WINCHENDON, Mass. (1/10/25) - The Franklin Pierce women's ice hockey team was in action on Friday night, as the Ravens opened their 2025 campaign with a NEWHA matchup against Assumption. Sydnee Wilson (Port Moody, B.C.), Courtney Swenson (Bolingbrook, Ill.), and Bo Dean (Toronto, Ontario) would all score in the first period to give the Ravens the 3-1 win.

SCORE: FPU 3, Assumption 1
RECORDS: FPU (10-8-0, 10-6-0), Assumption (6-12-3, 6-7-2)
LOCATION: Jason Ritchie Ice Arena, Winchendon, Mass.
DATE: Friday, January 10, 2025

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Franklin Pierce kicked off the game with a strong start, scoring three goals on just five shots in the first period. Around two minutes into the game, junior forward Sydnee Wilson notched her first goal of the 2024-25 season. Wilson collected the puck from Emma Laroche (Highgate, Vt.) in the defensive zone and sent it deep toward the Greyhounds' goalie. A fortunate deflection sent the puck into the net, putting the Ravens on the scoreboard.
• Five minutes later, Mikayla Kelley (Eagan, Minn.) won a faceoff and set up Courtney Swenson perfectly, placing the puck on her stick. Swenson fired a shot from near the blue line that found the back of the net for the 2-0 lead.
• Nearing the end of the first period, Ashley Wright (Milford, Conn.) fired a shot that deflected off the goalie and landed on Bo Dean's stick, allowing Dean to tap it into the net and extend the lead to 3-0.
• The Greyhounds would land a tally on the board seconds into the final period. Rachel Agerter found Jenna Chaplin, for a Greyhounds goal.

INSIDE THE CREASE:

• Jill Hertl (Highland Park, Ill.) would be crucial in net for the Ravens with 41 saves.
• Assumption outshot Franklin Pierce 42-20. 
• The Greyhounds were the only team to score on the powerplay, as they were 1-for-7, while the Ravens were scoreless on their only opportunity.

UP NEXT FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens and the Greyhounds will continue their series tomorrow. The Greyhounds will host in Worcester, Massachusetts with a puck drop set for 6 PM.