Women’s Soccer Opens Campaign with Shutout Victory over Keene State

Framingham, Mass. – Junior forward Marisa Parent (Revere, Mass.) tallied a hat trick as the Framingham State University women's soccer team defeated Keene State College 3-0 this afternoon in non-conference women's soccer action at Maple Street Field.   

The victory is just the Rams third against the Owls in sixteen meetings.  Framingham State is now 1-0 on the year, while the Owls even their record at 1-1.

The Rams staked themselves the early lead when Parent tallied her first marker of the season of the season and what would prove to be the game winner.  Parent took possession near midfield and carried through the defense before beating the Owl keeper with a low shot inside the far post in the 4^th minute.

The game would head into the half with the Rams holding the slim lead, but the Owls offense came alive to begin the second frame.  Senior Jessica Berthiaume (Worcester, Mass.) had a scoring chance on a header off a corner with just over 30 minutes remaining in the game, but FSU goalkeeper Sara Sullivan (Quincy, Mass.) came up with the save.

Parent tacked on a pair of insurance goals for the Rams less than a minute apart to seal the victory.  In the 70^th minute, she took a nice cross from senior Kayla Austin (Winchester, Mass.) and laid a shot in the net for her second game.  At 70:54 she capped off the hat trick with an unassisted blast for the 3-0 advantage.

Sullivan secured her first victory and shutout of the season in net making nine stops, while junior Torrie Crenson (North Salem, N.Y.) made a pair stops in a losing effort for the Owls.

The Rams return to action on Saturday afternoon with a non-conference game at Clark University at 1 p.m., while the Owls host Endicott on Saturday also at 1 p.m.