Debler tallies two assists; four Ravens score

Boxscore

RINDGE, N.H. (September 28, 2008) – Sophomore forward Sammy Macy (Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury) scored two goals, including the game-winner, on Sunday afternoon to lead No. 4 nationally ranked Massachusetts Lowell to a 6-4 victory over the Franklin Pierce University field hockey team in Northeast-10 Conference play at Sodexo Field. Junior forward Katie Debler (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) notched two assists for Franklin Pierce as four different Ravens scored goals.

Massachusetts Lowell struck for the first goal of the game just under 10 minutes into the first half. At the 9:46 mark, junior forward Jaci Moulton (Baldwinville, Mass./Narragansett) was at the left post and tipped in a shot from the right side by senior midfielder Michelle Harrington (Rockport, Mass./Rockport) to open the scoring with her 10th goal of the season. Later, Harrington made it 2-0 with her first goal of the year at the 21:19 mark when she took a feed from senior midfielder Missy Seeley (East Hampstead, N.H./Nashua North) and scored from the right side. The River Hawks extended the lead to 3-0 with 4:26 to play in the opening half when Macy unleashed a rocket from the right side to notch her conference-best 12th goal of the campaign, with the assist going to junior defender Laura Sullivan (Norwood, Mass./Norwood).

Franklin Pierce cut the lead to 3-1 just 1:25 later when junior forward Debler slipped a pass behind the defense to sophomore midfielder Jordan Baillargeon (Westfield, Mass./Westfield) who found the back of the cage for her first goal of the season. However, Massachusetts Lowell would regain the three-goal advantage with 1:48 to play in the first half as sophomore forward Liz Day (North Andover, Mass./North Andover) poked the ball into the net from amidst a scramble out front off an assist from Moulton.

Massachusetts Lowell controlled play to the tune of a 14-3 shots advantage in the opening stanza.

Franklin Pierce would outscore the River Hawks 3-2 in the second half to create the 6-4 final. Senior defender Kayleigh Jaksina (Townsend, Mass./North Middlesex) struck first with 21:08 remaining in regulation with her first goal of the season as she deflected in a shot from the right side by senior defender Stephanie Howard (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk). Just 1:03 later, the Ravens closed to within a goal at 4-3 when freshman forward Danielle Dolan (West Brookfield, Mass./Quaboag Regional) scored her second goal of the season from the right side off a pass from sophomore midfielder Ashley Moirano (Vero beach, Fla./South Burlington). Massachusetts Lowell regained a two-goal lead with less than 20 minutes to play when Macy knocked home her second goal of the game off a centering pass from Harrington.

The Ravens once again closed to within a goal at 5-4 with 5:27 to play in regulation. Debler passed the ball from the top of the circle into the middle where it found Moirano who turned and fired to score her first goal of the season. However, sophomore forward Katie Enaire (Amesbury, Mass./Amesbury) would score an unassisted goal, her eighth of the season, for the River Hawks with 1:19 remaining to effectively put the game away.

The River Hawks held an 11-5 edge in shots in the second half and a 25-8 advantage over the full 70 minutes.

Sophomore goalkeeper Amy Carbon (Bellingham, Mass./Bellingham) made one save in net for the River Hawks over the first 48:52 to earn the victory. Senior Danielle Dodier (Kensington, N.H.) played the final 21:08 in front of the cage and made one save. Freshman goalkeeper Kristin Tormollan (Waterville, Maine/Waterville) made eight saves on the afternoon for the Ravens.

The Ravens (3-7, 3-6 NE-10) return to the field on Tuesday, Sept. 30, when they host Southern Connecticut State in a Northeast-10 Conference contest. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Sodexo Field in Rindge. Massachusetts Lowell (9-2, 9-0 NE-10) returns to action on Sept. 30 at Stonehill.