W&M Field Hockey Defeats Radford, 2-1

Kelly Giles and Kelly McQuade Score for the Tribe

09/26/03 7:27PM

RICHMOND, VA - William and Mary’s field hockey team defeated Radford, 2-1, this afternoon at Cary Street Field in Richmond. The game was originally scheduled to be played at the Tribe’s Busch Field, but due to concerns relating to last week’s hurricane, W&M moved or canceled all of its home athletic events through Sunday, September 26.

The Tribe improves its record to 4-3 this season with the win, while the Highlanders drop to 3-4.

W&M got on the board less than 15 minutes into the game, when sophomore forward Kelly Giles (Williamsburg, VA) was able navigate through a flurry of activity just in front of the goal, poking the ball in the cage for her second score of the season. Just two and a half minutes later the Tribe scored again, as senior midfielder Kelly McQuade (Doylestown, PA) beat two defenders from the left side to record her fourth goal of the year and put the College up, 2-0. It took just two more minutes for the Highlanders to cut the lead in half, as Erin Lenhardt lobbed a shot into the goal following a pass from Marie Petran on a penalty corner, to make the score 2-1.

Neither team was able to score the rest of the way, as the defenses took over in the second half, when the two teams combined for just three shots.

W&M outshot Radford 11-2 in the contest, although each team had five penalty corner opportunities. Highlander goalkeeper Tina Caiazza made four saves in the game, while the Tribe’s sophomore keeper Heather Kibbee (Leucadia, CA) made one stop.

W&M returns to action Wednesday, October 1 with a 7:00 PM home game against Virginia on Busch Field.

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