Field Hockey Faces No. 20 Old Dominion Saturday
09/12/2008 | Field Hockey
Sept. 12, 2008
NORFOLK, Va. - The Richmond field hockey team will play at No. 20 ranked Old Dominion on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Monarchs are still ranked despite a 0-4 start in which they have scored just one goal, but their competition has been stiff. Old Dominion has losses to No. 1 Maryland, No. 7 Syracuse, No. 8 Virginia and No. 11 Penn State.
Richmond (1-3) is receiving votes in the STX/NFHCA Poll, which has them at 37th in the nation. The Spiders have lost three-straight games, including the last two by one goal. Richmond battled No. 17 Princeton last Friday before falling 2-1.
"We've had an excellent week of practice," Richmond head coach Gina Lucido said. "We're really coming together
Spider senior Alex Malatesta and freshman Katelin Peterson lead the Spiders in scoring with eight points apiece. Peterson, who was already named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week once, has a team-high four goals with one coming in each of her four collegiate games. Malatesta has three goals and two assists.
Saturday's game can be followed here at RichmondSpiders.com through Gametracker or Old Dominion's All Access Video Coverage for a fee.