Oct. 6, 2006
RICHMOND, Va. -- Senior forward Darcy Pinchbeck (Suffolk, Va.) was one of six Lady Monarchs to find the back of the cage, leading the way with three goals, in No. 3 Old Dominion's 10-0 victory against Virginia Commonwealth on a rainy Friday evening.
The win ups the Lady Monarchs' record to 12-1 overall and 4-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The victory was ODU's ninth straight and fifth consecutive shutout. To date, the Lady Monarchs' top ranked defense has recorded seven overall shutouts.
Senior midfield Dana Sensenig captured seven points on the evening with her two goals and season-high three assists. Freshman Hanna Warren (Green Lane, Pa.) was the Lady Monarchs' other multiple scorer with two tallies.
Also scoring in the victory was CAA Co-Player of the Week Nico van Nispen (Bilthoven, Holland), sophomore midfielder Denise Admiraal (Heiloo, Holland), and sophomore forward Kathleen Shea (Elizaville, N.Y..). Shea's goal was her first of the season and of her career.
Old Dominion did not wait long to take the lead as van Nispen's goal gave the Lady Monarchs a 1-0 edge just over three minutes into the contest. At the half, the Lady Monarchs enjoyed a 5-0 lead and would go on to add another five goals in the second half.
The Lady Monarchs outshot the Rams 26-2, with only one shot on net, which was saved by netminder Kelly Driscoll (West Chester, Pa.). Virginia's Commonwealth's Laura Baker played the game's first 15 minutes allowing three goals and no saves. Brittany LoVullo finished out the game recording 12 stops. Old Dominion also cornered the Rams, 7-1.
Through the first four games of CAA play, the Lady Monarchs have yet to let an opponent score. CAA opposition has been outscored 23-0, outshot, 102-11 and outcorned 81-10.
Old Dominion returns to action in its final road game of the regular season. The Lady Monarchs travel to the University of Delaware on Sunday.