University of Richmond
Temple
No. 11 Field Hockey Shuts Out Temple, 4-0
10/09/2004 | Field Hockey
Oct. 9, 2004
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The 11th-ranked Richmond field hockey team dominated its entire contest Saturday afternoon at Temple, coming away with a 4-0 shutout in Philadelphia, Pa. The Spiders improved to 9-2 overall and 1-0 in the Atlantic 10, while pushing its conference regular season unbeaten streak to 14 games. The Owls dropped to 6-6 on the season and 0-1 in the conference.
Junior Holly Cram got Richmond on the board at the 1:58 mark with her 11th goal of the season. Just over four minutes later Cram hooked up with junior Allie Howard for the Spiders' second goal of the game. For Howard, it was her fourth goal of the season. Richmond tallied one more goal with six minutes remaining in the first half on a penalty corner. Senior Laura Hur used a pass from freshman Erin Arthur to score her first goal of the season.
Richmond's success in the first half was due in part to its offensive dominance. The Spiders outshot the Owls 12-1 and junior goalkeeper Michelle Swartz did not face one shot on goal. Richmond also had six corners in the first compared to zero for Temple.
The Spiders carried their dominance over into the second half, but did not convert until the 58:07 mark. Senior Danica Haupt scored her first goal of the season when she received a pass from Cram on a penalty corner.
Swartz, who secured her sixth shutout of the season, did not face a shot in the second half as the Spiders outshot Temple, 14-0. Richmond tallied a total of 26 shots in the game to just one for the Owls.
Cram led all Spider scorers with four points on the day. Swartz not only recorded the shutout, but also extended her streak of not allowing a goal to 245 minutes.
The win helps Richmond extend its conference regular season win streak to 14 games and pushes its overall conference win streak to 17 games.
Richmond continues its stay in Philadelphia, Pa., tomorrow, Oct. 10, at Saint Joseph's. The Spiders take on the Hawks at 2 p.m.
