Tribe Field Hockey Falls to Princeton, 2-1, in Double OT

10/30/04 3:09PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary sophomore Gina Cimarelli (Oak Hill, VA) gave the Tribe a 1-0 lead with just 2:10 left in regulation, but Princeton tied the score with 30 seconds left on the clock and scored again in the second overtime, to defeat the W&M field hockey team, 2-1, this afternoon at Busch Field.

The 13th-ranked Tribe ends the regular season with a record of 13-6 with the loss, while Princeton im-proves to 7-8 on the year.

After more than an hour of scoreless play to start the contest, Cimarelli took a pass from senior Ginny Sutton (Richmond, VA) and scored to put W&M ahead with just 2:10 on the clock. However, the Tigers battled back to tie the game on a penalty corner with just 30 seconds to go in regulation on a goal by Lizzie Black. Both teams battled through the first 15-minute sudden-death overtime period without scoring, but midway through the second overtime, the Tigers went out on a fast break after the Tribe was unable to score on a penalty corner. Princeton’s Natalie Martirosian passed to Kelly Darling, who fired the game-winner into the cage with 8:53 showing on the clock.

The Tigers outshot the Tribe, 18-16, in the game and had a 10-8 advantage in penalty corners. W&M senior goalkeeper Heather Kibbee (Leucadia, CA) made nine saves in the game, while Princeton goalkeeper Allison Nemeth stopped seven shots. Tribe juniors Anna Davis (Richmond, VA) and Diana Esposito (Hummelstown, PA) each had a defensive save in the first half.

W&M returns to action next Saturday, November 6, as the Tribe hosts the 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. The Tribe will play in the first semifinal at noon against the tournament’s No. 4 seed (either Drexel, James Madison or Hofstra). Old Dominion and Delaware will meet in the second semifinal at 2:30 PM. The conference championship game will be Sunday, November 7 at 1:00 PM.


Game Notes: W&M falls to 2-3-0 all-time against Princeton ... Gina Cimarelli’s goal was her seventh of the season ... Heather Kibbee’s nine saves is a career high ... Anna Davis made her seventh defensive save of the year, tied for seventh-most in W&M history in a single season ... It was also the 13th of her career, third-best in school history.

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