RINDGE, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's soccer team fought to a 2-2 draw at No. 23 Franklin Pierce on Wednesday evening in Northeast-10 Conference play. Senior
Josie Pecor (Williston, Vt.) scored for the Hawks, as did sophomore
Camryn Doyle (Norton, Mass.) for the first time in her collegiate career. Senior
Riley DiGilio (Danvers, Mass.) increased her point total to 17 on the season with a pair of assists in the match.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm returns home to host Southern Connecticut State on Saturday, October 12th at 12:00 p.m. for Senior Day.
Score: Saint Anselm 2, No. 23 Franklin Pierce 2
Records: Saint Anselm (3-2-4, 1-1-2 NE10); No. 23 Franklin Pierce (9-1-1, 4-0-1 NE10)
Location: Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)
Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Attendance: 152
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The two teams exchanged scoring chances in the first five minutes with Pecor of Saint Anselm and Ruby Conroy of Franklin Pierce having their shots saved by the opposing goalkeepers.
- The Ravens started to generate some momentum with several scoring opportunities over the next 25 minutes of action. The hosts forced two saves out of Hawks freshman goalkeeper Samantha Swidorski (Woodbury, Minn.) and produced four corner kicks during that span.
- Franklin Pierce got on the board first in the 33rd minute after a goal by Olivia Kudrikow made it 1-0, Ravens.
- Saint Anselm provided an immediate answer with the game-tying goal less than two minutes later. DiGilio set up Pecor for her second goal of the season, making it 1-1 at the 34:39 mark of the first half. The score remained tied at halftime.
- DiGilio put the first shot on goal of the second half just over a minute in, but that was collected by Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Emilie Fox.
- Brigid Moore and Jenni Huttunen fired the game's next two shots on target for the Ravens, but Swidorski denied both to keep the game tied.
- In the 67th minute, the Hawks pulled ahead on the first goal of Doyle's career with DiGilio assisting. That tally gave the visitors their first lead of the night, 2-1.
- Neither side created anything in their attacking halves after that until the 85th minute when Olivia Crespo finished a feed from Devon Schmitt, which tied the score with a little over five minutes remaining.
- There were no more shots for either team as the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Franklin Pierce held a 15-5 advantage in total shot attempts and a 9-4 edge in shots on goal.
- The Ravens had seven corner kicks in the match compared to five for the Hawks.
- In the foul department, Franklin Pierce was called for 11 while Saint Anselm was whistled for seven. There were three yellow cards issued in the game with the Ravens picking up two and the Hawks picking up one.
- Pecor scored her second goal of the season for Saint Anselm and now has five points this season. She increased her career point total to 37 with 13 goals and 11 assists. Doyle registered her first collegiate goal in the contest.
- DiGilio picked up a pair of assists in the match for the Hawks and now has five helpers this season in addition to six goals for a total of 17 points. The senior is currently tied for the conference lead in assists and is second in the league in both goals and points. DiGilio is now at 11 goals and 12 assists for 34 points in her collegiate career.
- Crespo and Kudrikow each scored one goal for the Ravens.
- Swidorski made five saves in goal for Saint Anselm, while Fox made two saves in goal for Franklin Pierce.
- This marked the 44th all-time meeting between these two programs. The Hawks are now 7-34-3 against the Ravens in the series that began in 1988.
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