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Posted: Oct 15, 2008

#17 Franklin Pierce Blanks Southern N.H., 3-0

#17 Franklin Pierce Blanks Southern N.H., 3-0
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Sophomore All-American Angelika Johansson scored all three Franklin Pierce goals in today's victory over Southern New Hampshire, notching her fourth hat trick of the season. PHOTO BY Richard Orr Sports Photography.

Johansson hat trick leads Ravens to key NE-10 victory

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RINDGE, N.H. (October 15, 2008) - Sophomore All-American Angelika Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden) netted her fourth hat trick of the season to lead Franklin Pierce University, ranked 17th in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, to a 3-0 victory over Southern New Hampshire University, ranked fifth in the NSCAA/adidas East Regional poll, in Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at Sodexo Field this afternoon.

Johansson scored all three Franklin Pierce goals, striking early in each half before sealing victory with a penalty kick. Senior Ann Foley (Foxboro, Mass./Rockland) and sophomore Kelly Weygand (Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham) collected assists on the afternoon. 


Sophomore back Kelly Weygand set up Johansson's opening goal and was a key member of a Ravens defensive unit which limited SNHU to just one shot. PHOTO BY Richard Orr Sports Photography.

 

Senior Brittany Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) and freshman Jocelyn Leon (Lenox, Mass./Lenox Memorial) saw action in goal for Franklin Pierce, with neither facing a shot on goal as the Ravens posted a 10-1 advantage in shots for the match. Ester played first 80:46, before yielding to Leon for the final 9:14 as the Ravens notched their fourth shutout of the season. Senior Stef Young (Natick, Mass./Marian) stopped three shots for Southern New Hampshire. 

Johansson opened her hat trick just 6:42 into the match, when a long pass from the halfway line by Weygand sent her in one on one with Young before slotting a low shot past the charging keeper into the right side of the net. The All-American doubled Franklin Pierce's lead just 2:16 after halftime when she took a pass from the top of the 18 by Foley and slipped a low shot past Young from inside the six.

Young tripped Johansson up on the right side of the 18 in the 67th minute, and the NE-10's leading scorer converted the penalty kick for her 19th goal of the season to seal the Ravens victory.

Franklin Pierce (9-3-1, 7-2-1 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday, when it hosts the University of New Haven as part of Alumni and Reunion Weekend festivities at 3 p.m. Southern New Hampshire (6-3-3, 5-3-2 NE-10) hosts No. 24 Merrimack College on Saturday at 1 p.m.