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Sept. 15, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –– Meredith Elwell (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown)stuck two balls in the net and Becky Worthington (Fairview Village,Pa./Methacton) stopped Richmond from getting on the board as the Cavalierswon their fifth consecutive game to start the season. It was also thesecond consecutive shut out for the Hoos, who now have a scoreless streakof 166:28 to their credit.
The Cavaliers jumped on top halfway through the first period asElwell tipped in a Jessica Coleman (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional) cornershot 15:18 into the stanza. Virginia had 10 corners in the first half and11 shots, but Richmond’s Brooke Fuller stopped five shots to keep the score1-0 at halftime.
Richmond started the second half strongly and with 1:01 gone in thehalf, was awarded a penalty stroke. But Heather Rice’s shot slid outsidethe cage and the Cavaliers took the 16-yard hit coming out. Rice’s shotturned out to be the only shot of the half for the Spiders.
The Cavaliers increased the margin to 2-0 as Elwell took a pass inthe circle from Carrie Goodloe (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs) and tippedit into the corner with 21:04 yet to play. But the Virginia defense stoodstrong and did not allow the Spiders a shot on goal to preserve theshutout.
The shutout is Worthington’s sixth solo shutout and third thisseason. Elwell’s game-winning goal is the 12th of her career, which movesher into a tie for fifth place all-time in Virginia history.
Virginia travels to North Carolina to play the third-ranked TarHeels on Sunday, Sept. 19. Game time at Navy Field is 1:00 pm.
1 2 FRichmond 0 0 0 (4-2)Virginia 1 1 2 (5-0)
SCORING SUMMARY: UVA: Elwell (Coleman) / 19:42 (1), UVA: Elwell (Goodloe) /21:04 (2)
Goals: UVA: Elwell 2
Assists: UVA: Goodloe, Coleman
Shots: V: 17 , R: 2 Corners: V: 15, R: 3
Saves: V: 1 (Worthington 1), R: 10 (Fuller 8, Smith 1, Gomez 1)