Field Hockey Falls to Franklin Pierce 2-1

Field Hockey Falls to Franklin Pierce 2-1

Rindge, N.H. - The Bryant Field Hockey team lost in the final moments to Franklin Pierce Thursday night 2-1 at Rindge, N.H.

Shana Libman (Attleboro, Mass.) scored the game's first goal at 10:17, grabbing a rebound off Raven goaltender Amanda Pietraszuk and putting it in the net for her sixth of the season.

Franklin Pierce tied the game with five minute to go in the game, as Ashley Abernathy scored off a penalty corner. Angela Barone and Stephanie Howard earned the assists.

The Ravens pulled ahead with four minutes to play as Kayleigh Jaksina put away another corner shot, blasting a shot past Kundayi Mawema (Hare, Zimbabwe).

Mawema stopped seven shots in the loss.

Libman led the Bulldogs with five shots on net, while Laynie Sadler (Rehoboth, Mass.) added two shots that were stopped by Pietraszuk.

Bryant (10-9, 8-7 NE-10) concludes its regular season Saturday at AIC (noon), as they prepare for the Northeast-10 Tournament.