RINDGE, N.H. – Franklin Pierce capitalized upon a 6-0 second half run to defeat The College of Saint Rose 13-8 this afternoon in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship Tournament.
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The Golden Knights (1-8), the #10 seed, had four players record multiple points in just the second playoff game in program history. Senior midfielder
John Loughlin equaled a career-high with three goals, while senior attack
Jack Pemrick registered two goals and an assist to lead the way. Senior attack
Jordyn Marchiano, among the program's career scoring leaders, capped his Saint Rose career by firing two into the net.
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Sophomore midfielder
Logan Souza won 12-of-24 face-offs, while sophomore goalie
Ryan Fleming saved nine Franklin Pierce shots.
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Freshman midfielder Conor Rooney topped seventh-seed Franklin Pierce with five goals, while freshman goalie James Heitmiller recorded 18 stops to earn the victory.
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The teams, who didn't face each other in the regular season, exhibited strong defense early. The playoff matinee was tied 1-1 late in the first period before the Ravens used a 4-0 run across a 6:16 span sandwiching the first and second quarters to take control. Trailing 6-3 at the break, Saint Rose came out firing in the third period. Loughlin put a feed from senior midfielder
Kyle Meoli past Heitmiller to cap a 3-0 Black and Gold jaunt, knotting the game at 6-6 just 2:49 into the second half.
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Franklin Pierce sophomore face-off man Aidan Geary scored off the ensuing face-off to break the Saint Rose momentum. The goal, which occurred just nine seconds after Loughlin's, ignited the imperative 6-0 Ravens run. Saint Rose was unable to get closer than within five following the Franklin Pierce scoring spree.
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The Ravens (5-6) advance to Saturday's NE10 Quarterfinals. Franklin Pierce will travel to Syracuse to face #1 Le Moyne, the #2 seed, at 1:00 pm.
Notes: Saint Rose made its second postseason appearance this spring…The Golden Knights fell to visiting Saint Anselm 19-9 in the 2018 NE10 Quarterfinals…Saint Rose faced a ranked opponent in seven of its eight regular season games this spring…Marchiano closed his career fourth in program annals with 110 career-points and 84 goals...Marchiano topped the Golden Knights in points (15) and goals (13) this season.
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