Nov. 2, 2006
CAA TOURNAMENT - Nov. 4 & 5 - National Training Center - Va. Beach, Va.
Semfinals - Nov. 4:
No. 1 Old Dominion vs. No. 4 Northeastern - Noon
No. 2 James Madison vs. No. 3 Hofstra - 2:30 p.m.
Finals - Nov. 5 - 1:00 p.m.
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LET'S GO TO THE BEACH: It's time for the 2006 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament at the National Training Center in Virginia Beach Virginia. The seeds and semifinals match-ups are set. In quarterfinal action, No. 4 Northeastern defeated No. 5 William & Mary, 4-1, to advance to play top seeded Old Dominion in the semifnals while No. 3 Hofstra defeated No. 6 Delaware, 2-1, in a come from behind victory to advance to the semifinals to take on second seeded James Madison. The Lady Monarchs and Huskies square off on Saturday at noon, while the Dukes and Pride battle at 2:30 p.m. The winners advance to Sunday's championship game and a berth to the 16-team NCAA Tournament at 1:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Admission prices are $5 for adults, $3 for youth, and free admission for students with ID. A festival pass is available to gain entry to both the field hockey and men's and women's soccer championships being held at the Sportsplex right next to the National Training Center. The festival pass is $20 for adults, $15 for youth, and $50 for a family four pack.
DIRECTIONS: The National Training Center is located at 2181 Landstown Rd in Virginia Beach (23456).From I 64, take the Indian River Road East exit (286B). Merger onto Indian River Road. At the fork, stay left on Ferrell Parkway. Take the Princess Anned Road East Exit at the end of Ferrell Parkway. Follow Princess Anne Road to Dam Neck Road. Turn Right onto Dam Neck Road, then left onto Landstown Road. The facitlity entrance is on the left side of the Sportsplex. You can also log onto /www.usfieldhockey.com/usfha/training_center.htm.
WHO MAKES THE CUT?: The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player, Rookie, Defensive, and Coach of the Year along with First, Second, and Rookie All-CAA Teams will be announced on Friday night. Log onto www.odusports.com and www.caasports.com to see which Lady Monarchs will earn all-conference awards.
TAKING THE CONFERENCE BY STORM: Old Dominion went a perfect 8-0 in CAA play in 2006 marking the 12th time the Lady Monarchs have been undefeated in conference action. During the eight games of CAA play, only Notheastern has scored on Old Dominion with the Lady Monarchs defeating the Huskies, 3-2, in overtime. To date CAA opposition has been outscored 42-2, outshot 204-23 and outcornered 141-16.
OLD DOMINION IN THE CAA TOURNAMENT: Old Dominion is winners of 13 CAA Championship Trophies (1991-1994, 1996-2003, 2005) most recently earning the conference title last season with a 5-0 victory over Northeastern. James Madison in 1995 and Delaware in 2003 are the only two schools to capture CAA titles since Old Dominion joined the league in 1991.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE "D": Redshirt goalkeeper Kelly Driscoll and the Old Dominion defense continue are making it awfully hard for the opposition to score. Old Dominion currently boasts the top-ranked defense in the nation only allowing 0.64 goals per game. Only three schools this season have managed to score more than once, Duke in the double overtime first meeting, Virginia, and semifinal opponent Northeastern in a match-up that saw overtime. The Lady Monarchs have posted 11 shutouts, including a streak of six straight before its loss to #1 Maryland. Additionally, Old Dominion shutout all but one CAA opponent - the 3-2 overtime win versus Northeastern. At home, Maryland and Northeastern were the only opponents to score on Foreman Field. Driscoll meanwhile leads the nation in goals against average as only 13 opponent shots have gotten past the ODU goalkeeper in 20 games.
LAST TIME VS. NORTHEASTERN: The third-ranked Old Dominion field hockey team needed overtime to dispatch Northeastern, 3-2, back on October 21st. 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 , off the insert from classmate Dana Sensenig and stick stop by Titia Beek, 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 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 made three stops in the victory, while her counterpart, Liz Centofanti stopped six Old Dominion shots on net.
LAST TIME VS. JAMES MADISON: Sophomore Nico van Nispen captured third-ranked Old Dominion's lone goal it a 1-0 victory over #17 James Madison back on September 29th at the JMU Field Hockey complex. The win gave the Lady Monarchs its seventh straight win as they improved to 10-1 overall and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The shutout was also Old Dominion's third straight and fifth overall this season. James Madison fell to 6-5 in their CAA opener. Van Nispen's goal came off a penalty corner with 7:13 left in the game. Senior Dana Sensenig (Denver, Pa.) and freshman Titia Beek were credited with the assists. Although Old Dominion scored only one goal, they controlled much of the offense as the Lady Monarchs outshot the Dukes, 14-2. Both James Madison shots came in the first half, with only Lauren Stefaniak's shot reaching net on penalty corner resulting in the lone save by Lady Monarch keeper Kelly Driscoll. Old Dominion outcornered James Madison, 10-2.
