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No. 4 Old Dominion Tops No. 14 Field Hockey 4-1
October 05, 2002 | Field Hockey
Oct. 5, 2002
The fourth ranked Old Dominion Lady Monarchs scored three goals in the second half to defeat 14th ranked Princeton 4-1 at the Class of 1952 Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who outshot Old Dominion, 18-13, and out cornered them, 14-11, fell to 4-4 following the loss. Ilvy Friebe scored Princeton's lone goal.
After a back-and-forth opening 15 minutes, Old Dominion notched the game's first goal at the 17:13 mark. Katie Moyer picked up a loose ball in the circle and fed Becky Loy to give the Lady Monarchs a 1-0 lead. The score remained at 1-0 through the end of the first half
Old Dominion made it a 2-0 game early in the second period when Becky Loy posted her second goal of the afternoon after receiving a pass from Tara Herrman. Princeton clawed within one goal less than 10 minutes later when Friebe tapped a pass from Ashley Sennett into the Old Dominion goal. The Lady Monarchs reclaimed the two-goal margin just 25 seconds later when Angie Loy found a loose ball in the circle and scored. Old Dominion added an insurance goal at 52:27 by Tiffany Snow.
Princeton had several opportunities to score during the game, but could not put the ball past Old Dominion goaltender Marybeth Freeman. The chances included a missed penalty stroke by Natalie Martirosian at 41:33 and three defensive saves registered by the Lady Monarchs. Old Dominion goaltender Marybeth Freeman made 12 saves while Tiger goaltender Kelly Baril turned aside nine.
The Tigers, 4-4, host Delaware on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. The Tigers have won eight consecutive games versus Delaware, including a 3-2 win last season.
Old Dominion (10-2) 1 3 - 4 Princeton (4-4) 0 1 - 1
Scoring: ODU - B. Loy (Moyer) 17:13; ODU - B. Loy (Herrman) 38:34; PU - Friebe (Sennett) 47:32; ODU - A. Loy (Engle) 47:57; ODU - Snow (Moyer) 52:27.
Shots: ODU - 13; PU - 18.
Corners: ODU - 11; PU - 14.
Strokes: ODU - 0/0; PU - 0/1.
Saves: ODU - Freeman 12; PU - Baril 9.