. Junior Brianna Kenworthy (Holden,
Mass./Wachusett Regional) added five points on two goals and three
assists, while junior Brigid Brady (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip)
and sophomore Kristine Lambracht (White House Station,
N.J./Hunterdon Central) each had three goals and an assist for the
Chargers.
The Franklin Pierce attack was led by freshman Lauren
Stille (North Quincy, Mass./North Quincy), who netted a
game-high five goals. Junior captain Carla Savini (Danvers,
Mass./ Danvers) and freshman Jordan Baillargeon
(Westfield, Mass./Westfield) each tallied two goals and an
assist for the Ravens, while junior May Stoffer (New
Hartford, Conn./Watkinson) also had three points on a goal
and two assists.
New Haven netted the first four goals of the match to take an
early lead and never surrendered it. Lambracht scored the
game’s opening goal only 28 seconds in on a free-position
shot, and Brady capped the early run with another free-position
goal 4:36 into the contest to increase the lead to 4-0. Savini got
the Ravens on the board less than three minutes later off an assist
by freshman Jillian Benn (North Quincy, Mass./North
Quincy).
The teams alternated goals for the next seven minutes before the
Chargers scored seven consecutive goals and nine of the next 10 to
finish the first half with a 15-4 lead. Seven different players
scored for New Haven during the decisive final 14:36 of the
half.
Carla Savini scored twice at New
Haven on Saturday.
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Franklin Pierce outscored New Haven
in the second half, 6-5, but the Ravens could get no closer than
eight goals the rest of the way. Baillargeon, Stoffer and Savini
scored to begin the second half as the Ravens cut the lead to 15-7,
and Stille scored the Ravens’ final three goals of the
afternoon, including the final goal of the match with 58 seconds
remaining, to account for the final score of 20-10.
Sophomore Shannon Greenwood (East Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth) made
the start in goal for New Haven and stopped seven of 11 shots in
the first half to earn the win, while freshman Shannon Kilburn
(North Branford, Conn./North Branford) made four saves in the
second half. Franklin Pierce freshman Chaniece Franklyn
(Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley) gave up 15 goals on 18
shots in 30 minutes, before senior goaltender Michaela
Sullivan (Arlington, Mass./Arlington) came on for the
second half and gave up five tallies.
Franklin Pierce (2-9, 0-6 NE-10) returns home on Wednesday
evening, as the Ravens welcome Northeast-10 Conference foe
Merrimack College to Sodexho Field for a 6 p.m. matchup. New Haven
(10-2, 3-2 ECC) hosts Bryant University on Monday at 4 p.m.