Fernanda Marques tallies a shot for the Ravens

ALBANY, N.Y. (September 28, 2013) – The No. 3 nationally ranked Saint Rose women’s soccer team buried a goal in both the first and second halves on Saturday to cruise to a 2-0 win over Franklin Pierce University at Sullivan Field in Albany, N.Y. The Golden Knights improved to 7-0 and 4-0 in the Northeast-10, while the Ravens dropped their second straight in falling to 3-3-1 and 2-2-1 in league.

Sammy Blizzard opened the scoring with a goal in the 36^th minute by deflecting in a through ball from the right side from Laura Taylor. It was all part of a 7-3 Saint Rose advantage in shots through the opening 45 minutes, as the Golden Knights held a 22-4 edge through the entire contest, including a 15-1 margin in the second half.

Sydney Bond put the match out of reach in the 85^th minute with a goal by tapping in a crossing pass from the right flank from Amanda Vasquez.

Franklin Pierce sophomore keeper Katie Weldon (Manchester, N.H.) stopped seven shots despite suffering the loss to fall to 3-3-1 on the season. Her counterpart, Saint Rose keeper Jessica Gerski, stopped all three shots she faced to earn the shutout victory and run her record to 7-0 on the year.

Freshman Madison Finlay (Plymouth, Mass.) led Franklin Pierce with two shots, while Eize Vieira (Espirito Santo, Brazil) and Fernanda Marques (Sao Paulo, Brazil) each logged an attempt apiece.

Franklin Pierce returns to action Wednesday when the Ravens play host to Bentley at 7 p.m. at Sodexo Field in Rindge.

For more information on Franklin Pierce women’s soccer, please visit the team’s page at http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow the program even further, please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports), Twitter (www.twitter.com/FPUathletics) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce women’s soccer apparel can do so on the athletic department’s online store at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)