April 9, 2004
BOX SCORE
FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood University junior Isa Cohen/Mineral (Fairfax) recorded her third hat-trick of the season, netting three of the team’s season-high 18 goals, as the Lancers routed NCAA Division I St. Mary’s 18-4 Friday afternoon at Lancer Field. With the win, Longwood improves to 11-1 on the season and 5-1 against Division I competition, while the visiting Gaels drop to 3-8 overall. The Lancers will return to action Wednesday, April 14 as they travel to the nation’s capital to take on Howard – their seventh Division I opponent this spring.
Against St. Mary’s, Colette Spencer put the Gaels on the board first, netting one of her team-best three goals 1:23 into the match, immediately followed by a free-position goal from teammate Ally High, giving the visiting squad an early 2-0 advantage. However, Longwood quickly trimmed the deficit as senior Kristy Taylor/Lorton (Bishop Ireton) scored, unassisted at the 22:43 mark. Cohen then tied the match – 2-2 – at 19:48 and Taylor gave the Lancers their first lead at 18:30 (3-2), scoring off a pass from freshman Jenn Shipp/Charlottesville (Albemarle).
St. Mary’s responded with their third and final goal of the half, as C. Spencer scored on another Gael free-position attempt with 12:23 remaining in the session. Longwood then scored four unanswered goals, including what proved to be the game-winning goal from sophomore Ali Shafer/Fairfax (Fairfax) with 6:34 left (5-3) in the session to enter the break with a four-goal – 7-3 – cushion.
The Lancers exploded in the second session, netting ten unanswered goals, including two goals from junior Leanne Kibler/Oakton (Oakton), while Cohen completed her hat-trick netting two goals of her own. Backed by a tenacious defense, Longwood was able to hold the Gaels scoreless for more than 28 minutes of the second period, until C. Spencer got her third goal of the game with 1:15 remaining in the match. Barry closed out the contest, scoring for the second time with the Lancers’ 18th goal off a pass from junior Emily Bikowski/Fairfax (Bishop O’Connell) with just 16 seconds left.
The freshmen duo of Shipp and Barry paced the Lancer offense, contributing four points on two goals and two assists each, while Cohen finished with a team-best three goals. Goalie senior Stacey Schmidt/Berlin, N.J. (Eastern Regional) registered 51:30 minutes played and made 10 stops in front of the net -- tying her season-best – while sophomore Emily Wilson/Owings, Md. (Northern) played just over eight minutes and posted three saves.
C. Spencer, SMC’s all-time leader in goals scored, led the visiting Gaels, scoring three of the team’s four goals, while High rounded out the St. Mary’s offense with a goal of her own. Goalie Katie Augustine recorded over 53 minutes played and posted 11 saves
