Demoner nets fifth career hat trick

Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (August 27, 2009) – Senior midfielder Gabriela Demoner (Vitoria, Brazil) scored three goals on Thursday afternoon and senior midfielder Kelly Sisco (Hubbardston, Mass.) scored a pair of her own to lead the No. 11 nationally ranked Franklin Pierce University women’s soccer team to a season-opening, 7-0 victory over Caldwell in non-conference play at the SCSU Owl Classic, hosted by Southern Connecticut State, at Jess Dow Field.

With the win, Franklin Pierce improves to 1-0 (0-0 Northeast-10), while Caldwell falls to 0-1 (0-0 Central Collegiate) with the loss.

Franklin Pierce opened the scoring in the eighth minute of its season when sophomore forward Amanda Panaro (Rockland, Mass.) struck off a corner kick to give the Ravens a 1-0 lead. Franklin Pierce would push the lead to 2-0 just 2:23 later on an 11th-minute goal by Demoner.

Franklin Pierce dominated the opening 45 minutes and enjoyed a 15-2 edge in the shots department in the first half.

The Ravens would break the game wide open in the first 25 minutes of the second half. Demoner found the net again for her second goal of the game in the 53rd minute to extend the Franklin Pierce lead to 3-0. Later, Sisco scored to make it 4-0 in the 63rd minute off a feed from junior forward Angelika Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden). Just 3:22 later, in the 66th minute, Demoner completed the hat trick with her third goal of the game of a corner kick on an assist from freshman back Julie Foster (Dennis, Mass.), who tallied her first career point. The hat trick was the fifth of Demoner’s career, and her first since her sophomore season in 2007.

Only 71 seconds later, Johansson struck to push the lead to 6-0 on an assist from senior forward Shannon Mulvey (Worcester, Mass.). The Ravens made it 7-0 in the 71st minute as Sisco netted her second goal of the contest, while an assist was credited to freshman midfielder Emily Lodge (Lyman, Maine) for her first career point.

The Ravens held Caldwell without a shot in the second half while taking 10 of their own to finish the game with a 25-2 advantage. Franklin Pierce also chalked up an 8-1 edge in corners and recorded 17 shots on goal to Caldwell’s two.

Sophomore goalkeeper Jocelyn Leon (Lenox, Mass.) started in goal and picked up the win (1-0-0) for Franklin Pierce. She stopped both shots she faced while playing the first 75 minutes.

Junior Lauren Hoenig made 10 saves against 17 shots while taking the loss (0-1-0) between the pipes for Caldwell.

The Ravens return to the pitch on Saturday, Aug. 29, in the second day of the SCSU Owl Classic. Franklin Pierce will face Molloy at 4 p.m. at Jess Dow Field in New Haven. The Ravens host their home opener on Friday, Sept. 4 against Florida Southern at 4 p.m. as part of Pierce Pride Kickoff 2009, featuring games, giveaways, promotions and postgame fireworks following the evening’s 7 p.m. men’s soccer contest, courtesy of Atlas Pyrotechnics.