#9 Women's Soccer Plays to 1-1 Draw with Saint Michael's
Amanda Panaro scores lone goal for the Ravens
RINDGE, N.H. (September 15, 2010) – The No.
9-nationally ranked Franklin Pierce University women’s soccer
team played 110:00 before finally settling for a 1-1 draw with
Saint Michael’s on Wednesday night at Sodexo Field in Rindge.
The Ravens had their four-game winning streak snapped and moved to
4-0-1 overall and 2-0-1 in Northeast-10 play, while the Purple
Knights moved to 1-2-2 and 0-1-2 in conference action.
Junior forward Amanda Panaro (Rockland, Mass.) scored the Ravens’ lone goal as it came in the 43rd minute when she redirected a crossing pass from Shona Franklin (Birmingham, England) 10 yards out in front of the net.
It was Panaro’s team and conference-leading eighth of the season, while Franklin moved into the team lead in assists with three.
The goal didn’t rattle St. Mike’s as it started to push the play into Franklin Pierce’s side of the field during the initial stages of the second half. The Purple Knights finally got the equalizer in the 69th minute when Teal Bryan notched her first goal of the campaign as she scored off a scramble in front of the net. That goal snapped Franklin Pierce’s string of three-consecutive shutouts.
Franklin Pierce, which held a 24-8 advantage in shots, including putting nine of those goal, tried to fight back and retake the lead. However, Saint Michael’s settled down into its defensive zone and denied the Ravens opportunities to string together a flurry of shots one after the other.
Each team recorded a shot during both overtime periods, but none could find the back of the net as the contest ended in a tie. Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Jocelyn Leon (Lenox, Mass.) ultimately made three saves to move her record to 4-0-1, while SMC goalkeeper Brittany Cocozza recorded eight saves to move her record to 1-2-2.
Franklin Pierce hits the road for two-straight games, beginning this Saturday with a trip to Manchester to face Southern New Hampshire at 1 p.m.
For more information on Franklin Pierce women’s soccer, please visit the team’s page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) You can also visit www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports and www.twitter.com/FPUathletics to find out more about the program.