RINDGE, N.H. (11/5/2023) -- The Franklin Pierce women's soccer team, after losing both games in the regular season and being shut out by Saint Anselm, outpaced their in-state rival Hawks in a 3-1 victory to advance to the NE10 semifinals.  

Score: Franklin Pierce 3, Saint Anselm 1 
Records: Franklin Pierce (7-4-6, 5-3-3 NE-10); Assumption (7-6-5, 5-4-2 NE-10) 
Location: Rindge, N.H, Sodexo Field 
Date: Friday, November 5, 2023 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Claudia Peirce (Carver, Mass.) opened the scoring in the 3rd minute with a left-footed finesse shot that snuck past Hawk goalie Maggie Warner.

• In the 13th minute, Brianna Trappet (New Castle, Australia) was in a cluster of bodies in the 18-yard box and was the one who came away with the ball and found the back of the net for the Ravens second goal.  

• Roos Monsma (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) lofted a perfectly placed pass to Erin Keyt (Melbourne, Australia) who lightly tapped it over the sliding Hawk keeper Warner to give the Ravens another goal, leading 3-0. 

• Tara McCleary got one back for the Hawks after the Ravens failed to clear out of the 18-yard box and McCleary facing contact lifted one to the top left corner and got it past a diving Emilie Fox (Bridgewater, Mass.).  

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS: 

• Fox made 3 saves on 4 shots. Warner made 6 saves on 9 shots. 

• Franklin Pierce outshot Saint Anselm 13-9 

• Both Franklin Pierce and Saint Anselm had 6 corners each.  

NEXT UP FOR THE RAVENS: 

• The Ravens continue their NE10 title quest on the road versus Saint Rose with the NE10 semifinals matchup Thursday, November 9th at 6 pm.