Keeldar heads list of four first team All-Region honorees

RINDGE, N.H. (December 6, 2001) - Six members of the Franklin Pierce women's soccer team earned a spot on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II All-New England Region team. The Ravens placed four players on the first team, with two members earning second team status.

Senior Jen Petronis (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and juniors Patricia Keeldar (Amsterdam, Holland/Ter Leede), Angela Verdoes (Katwijk Aan Zee, Holland/Ter Leede) and Anumari Ylesmaki (Vantaa, Finland/Makelanrinne) were all voted to the first team and are now eligible for NSCAA Division II All-America status.

Juniors Nicole Cheadle (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) andKamille Rosenfalck (Copenhagen, Denmark/Frederiksberg Boldklub) were voted to the second team.

Petronis, a midfielder, earns her third-straight All-New England honor after totaling 20 points with eight goals (two gamewinners) and four assists this fall for the Ravens. A four-time All-Conference selection in her career at FPC, Petronis totaled 99 career points, good for seventh in school history. Her 49 career assists ranks fourth all-time and her 25 career goals is good for 14th in Franklin Pierce history. A four-year starter, Petronis played in 88 of a possible 90 matches during her career at Franklin Pierce.

Keeldar, a forward, earns her first All-Region honor after leading the Northeast-10 Conference with 72 points and 31 goals (seven gamewinners) to go along with ten assists this season. The NE-10 Player of the Year also claimed first team All-Conference accolades this spring. A five-time NE-10 Player of the Week, Keeldar recorded three hat tricks and netted a season-high four markers in a 9-0 win at Southern New Hampshire on September 13. She also earned a spot on the NCAA Division II Final Four All-Tournament team last week.

Verdoes, a midfielder, is named to the All-New England team for the second time in her career after finishing tied for second in the Conference with 47 points. Her 15 assists ranked second in the NE-10 and she also netted 16 goals (four gamewinners). A first team All-NE-10 pick, Verdoes also earned All-Region status along with New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Year honors in 1999. She missed all but two matches in 2000 after a preseason knee injury.

Ylesmaki, a back, earns All-New England status for the first time in her three-year career at the College after also claiming NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year honors and All-Conference accolades for the first time this fall. A premier stopper, Ylesmaki has also shown an offensive flair as evidenced by her 18 points this season with five goals and eight assists. Her 40 career points currently ranks 22nd in school history - second all-time among Franklin Pierce
defenders. Ylesmaki backboned an Franklin Pierce defense that yielded just 0.91 goals per game with 11 shutouts this season, limiting opponents to a mere 5.3 shots per match.

Cheadle, a back, earns All-New England accolades for the second-straight season. Cheadle, a first team All-Northeast-10 Conference selection this fall, played a large role in a Ravens defense that yielded just 0.91 goals per game with 11 shutouts and limited opponents to 5.3 shots per match. She also chipped in with two goals and an assist for five points this season.

Rosenfalck, a midfielder, earned All-New England honors for the first time in her career after being named to the All-Northeast-10 Conference second team earlier this year. Rosenfalck totaled 15 points with three goals and nine assists in her first season with the Ravens and was named to the NCAA Division II Final Four All-Tournament team last week.

The Franklin Pierce women's soccer team wrapped up its 2001 season with a 22-1 record and ranked No. 3 in the final NSCAA Division II poll. The Ravens 22 wins set a school record and matched the Division II mark. Franklin Pierce advanced to the NCAA Final Four for a record tenth-straight season, but had its quest for a record sixth National Championship halted in the semifinals.