Recap by student-staff writer Jonah Boyea

RINDGE, N.H.(11/9/2023)-- The Franklin Pierce men's soccer team advanced to their third straight trip to the NE10 championship with a thrilling 3-2 win over in-state rival Saint Anselm on Thursday night.  

Score: Franklin Pierce 3, Saint Anselm 2 
Records: Franklin Pierce (16-0-1, 10-0-0 NE-10); Saint Anselm (6-9-3, 4-4-2 NE-10) 
Location: Rindge, N.H, Sodexo Field 
Date: Thursday November 9, 2023 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• In the 12th minute, after a trip in the box by Hawk goalkeeper David Hood, Aaron Sanchez Sanchez (A Coruña, Spain) took the shot from the penalty spot and flushed it bottom left to give the Ravens an early 1-0 lead. 

• At the 40th minute mark, Alvaro Rey Mira (Cabanas, Spain) broke away and scored the second Raven goal.  

• In the 71st minute, the Hawks got one back on a left footed shot from Caden Leader. 

• Ten minutes later, Antonio Lampreia Lima (Lisbon, Portugal) scored extending the Raven lead back to two making it 3-1. 

• In the 88th minute, Yves Maurer rocketed one past new Raven goaltender Jett Barbic (Willison, VT) to make it 3-2.  

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS: 

• Diego Montoya Casillas (Cuernavaca, Mexico) made 2 saves on 3 shots before exiting the game and being replaced by Barbic who faced a shot and made no saves. Hood made 5 saves on 8 shots. 

• Franklin Pierce outshot Saint Anselm 18-6 

• The Ravens had 7 corners and 11 fouls while the Hawks had 6 corners and 13 fouls.  

NEXT UP FOR THE RAVENS: 

• The Ravens look to capture their third straight NE10 tournament title Sunday November 12th versus the winner of No. 7 SNHU or No. 6 SCSU at Sodexo Field.