W&M Field Hockey Falls to No. 6 Old Dominion, 4-1

Gina Cimarellis Scores on Assist From Shannon Karl for Tribe

10/30/05 3:56PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s field hockey team lost to No. 6 Old Dominion, 4-1, this afternoon in the final game of the regular season for both teams.

W&M drops to 9-10 overall and 4-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association with the loss, while the Monarchs improve to 15-5 (8-0 CAA).

ODU’s first goal came on a penalty corner just 3:37 into the game. Janelle Engle fired the ball on to the left side of the cage and Denise Admiraal deflected it into the upper right corner. The Monarchs struck again less than four minutes later, as Dana Sensenig carried the ball in 40 yards and scored to put ODU ahead, 2-0. The Tribe got one of the goals back in the 12th minute of the game, when senior midfielder Shannon Karl (Centreville, VA) tipped a pass to junior forward Gina Cimarelli (Oak Hill, VA), who put in her team-leading sixth goal of the season. W&M senior defender Anna Davis (Richmond, VA) kept the game close with four defensive saves in the first half.

The Monarchs put the game away with two more goals in the second half, the first coming on a penalty stroke by Engle 6:31 into the second half. ODU’s final goal came less than four minutes later when Daphne Admiraal scored on a penalty corner.

ODU out-shot W&M, 20-4 in the game and held a 10-0 advantage in penalty corners. W&M sophomore goalkeeper Gwen Hunter (Seaville, NJ) made seven saves in the game, while ODU’s Mary Cate Gordon stopped one shot.

W&M will return to action later this week at the 2005 CAA Tournament, hosted by ODU at Foreman Field. The Tribe, seeded fifth in the tournament, will face No. 4 seed James Madison in the quarterfinals on Friday at noon. The winner of that game will take on Old Dominion in the semifinals Saturday at noon. The conference championship game will be Sunday at 1:00 PM.


Game Notes: W&M is now 11-34-0 against Old Dominion since 1973 ... Gina Cimarelli leads W&M with 14 points and six goals ... Anna Davis has 10 defensive saves this season, fourth-most in a season in school history, and is second all-time at W&M with 23 in her career ... Gwen Hunter moved into ninth place all-time at W&M with 125 career saves ... W&M will face James Madison in the postseason for the first time since losing to the Dukes, 2-1, in double overtime in the 2001 CAA Tournament ... It will be the seventh time that the two teams have played each other in the CAA Tournament.

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