Madison Finlay fires off team-high six shots

EASTON, Mass. (September 24, 2013) – Megan Sullivan struck home a goal in the final minute of the first overtime on Tuesday afternoon to lift Stonehill 1-0 a triumph over the Franklin Pierce University women’s soccer team in Easton, Mass.

The Skyhawks evened their record at 3-3-1 overall and 3-1-0 in the Northeast-10, while the Ravens had their four match unbeaten streak snapped in falling to 3-2-1 and 2-1-1 in league play.

Catherine Kelly got the scoring sequence started when she pounced on a Franklin Pierce turnover in the 100^th minute in the Ravens zone, and slipped a pass over to Sullivan who blasted home the winning strike.

The score came on just the Skyhawks’ second shot on goal in the match. Franklin Pierce sophomore keeper Katie Weldon (Manchester, N.H.) made one save despite suffering the loss to fall to 3-2-1 on the year.

The Ravens recorded 15 shots in the contest (9 alone in the second half), including putting six on net, highlighted by freshman Madison Finlay’s (Plymouth, Mass.) six attempts with three on net. Sophomore forward Hannah Weagle (Ipswich, Mass.) followed with a pair of shots on goal.

However, Stonehill keeper Amy Wheaton was more than up to the task of turning aside all six attempts, as she raised her record to 3-3-1 on the year.

Franklin Pierce returns to action on Saturday when the Ravens travel to Albany, N.Y. to take on Saint Rose at 1 p.m.

For more information on Franklin Pierce women’s soccer, please visit the team’s page at http://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/FranklinPierceRavens). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce women’s soccer apparel can do so on the athletic department’s online store at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)