Article written by student-staff writer Colin Struckman

RINDGE, N.H. (10/14/2023) -- The Franklin Pierce women's soccer team couldn't handle the Pace Setters on Saturday night at Sodexo Field, after the team was shutout 3-0.

With the loss, the Ravens drop to 3-4-4 (2-3-1 NE-10). With the road victory, the Setters improve to 7-4-1 (3-3-1 NE-10).

The first half was a back-and-forth affair between both teams, with quality scoring chances on both sides. The Setters were able to break free from the Ravens in the 31^st minute from an impressive dish by Jillian Joe to Andrea Flores, who buried a shot from outside the box to take a 1-0 lead for Pace into the halftime break.

The Setters picked up right where they left off in the second half. Ava Viebrock split the Ravens defense for a breakaway and tucked it past Emilie Fox (Bridgewater, Mass.) to put the Setters ahead 2-0 in the 45^th minute.

The best scoring chance for the Ravens came in the 57^th minute after a yellow card was issued to Pace's Hildur Unnarsdotti. A penalty kick was awarded to the Ravens, but they couldn't capitalize as Roos Monsma (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) fired a shot off the crossbar.

Down by a pair, the Ravens couldn't afford any mental lapses. Unfortunately, Emilie Fox turned the ball over right to Ava Viebrock who found a streaking Allison Carr for the easy tap-in finish, giving the Setters a commanding 3-0 lead in the 62^nd minute.

Emilie Fox suffered the loss in net for the Ravens, making 7 saves on 10 shots. Alexandra White (Coventry, R.I.) made her collegiate appearance in relief of Fox but didn't register a save. Anna Fiore picked up the shutout victory in net for the Setters, turning aside all 11 shots she faced.

NEXT FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens return to action at home at Sodexo Field on Wednesday October, 14^th to face-off against Adelphi with kick-off slated for 4:00 PM.