Assumption Downs Franklin Pierce, 3-0
Hughes nets two in Greyhounds win
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Amanda Pietraszuk matched her career high with 16 saves on
Thursday at Assumption.WORCESTER, Mass. (September 8, 2005)
– Franklin Pierce suffered a tough 3-0 loss to Assumption
College in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action at
Multi-Sports Stadium this afternoon.
Freshman Jill Hughes (Brownsville, Vt./Windsor) led the Assumption
attack scoring two goals on the day. Hughes opened the scoring with
10:25 remaining in the first half off a feed from classmate Maura
Strickland (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield). Hughes added her second
goal with 0:53 seconds remaining in the game off a pass from
sophomore Sarah Bullock (Chelmsford, Mass. /Chelmsford).
Senior Meghan Atkins (Weybridge, Vt./Middlebury) added to the
Assumption offense, scoring a goal with 28:09 remaining in the
second half off a pass from senior captain Sarah Roy (Fairhaven,
Mass./Bishop Stang).
Franklin Pierce junior goalkeeper Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn. /The Morgan
School) matched a career-high with 16 saves for the Ravens,
while junior Kaitlin Burke (Falmouth, Mass. /Falmouth) stopped five
shots for Assumption.
Franklin Pierce (1-3, 1-3 NE-10) will be in action on Saturday,
when it hosts Bryant University at 1 p.m. Assumption (2-1, 2-1
NE-10) will travel to UMass Lowell on Saturday for a contest at 1
p.m.