Two Late Goals Send Spiders Past UC Davis, 2-1

Sunday, September 22

Crenshaw Field

12PM

University of Richmond

(5-3)

UC Davis

(5-3)

UC DAVIS

Richmond

09/22/2019 | Field Hockey

Box Score

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – Addie Nash and Sutton Orndorff each scored once in the final nine minutes of play to give the University of Richmond field hockey team a 2-1 victory over visiting UC Davis on Sunday afternoon at Crenshaw Field.

The Spiders held the Aggies – who had logged shutouts in their previous three games – to just one shot on the day, the fewest of any Richmond opponent this season.

UC Davis scored early in the game off a fast break, but neither team could find offense in the first two quarters, each going into the locker room with one shot. After a scoreless third period that saw Richmond rattle off three shots, the host team continued to dominate on offense, scoring on two of their three fourth-quarter attempts.

Nash's goal came off of a scramble in front of cage, as she received the ball from Jessica Hendry with 8:34 to play and finished the play to tie the game at 1-1. The Spiders used their momentum to earn a penalty corner with 5:26 to play, and Abby Lyons' shot was deflected in from the inserter Orndorff for the Spiders' first lead of the game. The goal was Orndorff's first of her career.

The Spiders dominated possession throughout the game despite not scoring until the final period, outshooting the Aggies 7-1 and holding a 6-1 advantage in penalty corners.

Richmond is now 5-3 on the season and will look to move to 3-0 in Atlantic 10 play when they hit the road for a pair of conference games next weekend. The Spiders will take on Lock Haven first on Friday, September 27, at 3 p.m. before traveling to Amherst, Mass. to face UMass on Sunday.