University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
Old Dominion
Women's Lacrosse Defeats Old Dominion
03/16/2005 | Women's Lacrosse
March 16, 2005
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - University of Richmond junior Caroline McGuire (Darien, Conn.) scored five goals to lead the Spiders to a 13-7 win over Old Dominion this afternoon at First Market Stadium. Richmond wins its first game of the season and improves to 1-4 while the Monarchs fall even at 2-2.
In addition to her scores, McGuire added one assist. Senior Kristen Habicht (Baltimore, Md.) recorded a hat trick with three goals and four other Spiders scored in the win.
Five players scored goals for Old Dominion with Ashley Stanwick and Kelly Kimener each tallying two.
The Spiders took a 2-0 lead just over two minutes into the game off goals from Habicht and McGuire. The Monarchs tallied the next score but McGuire scored three consecutive, including one immediately after causing an ODU turnover, over the following seven minutes and Richmond held a 5-1 lead midway through the first half.
Old Dominion scored its second goal of the half at the 15:37 point but Richmond ended the period with three more tallies, one each from Habicht, McGuire and freshman Jenna Hubbard (Severna Park, Md.) to take a 8-2 lead at the break.
In the second half, the Monarchs attacked first with a score less than five minutes in but Richmond rattled off five goals in a two and half minute span and took its largest lead of the afternoon at 13-3. The Spiders' fourth goal came from junior Sara Allen (Rosemont, Pa.) on an assist from sophomore Ashley Friend (Canandaigua, N.Y.) after she gained possession on the draw control.
Old Dominion scored the game's final four goals but the Spiders were able to record their first win of the season with a 13-7 victory.
Richmond faces American on Sunday, March 20 at 3:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
RICHMOND
Goals: McGuire 5, Habicht 3, Hubbard 2, Friend 1, Cuniff 1, Allen 1
Assists: Friend 1, Habicht 1, McGuire 1
OLD DOMINION
Goals: Stanwick 2, Kimener 2, Jacobs 1, Carver 1, Veneziale 1
Assists: Davis 1, Jacobs 1, Stanwick 1
STATISTICS
Shots: UR 27, ODU 24
Ground Balls: UR 20, ODU 13
Turnovers: UR 14, ODU 13
Caused Turnovers: UR 8, ODU 3
Saves: UR 9, ODU 8
