Cilley and Johnson each collect a goal and assist as Ravens net rebound win

Boxscore

RINDGE, N.H. (October 1, 2008) - Franklin Pierce University scored three times in the opening half hour and never looked back in posting a 4-0 victory over Saint Anselm College in Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at Sodexo Field tonight.

Seniors Kristen Cilley (Belchertown, Mass./Belchertown) and Kelly Johnson (Stamford, Conn./Stamford) each registered a goal and assist to lead Franklin Pierce to a bounce back victory in its first match since a 1-0 setback to Saint Michael's College here last Tuesday. Junior All-American Gabriela Demoner (Curitiba, Brazil) dished two assists for the Ravens, who scored all four goals in the opening half, while classmate Rachel Smith (Chichester, N.H./Bible Baptist School (Pa.)) and sophomore All-American Angelika Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden) each netted a goal.

Senior goalkeeper Brittany Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) made one second half save to preserve her second shutout of the season (15^th career). Senior Micaela Smith (Andover, Mass./Andover) and sophomore Jacqueline Cooney (Braintree, Mass./Braintree) split the goalkeeping duties for Saint Anselm, with Cooney making two saves in the first half and Smith stopping two shots in a scoreless second. Franklin Pierce finished with a 14-2 advantage in shots for the match, including an 8-0 margin in the opening half.

Johnson put Franklin Pierce in front just 2:54 into the match as she took a through ball from Demoner and fired a bending shot from the right side into the upper left side of the net from 14-yards out for her first goal of the season. The Ravens doubled their lead in the 20^th minute when Cooney stopped a long-range shot from the right side by Cilley, but couldn't hang on and the rebound dropped to the foot of Smith, who tapped it in from inside the six for her first goal of the year.

Franklin Pierce's lead grew to three goals with a nice three-way play in the 28^th minute as Demoner released Johnson down the right side with a through ball from midfield. Johnson looped a cross into the six for an open tap in at the far post by Johansson for her Conference-leading 12^th goal of the fall. Cilley rounded out the scoring in the 44^th minute, when she sent a ball in from just beyond the halfway line that bounced through the Saint Anselm defense, which screened Cooney, allowing the ball to find the net.

Franklin Pierce (6-2-1, 4-1-1 NE-10) is back in action on Saturday, when it travels to Pace University for an NE-10 match at 3 p.m. The Ravens return to Sodexo Field next Tuesday to host UMass Lowell at 6 p.m. Saint Anselm (3-5-2, 2-2-2 NE-10) hosts The College of Saint Rose on Saturday at 2 p.m.