NORFOLK, VA (Oct. 22, 2000) -- The Old Dominion women's soccer team defeated visiting Mercer University this afternoon, 6-1. With the win, Old Dominion improves to 12-7 on the year and sets a new record for most victories in a season. The previous mark of 11 victories was set in 1998, the year the Lady Monarchs won the regular season CAA crown.
Junior Jen Henley (Chalfont, PA) led the way for the Lady Monarchs, netting two goals and assisting on another. Altogether, five different players scored for Old Dominion, including seniors Kim Maurer (Marlton, NJ) and Lauren Rafal (Va. Beach, VA). Mercer's lone goal came courtesy of Ann-Marie Lapalme, who scored at 79:26 to help her team avoid the shutout.
Old Dominion will wrap up the regular season at home on Sunday, October 29 when they host Richmond at 1 p.m.
Scoring SummaryMU 0-1=1ODU 3-3=6Goals18:51 ODU Jen Henley from Sarah Hirst29:06 ODU Jen Henley from Diane Baucom43:33 ODU Anna Gruzalski49:15 ODU Andi Rowe from Jen Henley55:14 ODU Lauren Rafal from Anna Gruzalski79:26 MU Ann-Marie Lapalme83:55 ODU Kim Maurer from Erica CampbellShotsMU-8ODU-20CornersMU-0ODU-6Goalkeeper SavesMU-6 (Genevieve Reid)ODU-4 (Alison Kinsler)