October 22, 2003

TOWSON, Md. - With two goals each, senior Melissa Snyder (Gaithersburg, Md/Quince Orchard) and junior Javiera Villagra (Santiago, Chile/Santiago College) led the 19th ranked AU field hockey team to a 5-0 shutout against Towson University. Snyder and Villagra both lead the team with 11 goals this season. The Eagles are now 12-2 overall, and first in the Patriot League with a record of 4-0. Snyder started the scoring 21.09 into the first half for the Eagles as she put the ball in the cage after taking a shot off a rebound from the Towson goalkeeper's pads. Camila Infante (Santiago, Chile/Santiago College) had the assist, her eighth of the season. Villagra quickly answered the first goal with one of her own, just two minutes later as she scored a penalty corner with the help of her teammate Maureen Daniel (Clifton Park, Md./Shenendehowa). Daniel now has six assists for the season. Villagra kept the Eagles intensity up as she masterfully dribbled her way into the circle, through three defenders and found the back of the cage for her second goal. Leaving the first half winning 3-0, the Eagles did not let up in the second half. Daniel started things off by bring the ball up into the circle and passing it off to teammate Heidi Hershberger (Davis, Calif./Davis) who quickly put it in the cage to bump American's lead to four. This goal was Hershberger's sixth goal of the season. With 10:29 left in the game, the Eagles were able to elevate the score to 5-0 as Daniel took a hard shot off a penalty corner and Snyder was able to finish it off for her second goal of the night. The Eagles will return to Patriot League play again on October 25 as they travel to Colgate to take on the Raiders at 11 a.m. Game Summary:
Shots: American 16; Towson 5
Saves: American 3; Towson 3
Corners: American 8; Towson 4