Franklin Pierce Wins Battle of Ranked D-IIs

Stays Unbeaten in 11 Games

October 17, 2007

RINDGE, N.H. – In a battled of ranked Division II schools, the No. 18 Franklin Pierce women’s soccer team ran roughshod over 15th-ranked New Haven Tuesday, scoring twice each half to post a convincing 4-0 victory.

Senior All-American Gabriela Demoner notched her first hat trick of the season (second career) and senior midfielder Jenna Giardina (Pittsfield, Mass.) collected a goal and two assists to lead Franklin Pierce to the victory and extend its unbeaten streak to 11 matches.

Franklin Pierce improves to 11-1-4 (8-1-4, Northeast-10) while New Haven drops to 11-4-2, 7-0-0 ECC).

Junior Brittany Ester made two saves to preserve her fifth shutouts of the season for Franklin Pierce. Sophomore Maryellen Shea (Braintree, Mass./Braintree) finished with four stops for New Haven. The Ravens posted a 13-4 advantage in shots for the match, including a 6-1 bulge in the second half.

Giardina set up each of Demoner’s first two goals, both scored in the opening 12 minutes. Demoner took a square ball from the center by Giardina and carried the ball down the left side past multiple defenders before firing a low shot into the right side in the 5th minute. Giardina made a nice move on a defender on the right end line before slicing a cross to the near post which Demoner one-timed between the post and Shea at the 11:46-mark.

Demoner completed her hat trick 4:10 into the second half when she deposited a free-kick from the right channel at the top of the 18 into the right side of the goal for her Northeast-10 Conference leading 19th marker of the season. Giardina rounded out the scoring in the 58th minute, taking a pass from the left side by sophomore All-American Shona Franklin and slotting the ball into the right side of the goal.

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