FLUSHING, N.Y. (9/6/2024) – The Ravens traveled to Flushing, New York, to take on the Mavericks of Mercy in their first of two games in the Queens College Conference Challenge. Aino Martikainen (Järvenpää, Finland) and Jenni Huttunen (Suomi, Finland) scored two goals each to lead the Ravens to their first win of the 2024 season.

Score: Franklin Pierce 4, Mercy 2  
Records: Franklin Pierce 1-0 (0-0), Mercy 0-1 (0-0)
Location: Varsity Soccer Field, Flushing, N.Y.
Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Martikainen opened the scoring in the 6^th minute with a penalty kick goal to the right corner.
• Gianna Derose (Brewster, N.Y.) found Brigid Moore (West Springfield, Mass.) on the left wing who sent a perfectly placed pass across the top of the box. Huttunen took a touch and tapped it into the lower right corner to give the Ravens a 2-0 lead.
• Ancksu Dixon got one back for the Mavericks after Hailey Metzger and Elizabeth Bowles combined a few passes around the Ravens defense to find Dixon in front of Emilie Fox (Bridgewater, Mass.) for a tap into the lower left corner.
• Huttunen converted a penalty kick in the 73^rd minute for the Ravens third goal.
• Less than a minute later, Martikainen sent a free kick from half field into the box to draw another penalty kick. Martikainen scored her second penalty kick of the game to extend the Ravens lead to 4-1.
• Anna Deutscher tightens the Ravens lead on a through ball from Isabella Messina.

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS:

• Fox made 1 save. Annaleise Becker made three saves.
• Franklin Pierce outshot Mercy 15-4.
• Franklin Pierce had seven corners.

NEXT FOR THE RAVENS: Franklin Pierce will play the host of the tournament, the Knights of Queens College, on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at 6:00 PM.