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Posted: Oct 30, 2000

Franklin Pierce Cruises Past Bryant, 10-0, In Regular Season Finale

Pihlblad Scores Four, Uusmalmi And Mustonen Score Twice Each

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (October 30, 2000)-- Senior striker Tanja Pihlblad (Lonsboda, Sweden) scored four goals as No. 10 Franklin Pierce put an exclamation point on its 2000 regular season with an easy 10-0 win against Bryant monday afternoon on a cold and drizzly Surron Field.

The Ravens, who retained their No. 10 national ranking in the NSCAA Division II poll announced earlier Monday, held a 2-0 lead in the first two minutes and took an 8-0 advantage into halftime. They outshot Bryant by a 29-4 margin and saw 11 different players register at least one point.

Pihlblad put the visitors on the board just 1:04 into the match, and she needed just more than 11 and a half minutes to register a hat trick. Her fourth goal, which came in the 59th minute, gave the Ravens a 7-0 lead.

Junior midfielder Julia Uusmalmi (Tampere, Finland) scored two goals and had an assist for the Ravens, while senior striker Minna Mustonen (Helsinki, Finland), the Northeast-10 Conference's leading scorer, had two goals on the afternoon, improving her season totals to 17 goals and 10 assists for 44 points.

Junior goalkeeper Kara Shemeth (Edgartown, Mass.) made two saves in goal for the Ravens, who finished the regular season with a 13-2-2 overall record and took second place in the Northeast-10 standings with an 11-1-2 conference record. Bryant goalkeeper Christina Richard (W. Townsens, Mass.) made 11 saves on the day as the Bulldogs' season ends with a 3-13 overall mark and a 2-12 record in the Northeast-10.

Franklin Pierce will be hosting a first round game in the Northeast-10 Conference tournament this Wednesday, when Saint Michael's travels to Rindge, N.H. for a 2:00 match-up. Franklin Pierce defated the Purple Knights earlier in the year, 2-0. Mustonen and Christine Kirby (Florida, N.Y.) each scored a goal and Kim Higgins (Rochester, N.H.) produced a shutout in net for the Ravens.

If Franklin Pierce moves on, the Ravens will host a second rounf game on Friday against the winner of third-seeded Merrimack and sixth-seeded Bentley. That game will also be at 2:00 P.M.

The Northeast-10 championship game will be held at the sight of the highest remaining seed on Sunday, November 5 at 1:00 P.M.

Teams (Record) 1 2 OT OT Final
#10 Franklin Pierce (13-2-2, 11-1-1) 8 2 - - 10
Bryant (3-13, 2-12) 0 0 - - 0

 

Team Period Scorer Assists Time
FP 1 Tanja Pihlblad Andrea Caesar 1:04
FP 1 Julia Uusmalmi Minna Mustonen 1:48
FP 1 Tanja Pihlblad Jenny Petronis 4:50
FP 1 Tanja Pihlblad Julia Uusmalmi 11:32
FP 1 Minna Mustonen -- 29:17
FP 1 Minna Mustonen Any Hingston 33:41
FP 1 Tanja Pihlblad Anumari Ylesmaki 38:12
FP 1 Julia Uusmalmi Anumari Ylesmaki 41:43
FP 2 Jantine Slootweg Jenny Gould 59:34
FP 2 Stephanie Hartenstein Christine Kirby 71:41

 

 

Goalkeepers
FP: Kara Shemeth (6-1-1), two saves, 90 minutes
BC: Christina Kilhalid, 11 saves, 90 minutes

 

Corner Kicks: FP 3, BC 1
Shots: FP 29, BC 4