3/7/2004
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The #4 ranked Georgetown University Hoyas won a decisive 16-7 victory over BIG EAST opponent Virginia Tech women's lacrosse action on Sunday, March 7, at the VT Lacrosse Stadium. The game was the first played in the newly opened stadium.
The Hoyas were fueled by strong performances from junior attacker Sarah Oliphant (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) and senior midfielders Michi Ellers (Swarthmore, Pa./Strath Haven) and Gloria Lozano (Pittsburgh, Pa./Sewickley). Oliphant posted a game-high six points off four goals and two assists, while Ellers seemed to be everywhere on the field at once. She ended the day with eight caused turnovers, two goals, six ground balls and three draw controls. Lozano added seven draw controls and a goal to the GU effort.
Georgetown (2-0, 1-0), the 2003 BIG EAST Champions, was strong from the start, scoring five unanswered goals in the opening 13 minutes. Kelsey Mays put the Hokies on the board at the 15:47 mark with a goal on an assist from Lindsay Peiper, while senior Hilary Fay added a free position goal for Tech 27 minutes into the game. Despite Tech's late effort, the Hoyas led 8-2 at the half.
The Hokies (0-1, 0-1) struck first in the second half, as Britt Faulkner scored a goal on an assist from Stephanie Jones. Georgetown responded, with consecutive goals from freshman attacker Coco Stanwick (Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep), Oliphant and Ellers. At the 42:50 mark, a goal by Mays sparked a 3-0 run for the Hokies. Lindsey Welch fired a goal at 43:20, followed by a score by Faulkner with an assist from Fay. With Georgetown leading 13-6, Tech's Pieper scored her first collegiate goal, with an assist from senior Kate Threadgold. Georgetown scored three unanswered goals by Lozano, Oliphant and sophomore Paige Andrews (Newton Square, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) to capture the win, 16-7.
Junior goalkeeper Sarah Robinson (Great Falls, Va./St. Marks) was solid in goal for the Hoyas. Robinson turned away 11 Hokie shots on the afternoon.
Mays and Faulkner led the Hokies' attack, with two goals and four ground balls each.
Georgetown returns to action when the team travels to Syracuse, N.Y., to take on the Orangewomen on Saturday, March 13, at 1:00 p.m.
