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No. 17 Richmond Tops Saint Louis To End Regular Season, 5-0
10/29/2006 | Field Hockey
Oct. 29, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Freshman Lindsey Conrad netted a hat trick while sophomore Becca Weaver and freshman Jacki Raithel garnered a team shutout to help the Spiders top Saint Louis Sunday, 5-0. With the win the 17th-ranked Spiders finish the regular season with a mark of 14-4 overall and 7-0 in the Atlantic 10. Saint Louis ends its season with a 7-9 record and 3-4 in the conference.
The Spiders also earned the top-seed in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament next weeekend, Nov. 3-4, at Crenshaw Field in Richmond, Va. Richmond will face fourth-seeded Temple Friday, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m. Saint Joseph's and Rhode Island earned the second and third seeds, respectively and will square off Friday at 2 p.m. The winners from the two semifinal games will then play in the Championship final Saturday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m.
Richmond jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first half over SLU thanks to two goals from Conrad, the reigning four-time A-10 Rookie of the Week. Junior Shannon Taylor used an assist from Conrad to net one of Richmond's four first-half goals. Taylor also logged an assist on senior Heather Wrublesky's goal in the first half.
The Spiders outshot the Billikens 16-3 in the first half and 15-7 in the second half. Saint Louis' Amy Wasserman stopped 11 Richmond shots on the game, including six in the second half.
Richmond netted just one goal in the second half thanks to Conrad. The freshman took a pass from Wrublesky on the right and shot past Wasserman for the fifth and final goal of the game.
Weaver stopped one shot in the first 35 minutes of play, while Raithel turned away five in the second half to preserve Richmond's seventh shutout of the season.
The Spiders will remain at home this coming weekend when they host the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championships at Crenshaw Field. Richmond will play in the first game of the tournament at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 3 against Temple. Be sure to logon to Richmond's official athletics website -- RichmondSpiders.com for all the latest information on Spider field hockey.
