LOWELL, Mass. (October 16, 2001) - The Franklin Pierce University Women's field hockey suffered their second straight shutout, as they were blanked by UMass Lowell by a score of 2-0.

The teams were scoreless through nearly 51 minutes of play until the Stacey Marolda converted a pass from teammate Sarah Ouellet to up the River Hawks 1-0 at the 5:55 mark of the second half.

The River Hawks struck again just minutes later at the 8:24 mark of the second half when sophomore Martha Marsden scored on a pass from classmate Laura Petros to make the final -- UMass Lowell 2, Franklin Pierce 0.

FPC's Kasey McClements (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) made one save in 35 minutes of play, and Irene Smith (Olivebridge, N.Y./Onteora) made nine stops in 35 minutes in net for the Ravens. Lowell's Patrice Mendoza grabbed two saves in the win.

Franklin Pierce (5-10, 4-5 NE-10) returns to action on Thursday when they face Saint Anselm College for a Northeast-10 Conference battle at 4 p.m. at Winchendon School. UMass Lowell (7-10, 4-5 NE-10) next faces Lock Haven University in a non-conference matchup on their home turf at 1 p.m.