LAST TIME VS. HOFSTRA: The third-ranked Old Dominion field hockey team improved its mark to 16-2 overall and 6-0 in CAA play with its 10th shutout of the year in a 7-0 victory over No. 20 Hofstra at Foreman Field back on October 22nd. The Pride fell to 10-6 overall and 3-3 in CAA action. The Lady Monarchs dominated the offense outshooting the Pride 33-5 and holding a 19-2 advantage in corners. Old Dominion did not get onto the scoreboard until the last remaining seconds of the first half. Although the Lady Monarchs had 13 penalty corner attempts and 15 shots on net in the first stanza, sophomore Jo Ann van Aswegen was the only one to get past Hofstra goalkeeper Jessica Cowperthwait. Van Aswegen's goal with 29.3 seconds remaining in the first half would be the eventual game-winner, her second of the year. The second half saw the Lady Monarch offense rattle off five answered goals. Sophomore Katelyn Smither started the scoring barrage with just over 17 minutes remaining as she capitalized on a rebound off a penalty corner shot. Less than two minutes later, fellow classmate Nico van Nispen gave ODU a 3-0 lead with another rebound off a penalty corner shot. Freshman Titia Beek (Heillo, Holland) was the only Lady Monarch to score more than once. She tallied her first career goal as she positioned herself in front of the Pride net off a pass from senior Darcy Pinchbeck just under the eight-minute mark. Two minutes later, Beek scored again to give the Lady Monarchs a 5-0 edge. Sophomore Denise Admiraal rounded out the day's scoring with a little under five minutes remaining in the game. Admiraal's goal was her 10th of the season. Hofstra netminder Cowperthwait made 19 saves in the onslaught of Lady Monarch shots. Nadine Surak played the final five minutes in the cage for the Pride after Cowperthwait received a yellow card and made two stops. Pride defensive member Shannon Alexander also recorded a defensive save. Redshirt freshman keeper Kelly Driscoll made four saves in net.
2005 TOURNAMENT RECAP - SEMIFINALS : Old Dominion got goals from a trio of All-CAA honorees to defeat William & Mary, 3-1, in the semifinals of the 2005 CAA Tournament held at Old Dominion back on November 5th, 2005. Player of the Year Janelle Engleand Dana Sensenig each scored their eighteenth goals of the season, while Daphne Admiraal chipped in one of her own. Sophomore Kim Hedley netted the Tribe's lone goal. Sensenig got the Lady Monarchs started early when she gained possession of the ball just outside the circle and weaved her way through the William & Mary defense before pushing it past Tribe goalkeeper Gwen Hunter, who made six saves in the game. About ten minutes later, a William & Mary defender was able to deflect an Engle shot away from the net, but Admiraal was there waiting to put it back in past the recovering Tribe defense. Early in the second half, Sensenig passed the ball in from a penalty corner to junior Caroline Nichols (Va. Beach, Va.), who set it up for Engle to fire in for the Lady Monarchs' third goal. A few minutes later, Hedley managed to get the Tribe on the board when she put in a rebound of her own shot, but it was too little, too late as Old Dominion held on for the victory.
2005 TOURNAMENT RECAP - FINALS: The Old Dominion field hockey team has advanced to its 25th NCAA Tournament appearance as they captured its 13th CAA title with a 3-0 shuout over Northeastern on Sunday at Foreman Field on November 6th, 2005. The first score came at the 13:20 mark, when Darcy Pinchbeck fired a shot that Husky goalkeeper Colleen Duffy was able to stop, but Anna Rogers was waiting in front of the net to put home the rebound for her fifth goal of the season. The second goal came a little over 10 minutes later when Pinchbeck sent a pass from the right corner up to Sami McLenegan, who was positioned on the right wing. Duffy came charging out to cut down the angle on the shot, but McLenegan was able to get it by the oncoming keeper and into the cage for the 2-0 lead. The third and final score was started once again by Pinchbeck, who centered a pass from the left side of the circle. Freshman Katelyn Smither (Suffolk, Va.) came charging in to meet it and took a diving shot that found the back of the net to give the Lady Monarchs the 3-0 lead. Old Dominion goalkeeper Mary Cate Gordon made six saves to post the shutout. Duffy made eight saves for the Huskies, who were outshot 18-7 and outcornered 6-2.
COMING UP: Get your television set to CSTV on Tuesday, November 7,th at 7:30 p.m. as the 16-teams for the 2006 NCAA Field Hockey Tournament are revealed along with the four host sites of the first and second rounds.