Sept. 13, 2003

WASHINGTON - American University sophomore Simone Konig (Gartringen, Germany/School of Economics in Boblingen) collected a missed shot by Kristie Fontana (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East) and drove it past Loyola's goalkeeper to tie things up at one goal apiece. American went on to defeat Loyola by the final score of 3-1. The Eagles are now 2-3 on the season. Konig's goal sparked the AU offense as they went on to score two more goals in the next seven minutes. Anabel Jimenez (Kensington, Md./Bullis) scored the Eagles second goal of the game (59:11) after Marcela Ricupero (Sao Paulo, Brazill/Academia Cotopaxi) headed a perfect pass to her. Jimenez gathered the ball in and drilled it low, to the left of the Greyhound goalkeep. Ricupero scored the last goal of the game on a breakaway. It began when freshman Jana Lee (New Providence, N.J./Summit) took control of the the ball at midfield and after seeing Ricupero flash by, deftly passed her the ball. Ricupero gathered it in and beat two defenders on her way to scoring the goal. Statistically, the game was rather even. AU held a 17-16 advantage in shots while Loyola had one additional corner kick (4-3). Loyola also led in fouls 15-9. The key difference was in goal, where Lauren Wohl (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air/Bucknell) picked up 10 saves. Loyola goalie Kate Gilfillan managed just five saves. AU will next play at home against Arkansas on Friday, September 19, at 4:00 p.m. Scoring: LOY - AU Own Goal (3:02) AU - Simone Konig (55:52) AU - Anabel Jimenez (Marcela Ricupero; 59:11) AU - Marcela Ricupero (Jana Lee; 62:20) Shots: AU 17; LOY 16 Saves: AU 10; LOY 5 Corners: AU 3; LOY 4 Fouls: AU 9; LOY 15