PURPLE
KNIGHTS CRUISE PAST FRANKLIN PIERCE, 20-1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
April 23, 2003
Contact: Angela Aja
Colchester, Vt. –
Senior captain Amanda Lohin (Wellesley, Mass.) netted six goals
and five assists to help the Saint Michael’s College women’s
lacrosse team cruise past Franklin Pierce College 20-1 on Wednesday at
Doc Jacobs Field.
Sophomore Lauren
Piekarski (E. Sandwich, Mass.) got the Purple Knights going when she
fired one past Ravens goaltender Ashley Simpson (Ridgefield, Conn.) just
40 seconds into the game off a pass from Lohin.
Nine different players picked up goals on the day for Saint
Michael’s. Piekarski and classmate Kate Hallisey (West Roxbury,
Mass.) each finished the game with four goals.
Franklin Pierce got its
lone goal in the first half from freshman Courtney Boardman (Buxton,
Maine) at 27:03. Junior
Shalon King (Milford, Mass.) picked up the assist.
Purple Knights
goaltender Jess Anderson (Springfield, Vt.) made seven saves
while Simpson recorded 17 saves for the Ravens. With the win Saint Michael’s snaps a two-game skid and
improves to 6-4 overall and 6-1 in the NE-10 while Franklin Pierce drops
to 4-8 overall and 3-5 in the NE-10.
The Purple Knights are
on the road this weekend for a 1:00 p.m. game at Bryant on Sunday.
Game Summary
FPC
1
0
-1
SMC
11
9
-20
SMC scoring
(goals-assists): Lohin 6-5,
Hallisey 4-0, Piekarski 4-0, Pawlowski 1-1, McClay 1-1, Berger 1-1,
Huckins-Noss 1-0, Hussey 1-0, Gregory 1-1, Palazzo 0-1.
FPC scoring
(goals-assists): Boardman 1-0,
King 0-1.
Saves: SMC
(Anderson), seven saves. FPC (Simpson) 17 saves.
Shots: SMC
37, FPC 11.
Ground Balls: SMC
37, FPC 17.
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Lauren Hurley ‘04
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