NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – A pair of first half goals proved to be all the offense the Franklin women's soccer team to earn their first win of the conference schedule.
 
The Grizzlies (2-5-5, 1-1-1 HCAC) got goals from Maddison Claybrooke and Annica Horton in the first half hour of play and held off host Manchester (1-9, 1-2 HCAC) for a 2-1 victory on Wednesday (Oct. 4) night.
 
How it Happened
Claybrooke broke the ice in the eighth minute when she finished off a Lauren Barker cross from in close for her second goal of the year. Horton doubled Franklin's lead in the 30^th minute, finishing off a brilliant Kinsey Price pass for the first goal of her career. The opening 45 minutes was all Grizzlies, as they headed into the break with an 8-0 advantage on the shot chart.
 
The Spartans cut the lead in half less than a minute into the second half on their first shot attempt of the game, but Franklin's defense kept the Spartans' attack to just two more shot attempts the rest of the afternoon as they closed out the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Shot attempts were 12-3 in Franklin's favor, with Lauren Barker's seven shot attempts and three shots on goal tops among all players.
-Barker and Price collected their first assists of the season.
-Makenna Mundy need to make just one save on the afternoon to claim the victory in goal.
 
Up Next
Franklin closes out their current three-game road trip on Saturday (Oct. 7), when they head to Ohio for a meeting with the Bluffton Beavers. Kick-off is set for 1:30 p.m.