Women's Soccer Battles Hard in 1-0 Loss to No. 1 Saint Rose
Jocelyn Leon makes 10 saves
RINDGE, N.H. (October 23, 2010) – The Franklin
Pierce University women’s soccer team came up just short in a
tough battle with No. 1 Saint Rose on Saturday by dropping a 1-0
decision at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The Ravens fell to 11-4-1
overall and 9-4-1 in Northeast-10 play, while the Golden Knights
improved to 17-0 and 14-0 in league action.
The loss snapped Franklin Pierce’s four-match winning streak, which saw the Ravens win all four contests via shutout. Despite the setback, Franklin Pierce battled hard and for portions of the match took the game to Saint Rose, including extended stretches in the first half.
However, Saint Rose got the only goal it needed in the 32nd minute when Christina Cuffari collected a pass from Carmelina Puopolo at the top-left corner of the box, turned and blasted a shot past Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Jocelyn Leon (Lenox, Mass.) into the upper-left corner of the goal.
It was the only blemish on Leon’s ledger during the afternoon as she turned in a strong performance by making 10 saves on 11 shots faced.
Franklin Pierce got off 12 shots during the contest with 10 of those going on goal. Freshman midfielder Aya Noguchi (Tokyo, Japan) recorded five shots with four on goal, while senior midfielder Shona Franklin (Birmingham, England) had four shots and three on net.
Franklin was one of five Raven seniors honored prior to Saturday’s match as it was Senior Day at Sodexo Field. Joining Franklin in the pre-game ceremony was Heather Riley (Chicopee, Mass.), Kelsey Dumont (Swanton, Vt.), Snezana Stojkovic (Vitojevci, Serbia) and Kelly Weygand (Bridgewater, Mass.).
The Ravens return to action Wednesday when they travel to Manchester to face Saint Anselm at 4 p.m. The match marks the final regular season contest for the Ravens.
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).