October 4, 2003
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Despite the cold and the
rain, the AU field hockey team was able to dominate the game
against Fairfield, shutting them out with a 5-0 victory. The Eagles
were able to keep the Stags out of their half of the field the
entire game, only allowing them into the circle once during each
half of the game. The Eagles were led to victory by junior standout
Javiera Villagra (Santiago, Chile/Santiago College), who had a
total of seven shots, and two goals. Villagra's first goal was
unassisted just 8:53 into the game, while her second goal came
minutes later off a penalty shot into the right corner of the net
(23:51). As the first half continued, the Eagles were able to keep
the Stag's out of their circle, only allowing one shot against
senior goalkeeper Laura Miller (Pennsburg, PA/Quakertown). With
only minutes to go in the first half the Eagles had the opportunity
to elevate the score once again as Camila Infante (Santiago,
Chile/Santiago College) crossed the ball to freshman Kaitlin De
Ttroia (North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex Regional) for the third
goal of the game. Unfortunately for the Stags, the Eagles weren't
quite satisfied with just three goals in the first half, so with
just 1:32 seconds to go, and the opportunity to score off a penalty
corner, sophomore leader Maureen Daniel (Clifton, Park,
N.Y./Shenendehowa) slammed the ball past the Stags goalkeeper, with
an assist from Shannon Goans (Ellicott City, Md./River Hill). The
Eagles continued the second half of the game on the offensive,
taking 12 penalty corners against the Stags. AU was able to keep
Fairfield out of their circle, only allowing the Stags to enter one
time. Fairfield did not get any shots against AU in the second
half. The fifth and final goal was off a penalty corner, and was
once again a strong shot from Daniel, with an assist from Goans
with 8:04 left to play. AU field hockey is now 8-1, and 2-0 in
Patriot League play, and will travel to James Madison University on
Wednesday, October 8th to take on the Dukes. Game Summary:
Shots: American 29; Fairfield 1
Saves: American 1; Fairfield 17
Corners: American 16; Fairfield 0
