University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
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Lacrosse Stretches Win Streak to Five Games; Defeats Cal, 14-6
03/24/2002 | Women's Lacrosse
March 24, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va.-- Richmond junior attacker Katie Dolan (Towson, Md.) scored four times and added two assists while sophomore attacker Polly Purcell (Ellicott City, Md.) notched three goals and contributed two assists to lead the Spiders to a 14-6 victory over Cal-Berkeley on Sunday afternoon at President's Field. The Spiders (6-2, 1-0 Atlantic 10), winners of five straight, are off to their best start in school history.
The Spiders jumped out to an 11-0 lead 21 minutes into the first stanza with Dolan and Purcell each accounting for three goals in the opening run. Senior Carrie Aitken (Paxton, Mass.) struck first for Richmond, rolling around the cage and firing into the upper right of the net to take a 1-0 UR lead. Less than a minute later, Dolan drove to the cage and drew a foul. On the free position, she easily located the back of the net to put the Spiders up 2-0. Richmond would erupt for 12 goals in a nine-minute span starting at the 8:56 mark when Dolan again drove the cage. The speedy junior found a waiting Purcell on the right side of the cage for the 3-0 advantage. Midfielders Jen Cielewich (Severna Park, Md.), Kristy Gallagher (Chatsworth, N.J.) and Libby Berlacher (Villanova, Pa.) would round out the first half scoring. The Bears down by 11 would net their first score of the afternoon with seven minutes remaining in the half, a Kelley Queisser free position goal. Sophomore Emily Edwards added two more scores in the final four minutes, including a goal in the final :30, to pull the Bears to within eight at the break (11-3).
The Spiders continued their scoring surge in the second thirty minutes. Dolan was fouled and placed on the 8-meter, converting her third free position on the afternoon to put the Spiders up 12-3. After again winning the ensuing draw, Libby Berlacher added her second score of the day less than 17 seconds later. Cal would net the next three scores, as a Colleen O'Mara free position goal cut the deficit to seven, 13-6 with less than six minutes remaining. That would as close as they could get. Richmond dominated possession accounting for the first ten draw controls of the game and a season-high 18 on the day.
Team Scoring Cal 3 3 - 6 Richmond 11 3 - 14
Individual (goal-assist): Richmond: Dolan 4-2, Purcell 3-2, Gallagher 2-0, Berlacher 2-0, Aitken 1-0, Cielewich 1-0, K. Brandolini 1-0, Gallagher 2-0. Cal: Edwards 2-0, Kado 1-0, Monger 1-0, O'Mara 1-0, Queisser 1-0.
Goalie Saves:Richmond- Johnson -9 /Coehlo- 15 Shots: Richmond 36 Cal- 16 Free Position Goals/Attempts: Richmond - 4/4 Cal 2/4 Ground Balls: Richmond- 25 Cal- 22 Caused Turnovers: Richmond- 11 Cal-6 Turnovers: Richmond-5 Cal- 14 Draw Controls: Richmond 18 Cal- 4 Fouls: Richmond 18 Cal-12
