Sunday, August 31
Collegeville, Pa.
1 p.m.
Syracuse University
5
vs
0
Old Dominion
Sophomore Lindsey Conrad led Syracuse with three goals in its victory against Old Dominion.
No. 18 Field Hockey Posts 5-0 Shutout against No. 8 Old Dominion
8/31/2008 5:17:09 PM | Field Hockey
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The No. 18 Syracuse field hockey team won a 5-0 contest against No. 8 Old Dominion Sunday afternoon in a neutral site contest at Ursinus’ Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field. The Orange was held scoreless, 0-0, at halftime, but scored five unanswered goals in the second half.
“We played really well defensively,” head coach Ange Bradley stated. “We had several opportunities during the first half and just could not breakthrough. We kept the defensive pressure up during the second half and it resulted in goals.”
Sophomore forward Lindsey Conrad recorded a hat trick in the SU’s 2008 debut. The Lady Monarchs meanwhile are now 0-2.
“It felt amazing to play again, it was really excited to be back on the field,” Conrad said. “My teammates had some great hits and I was in the right place at the right time. All the credit goes to my teammates.”
After a scoreless first half of action, Syracuse broke the scoreless tie with 29:14 left after being awarded a penalty stroke. Freshman midfielder Martina Loncarica converted her attempt for the first of her two goals on the afternoon.
After a scoreless first half of action, Syracuse broke the scoreless tie with 29:14 left after being awarded a penalty stroke. Freshman midfielder Martina Loncarica converted her attempt for the first of her two goals on the afternoon.
Within the next six minutes, Syracuse mounted a 3-0 lead. Three minutes after getting onto the scoreboard, the Orange struck again scoring on a penalty corner. Senior midfielder Shannon Taylor, on the stop, dribbled the ball inside the circle where Conrad tipped the ball into the cage for the first of her three tallies. Syracuse and Conrad found the back of the ODU cage yet again three minutes later. Sophomore forward Shelby Schraden passed the ball across the front of the Lady Monarch goal where Conrad fired through into the cage.
Conrad captured the hat trick with 17:23 left in the game on a penalty corner attempt. Sophomore midfielder Maggie Befort inserted the ball into play while Taylor made the stop setting up Conrad for her third goal of the afternoon.
Syracuse's fifth and final goal came with 8:16 left on the clock. Loncarica intercepted an attempt by the Old Dominion defense to clear the ball out of the circle. With the Lady Monarch cage cleared after the Orange’s fourth goal in favor of 11 field players, Loncarica got the ball into the back of the cage for her second goal of the game.
Conrad captured the hat trick with 17:23 left in the game on a penalty corner attempt. Sophomore midfielder Maggie Befort inserted the ball into play while Taylor made the stop setting up Conrad for her third goal of the afternoon.
Syracuse's fifth and final goal came with 8:16 left on the clock. Loncarica intercepted an attempt by the Old Dominion defense to clear the ball out of the circle. With the Lady Monarch cage cleared after the Orange’s fourth goal in favor of 11 field players, Loncarica got the ball into the back of the cage for her second goal of the game.
Senior goalkeeper Heather Hess needed just one save to preserve the shutout. Kelly Driscoll made six saves in cage or ODU.
The Orange makes its Syracuse debut on Tuesday, September 2 at 6:30 p.m. against Colgate.
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