RINDGE, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team stood tied with 23rd-ranked Franklin Pierce University at halftime of an eventual 3-1 Northeast 10 Conference loss on Wednesday at Sodexo Field. The Ravens, who won four of the past five NE10 Championships and qualified for the past six NCAA Tournaments, earned their national ranking from the United Soccer Coaches. They are also ranked third in the East Region poll.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-5-2, 0-2 NE10), Franklin Pierce (4-1-2, 1-0-1 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Sophomore Jake Hunter (Arvada, Colo./ASU Prep Casa Grande/Colorado Northwestern CC), 1 goal
- Junior Cristian Torres (Meriden, Conn./Xavier/Central Connecticut State), 7 saves
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Senior Guillermo Rios, 2 goals
- First-year Owen Miller, 1 goal
- Junior Toby Lewis, 1 save
THE ACTION
- Rios gave the Ravens the lead just 1:51 into the contest, working his way through a handful of defenders out front before finishing into the lower left of the net.
- Saint Michael's leveled the score in the 37th minute. Off of junior Sean Hendrie's (Summit, N.J./Summit/Evansville) corner kick service, Hunter bodied an initial shot off the left post before knocking in the rebound for the tying strike.
- Rios again put Franklin Pierce in front during the 50th minute. Less than a minute after Torres' diving save of first-year Will Britton kept the game tied, the netminder made another diving stop of fifth-year Ander Calle, but a sliding Rios crashed the net and slipped home the rebound.
- In the 77th minute, Miller got behind the back line to head home fifth-year Adolfo Pino's cross into the box.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. Adelphi University, 1 p.m.
- The Purple Knights celebrate Senior Day that day.
