No. 7 UMass Lowell Edges Franklin Pierce, 2-1
Pietraszuk posts 12 saves in Raven loss
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Jenee Clifford scored a goal on Thursday at Massachusetts
Lowell.LOWELL, Mass. (October 12, 2006)
– The Franklin Pierce field hockey team suffered a tough 2-1,
non-conference loss to UMass Lowell, ranked No. 6 in this
week’s National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll. The
River Hawks rallied from an early 1-0 deficit, scoring two goals
late in the first half to earn their tenth victory of the
season.
Franklin Pierce opened the scoring midway through the first half
as sophomore Jenee Clifford
(Sandown, N.H./Timberlane) registered her team-leading
fourth goal of the season to put the Ravens up 1-0. UMass Lowell
responded just 40 seconds later, as senior Sara Hohenberger
(Windam, N.H./Salem) posted her team-leading 13th goal of the
season to knot the score at 1-1.
In the closing seconds of the first half, UMass Lowell connected
for its second goal of the match off a penalty corner, as junior
Jayne Vagenas (Harwich, Mass./Harwich) connected for the
game-winning goal off a dish from Hohenberger.
UMass Lowell limited Franklin Pierce to just six shots throughout
the match as River Hawk goalkeeper, senior Nicole Staiti (Barre,
Mass./Quabbin Regional) posted two saves to earn her eighth victory
of the season. Franklin Pierce goalkeeper, senior Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan
School) made 12 saves despite the loss.
Franklin Pierce (3-9, 3-7 NE-10) will be in action again on
Saturday as it hosts Saint Anselm College at 11 a.m. UMass Lowell
(10-3, 7-3 NE-10) travels to Bryant University on Saturday at 7
p.m.