Amanda Panaro scores 20th goal of the season

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ALBANY, N.Y. (November 12, 2010) -- The Franklin Pierce University women's soccer team concluded its 2010 season on Friday with a 3-1 loss to Bridgeport in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament in Albany, N.Y. The Ravens, seeded fourth in this year's national tournament, finished the campaign with a 14-6-1 record. The Purple Knights, seeded fifth, improved to 14-3-2 and advanced to Sunday's second round where they will take on No. 1-nationally ranked Saint Rose.

Franklin Pierce junior forward Amanda Panaro (Rockland, Mass.) scored the lone goal for the Ravens, as it was her team and Northeast-10 Conference-leading 20th tally of the season. Her goal came in the 24th minute and answered Bridgeport's opening tally just six minutes earlier.

Panaro scored the goal with a blast from 20 yards out after she tracked down a lob pass from senior back Kelly Weygand (Bridgewater, Mass.), who earned the assist on the play in her final collegiate match. Weygand's assist came just days after she earned the NE-10 Defensive Player-of-the-Week award for the second time this season.

The Ravens held a 12-8 advantage in shots, including a 7-5 edge in shots on goal.

However, Bridgeport was able to blast in a pair of goals in the second half, including one in the first 30 seconds of the stanza, to earn the 3-1 victory. Linda Velaj scored all three goals for the Purple Knights to record the hat-trick.

Ravens' goalkeeper Jocelyn Leon (Lenox, Mass.) made two saves while suffering the loss. Despite the setback, Leon did post a solid 13-6-1 record on the year.

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