THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, September 5, 1994 TAG: 9409050184
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C6 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: COLLEGE REPORT
SOURCE: BY PATTI WALSH, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Long : 106 lines
St. Joseph's never had a chance.
Well, actually, it had two. But twice, the relentless Old Dominion defense turned the Hawks away as the Monarchs won, 4-0, in Sunday's field hockey opener at Foreman Field.
The Monarchs (1-0) allowed St. Joseph's (0-1) only two scoring opportunities, while ODU managed 23 shots on goal and nine penalty corners.
``We've started,'' said ODU coach Beth Anders. ``We're out of the gate.''
The No. 2-ranked Monarchs dominated the first half at the net and allowed the Hawks just the final six seconds of the half for their total offensive possession. However, time ran out before the Hawks could execute their one and only penalty corner of the game.
Though ODU failed to capitalize on seven first-half corners, the Monarchs set up their first goal when Sue Dano's failed attempt with 15:53 remaining was deflected off St. Joe's defender Krissy Holak.
Holak took Dano's bullet shot off the leg, which matched Sam Salvia one-on-one with keeper Joan Fedesco for the game's sole penalty stroke. Salvia lifted the ball just past Fedesco into the right side of the goal.
A more relaxed ODU team graced the field in the second half and quickly went to work on Fedesco, who had 17 saves on the day.
At the 53:26 mark, Heather Simon found Alaina Hunt for ODU's second goal. Hunt caught Fedesco out of position, reversed her stick and drove the ball through Fedesco's legs.
Karen Neiss made it 3-0 when she turned a loose ball into a score with 6:12 minutes remaining. Simon capped the scoring, netting a goal with 57 seconds to go.
The Hawks' desperation offense got them inside the circle just once in the second half. But the shot was knocked out by ODU keeper Kim Decker.
``St. Joe's played hard,'' Anders said. ``They competed. We had our chances in the first half, but we got anxious and excited. In the second half, we settled down. There are a lot of positive things we can take out of this.''
The Monarchs visit Radford at 1 p.m. Saturday.
St. Joseph's 0 0 - 0
Old Dominion 1 3 - 4
ODU-Salvia, 19:07
ODU-Hunt (Simon assist), 53:26
ODU-Neiss (Hunt, Dano assist), 63:48
ODU-Simon (Hunt assist), 69:03
Shots on goal: ODU 23, St. Joseph's 2; Keeper saves: ODU 2, St. Joseph's 17; Penalty corners: ODU 9, St. Joseph's 1.
In men's soccer: Evan Whitson scored three goals and Mike Duffy had a goal and three assists to lead Virginia Wesleyan to a 5-3 victory over Hiram in the championship game of the ninth annual Blue Marlin Invitational Soccer Tournament.
Whitson, Duffy and Jim Hickling scored in the first 15 minutes of the match for the Marlins, who took a 3-2 lead at the half. Duffy set up Whitson twice in the final 14 minutes of the match to clinch the victory.
William Paterson defeated Juniata, 6-0, in the consolation match.
Whitson, a striker, was named tournament MVP. Joining him on the all-tournament team were teammates Mike Duffy (midfielder), Larry Romaine (midfielder), Gary DePalma (midfielder), Che Clark (back), and Jim Hickling (striker).
The Marlins (2-0) will return to action Saturday against Tusculum in the Mary Washington Classic.
Hiram 2 0 - 2
Virginia Wesleyan 3 2 - 5
VW-Whitson (Duffy assist), 5:00.
VW-Hickling, 6:00.
H-Haralen, 9:05.
VW-Duffy (Hickling assist), 15:00.
H-Rogich, 30:00.
VW-Whitson (Duffy assist), 76:00.
VW-Whitson (Duffy assist), 80:00
Shots on goal: Virginia Wesleyan 22, Hiram 9; Keeper saves: Virginia Wesleyan 4, Hiram 8; Corner kicks: Virginia Wesleyan 5, Hiram 0.
Nate Friends and Mike Fisher each scored a goal and freshman Yuri Sagatov recorded the shutout in his first collegiate start as Virginia rebounded from an opening-game loss to beat St. John's, 2-0.
In women's action, No. 10 William and Mary recorded its second consecutive shutout by defeating Old Dominion, 8-0, on in a CAA match at Barksdale Field.
Jen Bauman led the the scoring, netting three goals. Julie Seamon chipped in two. Natalie Neaton, Melissa Kenny and Whitney Cali, a Green Run graduate, each added a goal.
William and Mary (2-0) outshot ODU, 37-2.
East Carolina travels to ODU (1-1) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Old Dominion 0 0 - 0
William & Mary 7 1 - 8
WM-Bauman, 11:41
WM-Bauman (Neaton assist), 18:32
WM-Neaton, 24:06
WM-Seamon (Metzger assist), 25:40
WM-Seamon, 29:16
WM-Bauman (Elam assist), 36:33
WM-Cali (Elam assist), 42:35
WM-Kenny, 88:51
Shots on goal: WM 37, ODU 2; Corner kicks: WM 6, ODU 0; Saves: ODU 22, WM 1. ILLUSTRATION: JOSEPH JOHN KOTLOWSKI
Old Dominion's Samantha Salvia, center, who scored a goal Sunday,
fights for the ball with two St. Joseph's defenders.
by CNB