Box Score BOX SCORE
When and Where: September 19, 2017 – Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 2, Franklin Pierce University 1
Records: SNHU 6-1-0 (4-0-0 NE10), FPU 3-1-1 (2-1-1 NE10)
Junior Ariana Silvia (Brockton, Mass.) and sophomore Emily Roan (Bridgewater, Mass.) scored second-half goals to lead the 19th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team to 2-1 come-from-behind win at Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday evening at Sodexo Field.
Trailing, 1-0, just 1:10 into the second half, Southern New Hampshire gained the equalizer, as Silvia gathered a feed from senior Trisha Luis (Lowell, Mass.) and sent a shot from the middle of the box past Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Casey Cook and inside the right post to make it 1-1.
The score stayed that way until early in the 78th minute when junior Miranda Peloquin (Greenville, R.I.) delivered a through-ball from midfield to Roan, whose shot from the top of the box found the back of the net to give the Penmen a 2-1 lead.
Franklin Pierce nearly tied it just under three minutes later when Gabi Pereira's shot drilled off the crossbar. Senior goalkeeper Paige Salmon (W. Hempstead, N.Y.) then made her only save of the match in the 88th minute, before Pereira booted a shot wide with under a half-minute to go.
Cook turned aside three shots.
Pereira helped put the Ravens on the board 22:19 into the match, as her free kick from 25 yards out was headed into the goal by Marta Turmo to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Notes:
-The Penmen improve to 6-1 for the first time since 2015.
-The Penmen have now won five straight since a 2-1 loss to 18th-ranked Long Island University-LIU Post on Sept. 3.
- Southern New Hampshire is outscoring its opponents, 17-4, through the first seven matches of the season.
- Salmon and the Penmen had their shutout streak snapped at 276:18 with the 23rd-minute goal.
-Silvia's tally was her second of the season and second of her career, while Roan's goal was her first of the season and second of her career.
-Southern New Hampshire outshot Franklin Pierce, 14-9, including 8-2 in the opening stanza, and also held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
-SNHU is now outshooting its opponents, 136-44, on the season.
Up Next:
The Penmen return to action Saturday, Sept. 23 (4 p.m.) when they take on American International College. SNHU is back home Wednesday, Sept. 27 (7 p.m.) when it plays host to the University of New Haven at Larkin Field.
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