Huszar scores game winning goal in OT

Box Score

RINDGE, N.H. (October 1, 2005) – The Franklin Pierce field hockey team scored a goal just three minutes into the overtime period to upset No. 3 ranked, in the STX/NFHCA Weekly Division II National Coaches Poll, Bentley College, 3-2 at Sodexho Field this afternoon.

This marks the first time in 11 matches that Franklin Pierce has defeated Bentley College, who was the 2004 NCAA Division II National runners-up last year. Bentley College has earned five NCAA Division II national championship bids (1999-2002, 2004), six Northeast-10 Conference regular season championships, and seven NE-10 playoff crowns.

Senior Trisha Langevin (Bellingham, Mass./Bellingham) started the scoring for Franklin Pierce, as she netted her second goal of the season off a pass from senior captain Amy McMullin (Belgrade, Maine/Messalonske) with 12:10 remaining in the first half.

Bentley junior Kristen Allen (Portland, Maine/Deering) fired back for the Falcons, scoring her sixth goal of the season with 23:41 remaining in the second half. Sophomore Cristina Sergi (Weston, Mas s./Weston) gave the Falcons the lead just over a minute later when she deposited a shot into the back of net off a feed from junior Lindsay Harrington (Atkinson, N.H./Timberlane Regional).

Franklin Pierce rallied back, when freshman Jenee Clifford (Sandown, N.H./Timberlane) fired a shot pass Bentley goalkeeper Kristin Johnson (Reading, Mass./Reading) with 15:23 remaining in the game to equalize the score at 2-2.

At the end of regulation the teams were tied 2-2. Franklin Pierce would answer just three minutes into the overtime period when junior Mary Beth Huszar (Greenville, N.H./Greenville) scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season to secure the win for the Ravens.

Franklin Pierce junior goalkeeper Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan School) registered seven saves in the match while Johnson stopped five shots for Bentley.

Franklin Pierce (4-7, 2-7 NE-10) will be in action again on Tuesday, when it hosts No. 8 Saint Michaels College at 6 p.m. Bentley College (9-2, 8-2 NE-10) will travel to Bryant College on Tuesday for a match at 4 p.m.