No. 9 Saint Michael’s defeats Franklin Pierce, 4-1
Harrison scores twice to lead Purple Knights
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Amy McMullin scored the lone goal for the Ravens on Wednesday at
Saint Michael's.COLCHESTER, Vt. (September 14, 2005)
– Franklin Pierce suffered a tough 4-1 Northeast-10
Conference loss to Saint Michael’s College, ranked No. 9 in
this week’s STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association
(NFHCA) Division II Poll, at Duffy field this afternoon.
Saint Michael’s College scored four goals in a 6:12 span
late in the first half to secure its third straight victory. Junior
Lindsay Harrison (Brandon, Vt. /Otter Valley Union) led the way for
the Purple Knights, scoring her first two goals of the season.
Harrison scored her first goal with 10:54 remaining in the first
half and later scored her second goal with 4:42 remaining.
Senior Amber Holcomb (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex) and junior Cassie
Dewey (Lebanon, N.J./Mount St. Mary’s Academy) both chipped
in with a goal and an assist a piece to aid Saint
Michael’s.
Senior captain Amy McMullin
(Belgrade, Maine / Messalonskee) scored the lone goal for
Franklin Pierce on a penalty corner off of assists from classmates
Laura Blanchard (Rockport, Mass.
/Rockport) and Anna Ranney
(Newport, N.H. /Newport). Junior Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn. / The Morgan
School) stopped eight shots for Franklin Pierce.
Franklin Pierce (1-5, 1-5 NE-10) will be in action on Saturday,
when it travels to Southern Connecticut State University for a
match at 1 p.m. Saint Michael’s College (3-3, 3-1 NE-10) will
travel to Bryant University for a match at 1 p.m.