Franklin, Demoner, Smith all score for Ravens

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WORCESTER, MASS. (October 24, 2009) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s soccer team closed out the 2009 regular season on Saturday with a 3-1 triumph over Assumption in Worcester, Mass. The Ravens concluded their regular season with a 14-3-1 overall record and a 12-2-1 mark in the Northeast-10 Conference. Assumption fell to 6-9-1 and 6-7-1 in the league.

Franklin Pierce out-shot Assumption by a count of 14-4 and got goals from Shona Franklin (Birmingham, England), Gabriela Demoner (Vitoria, Brazil) and Rachel Smith (Chichester, N.H.).

The game didn’t get off to a great start as Assumption scored in the first minute to take a quick 1-0 lead.

However, the Ravens responded and took back the momentum a few minutes later and would keep it the rest of the way in earning the win.

Franklin tied it at 1-1 in the seventh minute when she scored on a long goal from 18 yards out. It was her third goal of the season.

Demoner put Franklin Pierce on top for good at 2-1 in the 37th minute when she beat the Assumption goalkeeper to the upper right corner of the net with a shot from the top of the box. It was her 27th goal of the season, which is tops nationally at all levels of the NCAA, and it gave her 60 points for the regular season.

Smith capped the scoring for the Ravens in the 77th minute with a goal which came off a shot that glanced off a defender and into the back of the net. Smith capped her regular season with three goals.

Freshman goalkeeper Casey Edward (Marshfield, Mass.) made two saves in net to earn the win and improve to 5-2-1 on the season.

Franklin Pierce is off until next Sunday when it will play host to a first round game in the 2009 Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. The game will be held at Sodexo Field, but game time and opponent is still to be determined. Fans are encouraged to visit athletics.franklinpierce.edu all week for up-to-date information on the team and its first round match-up.