THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, November 13, 1995 TAG: 9511130159
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C5 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PATTI WALSH, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: COLLEGE PARK, MD. LENGTH: Short : 46 lines
Maryland made good on a penalty corner early in the second half and shut down the Old Dominion offense for a 1-0 victory Sunday in the second round of the NCAA field hockey tournament.
The Terrapins (18-4), who meet Northeastern in Saturday's final four semifinal match at Wake Forest, scored when Tricia Burdt took a pass from Sara Salam and blasted it by keeper Kim Decker at the 23:27 mark.
``I held on to the ball a little more than I usually do,'' Burdt said. ``There was no bounce. They just left the middle open. We've been practicing that kind of corner all week. It's great to finally be able to execute it.'''
Maryland couldn't execute much in the first half, however, as ODU dominated the first 35 minutes of play by taking six of 11 shots on goal.
``I thought we had a lot of chances,'' Old Dominion coach Beth Anders said. ``I think any competitor would say it's frustrating when you dominate and you don't put (the ball) in.''
The Lady Monarchs, who finished the season at 16-9, failed to take advantage of two corners in the last 2:44 while the Maryland defense adjusted to stifle ODU's comeback hopes.
``A coach can only ask the players to do their best,'' Anders said, ``and today, we probably did the best we could.''
In other second-round action, Kelly Bloomer scored twice as defending national champion James Madison blanked Penn State 3-0 at Bridgeforth Stadium.
Bloomer, whose team out shot the Nittany Lions 21-3 scored just 39 seconds into the game off a pass from Carole Thate. Bloomer made it 2-0 with 27:19 to play in the second half when she got the best of keeper Shelly Meister from 10 yards out on Sarah Weaver's missed shot.
Thate netted the Dukes' final goal with 2:14 remaining when she hooked up with Jen Wilds and Heather Hoehlein on a penalty corner.
``This is probably the best game we've played all season,'' JMU coach Christy Morgan said. ``There's no substitute for experience. We had confidence and believed we would do it.''
JMU will face unbeaten North Carolina in the semifinals. by CNB