Johnson Notches 100th Career Win, No. 17 Women’s Soccer Shuts Out Assumption, 1-0
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Franklin Pierce (13-2-1, 10-2-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Assumption (5-5-5, 4-5-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WORCESTER, Mass. (October 22, 2022) -- The No. 17 nationally ranked Franklin Pierce University women's soccer team capped the Northeast-10 Conference portion of its schedule with the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Jasmine Perez-Acosta (Cape Coral, Fla.) provided the game's only tally, in the 53rd minute, as the Ravens posted a 1-0 victory on the road at Assumption, to clinch at least a share of the NE10 regular season title. The win was the 100th career collegiate victory for head coach Matt Johnson.
With the win, Franklin Pierce improves to 13-2-1 (10-2-0 NE10) and closes out its NE10 schedule with 30 standings points. The Ravens will be either the first or second seed in the upcoming NE10 Championship, pending the outcome of a game between second-place Saint Rose and third-place Adelphi, on Wednesday night at Adelphi. A Saint Rose win would see the Ravens and Golden Knights tied atop the table, with Saint Rose claiming the top seed via its head-to-head win over Franklin Pierce in early September. Any other result will see the Ravens claim the regular-season crown outright.
With the loss, Assumption falls to 5-5-5 (4-5-2 NE10).
Franklin Pierce piled up a 14-1 advantage in shots on goal in the game, but all that was in the contest was a lone score in the 53rd minute. After winning possession on the right side, junior Hailey Goodman (Blackstone, Mass.) dribbled deep into the right-wing corner and hit a cross. The service found Perez-Acosta outside the right post, at the top of the six-yard box, and she was able to volley a shot inside the left post for her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
The Ravens would surrender only four shot attempts in the final half-hour and change following the goal, as they saw out the contest with little incident. Sophomore Emilie Fox (Bridgewater, Mass.) stopped the only shot on her goal to pick up the win (9-1-1), post her fifth clean sheet of the season, and run hers and the team's scoreless streak to 402:10.
Sophomore Julia Walsh (5-5-3) piled up 13 saves against 14 shots in the loss for Assumption.
Franklin Pierce will wrap up its regular season with a non-conference trip to Bridgeport on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at Knights Field in Bridgeport, Conn.