Spider Field Hockey Extends Win Streak with Victory Over La Salle

Friday, October 4

Richmond, Va.

5 PM

University of Richmond

(8-2, 3-0)

La Salle

(6-4, 1-2)

La Salle

Richmond

Spider Field Hockey Extends Win Streak with Victory Over La Salle

10/04/2024 | Field Hockey

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond field hockey team shut out La Salle University, 4-0, Friday evening at Crenshaw Field to stay unbeaten in Atlantic 10 Conference action and extend their win streak to five games.

With the victory, UR moves to 8-2 on the year and 3-0 in league play for the first time since the 2014 season. Richmond heads on the road to take on James Madison for a 2 p.m. contest on ESPN+ from Harrisonburg.

Clara Larripa put the Spiders on the scoreboard first in the 11^th minute of action, blasting a one-timer from corner play inserter Alexa Derr into the back of the goal.

Freshman Margaret Scheurer collected her first collegiate goal in the 21^st minute to push the Spiders lead to 2-0 when she put in a rebound off the La Salle goalkeepers leg pads.

The Spider defense held the Explorers from taking a shot in the first half, while putting up nine of their own. UR also collected five corners in the first half.

La Salle turned up the pressure in the second half, firing off seven shots total and picking up six of their seven corners in the third quarter. Richmond goalkeeper Kristen Rake finished the day with three saves as she guided the lockdown Spider defense.

Larripa extended the Spiders lead to 3-0 in the 40^th minute on a corner play from the top of the circle. Derr inserted the ball to Jess McMeeking to make the stop for Larripa who send it into the back of the goal for her team-leading ninth goal of the season.

Derr, on the Spiders sixth corner of the fourth quarter, reached up and sent a bouncing ball into the back of the net with 37 seconds left in the game for her first goal of the season. She got a stick on a high shot from Larripa after getting the stick stopped ball from Freya MacKay.