Women's Soccer Picks Up Important 1-0 Road Win at AIC
Shona Franklin scores lone goal for her sixth of the season and fifth via game-winner
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 13, 2010) -- The Franklin
Pierce University women's soccer team picked up its second-straight
win overall and snapped a two-match road losing streak with a 1-0
triumph at American International in Springfield, Mass. on
Wednesday night. The Ravens improved to 9-3-1 overall and 7-3-1 in
Northeast-10 action. AIC dipped to 9-5 overall and 7-5 in league
play.
Senior midfielder Shona Franklin (Birmingham,
England) scored the game's lone goal in the opening minute
of the second half to help lift the Ravens to victory. It was her
sixth of the season with five of those coming via game-winner.
Wednesday's night game-winning goal was unassisted.
Franklin recorded a team-best eight shots, including putting five
on goal, while junior forward Amanda Panaro
(Rockland, Mass.) also recorded five shots on goal in her
six attempts. Junior midfielder Tori Gikas (Sydney,
Australia) totaled four shots, including getting three on
net.
Franklin Pierce, as a team, recorded 22 shots, including getting
15 of those on goal. The Ravens' backs turned in a strong
performance by limiting the Yellow Jackets to just four shots on
goal in only 10 attempts.
Junior goalkeeper Jocelyn Leon (Lenox,
Mass.) returned to the goal for the Ravens and made the
four saves to earn the shutout victory -- her fifth of the season
-- and run her record to 8-3-1 on the season.
Franklin Pierce returns to action on Saturday night when the
Ravens travel to face Southern Connecticut State at 7 p.m.
For more information on Franklin Pierce women's soccer, please
visit the team's page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow
the program even further, please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on
YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports), Twitter
(www.twitter.com/FPUathletics) and Facebook
(www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceAthletics).