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Sept. 29, 1999
CHARLOTTSEVILLE, Va – Even through the rain storm the Cavaliers wereable to take control at Klockner Stadium, beating their ACC rival theMaryland Terrapins 5-0. Angela Hucles (Norfolk, VA/ Norfolk Academy) ledthe Cavaliers with her hat-trick, which she notched after only 26 minutesinto the game. The hat-trick was the first one Virginia has had sinceHucles hit one in the NCAA tournament against James Madison in 1997.
Hucles first goal came in the 8th minute on a pass from Katie Tracy(Richmond, VA/ James River). Hucles beat goalkeeper Alli Wolff and chippedthe ball past a defender into the upper left corner of the goal. Sevenminutes later, she received a pass from Jill Maxwell (Duxbury,Mass./Duxbury) and one-touched the ball into the back of the net. Then, tosecure the hat-trick, Hucles worked with Kelly Worden (Spring, TX/ Klein)in the 26th minute to again beat Wolff, with a pass around a defender and ashot right into the goal.
Alyssa Benitez (Lake Mary, FL/ Lake Mary) added the Cavaliersfourth goal with the help of Darci Borski’s (Philadelphia, PA/ NazarethAcademy) pass behind a Maryland defender in the 33rd minute. Benitez’s goalwas the last goal of the period.
By the second half, the rain was so bad that the ball was gettingstuck in standing puddles of water. The Cavaliers were able to force acorner kick, and on the kick, the ball skimmed off Maxwell’s head into theback of the net. The corner kick came off the foot of Meredith Rhodes(Falls Church, VA/ Falls Church), giving the Cavaliers a 5-0 lead.
The Terrapins almost scored in the last minute of the game when theball was splashed around the penalty box , but goalie Ashley Mowrey wasable to get her hands on it in time.
The Cavaliers now move to 7-2 and 3-0 in the ACC while theTerrapins fall to 3-6-1 and 1-1-1 in the ACC. The Cavaliers travel toClemson on Friday, October 2, and return home to play William & Mary onTuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Klockner. Game time against the Tigers is 8:00 pm.
1 2 FMaryland 0 0 0 (3-6-1, ACC 1-1-1)Virginia 4 1 5 (7-2, ACC 3-0)
SCORING SUMMARY: V: 8th: Hucles (Tracy), V: 15th: Hucles (Maxwell), V:26th: Hucles (Worden), V: 33rd: Benitez (Borski), V: 56th: Maxwell (Rhodes)Shots: UVA: 11, M: 12Goalie Saves: UVA 6 (Harris 2, Boehm 3, Mowrey2), Maryland: 3 (Wolff 3)Corner Kicks: UVa 6, M: 3Fouls: UVa 15, M: 16Offsides: UVA 0, M: 1Cautions: UVA 1: Grubbs: Y, M 1: Nelson: Y