Oct. 21, 2006
NORFOLK, Va. -- The third-ranked Old Dominion field hockey team needed overtime to dispatch Northeastern, 3-2, in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action at Foreman Field on Saturday afternoon.
The win improves the Lady Monarchs to 15-2 overall and 6-0 in the CAA, while Northeastern falls to 7-10 overall and 2-3 in league play.
The Huskies struck first 10 minutes into the contest. Playing off a penalty corner, Northeastern's Rachel Wilkes managed to collect the rebound off a missed shot and send into the back of the Lady Monarch cage.
By the end of the first half, Old Dominion would score twice heading into the locker room up 2-1. On a penalty corner, senior Caroline Nichols (Va. Beach, Va.), off the insert from classmate Dana Sensenig (Denver, Pa.) and stick stop by Titia Beek (Heillo, Holland), tied the game with just over six and a half minutes left in the half. Three minutes later Old Dominion had the lead after sophomore Denise Admiraal (Heillo, Holland) passed to ball off to leading scorer Sensenig for a goal. The tally was Sensenig's team-leading 15th of the season.
The Lady Monarchs had control of the ball most of the season half. With time winding down, Old Dominion took a penalty corner and held the ball in the corner. Northeastern managed to take possession, race up field, and enter the circle. Harriet Hoyer got her stick on the ball in a sea of Lady Monarch defenders and found the gap with 1:31 left in regulation to tie the game and send it into overtime.
Overtime, ODU's second of the 2006 season, didn't last very long as the Lady Monarchs gained possession of the ball and scored 1:59 into the third stanza. Admiraal captured the golden goal off a feed from Sensenig.
Old Dominion outshot Northeastern, 13-5, and outcornered the Huskies, 12-3.
Lady Monarch goalkeeper Kelly Driscoll (West Chester, Pa.) made three stops in the victory, while her counterpart, Liz Centofanti stopped six Old Dominion shots on net.
Old Dominion returns to action on Sunday against Hofstra in CAA action. Game time is 1:00 p.m.