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Eagle Sports Roundup Oct. 5
In other Wednesday UMW sports action, Field Hockey downs CNU in overtime and Volleyball picks up a CAC win against York College.
- Courtesy Clint Often, UMW Sports Information
George's Overtime Goal Seals Victory Over CNU
Junior midfielder Florence George scored a pair of goals, including the game winner in overtime, to lead the 18th ranked University of Mary Washington field hockey team to a 3-2 win over 15th ranked Christopher Newport University on Wednesday in Fredericksburg. The Eagles improve to 10-3 on the season, and defeat CNU for the first time since 2004, snapping a six-game losing streak to the Captains.
The Captains opened the scoring with 20 minutes remaining in the half, as Chrissy Kurecki scored unassisted. The Eagles tied the score five minutes before halftime as seniors Kaitlyn Ripley and Morgan Jones hooked up for Ripley's sixth goal of the season.
Christopher Newport scored to take the lead at 2-1 with 18 minutes remaining, but George scored a minute and a half later on a Lisa Charney assist to tie the score once again. The teams battled through the last 17 minutes of regulation without a winning score, setting up the extra period.
George capped the scoring with her 11th goal of the season 6:17 into overtime on an assist from Jones. The Eagles held a 17-15 advantage in shots, and each team had 15 penalty corners. Junior Claire Gianelle had 12 saves for the Eagles, while Charney added a defensive save. CNU saw goalie Jamie Dowling with six saves and Breanne Lowe and Allie Hackbarth each adding defensive saves.
The Eagles will return to action on Sunday when they host Virginia Wesleyan College at 2:00 p.m.
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UMW Volleyball Tops York in Four Sets
The University of Mary Washington volleyball team topped York College in four sets on Wednesday night at the Anderson Center in Capital Athletic Conference action. Set scores were 25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 25-16. UMW improves to 14-4 overall and 3-1 in CAC play.
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The Eagles were led by Laura Gomez's 10 kills, while Tola Adebanjo added nine kills, and Karissa Herrick and Ellen Smethurst provided seven kills. Senior setter Katie Shiflett had 34 assists and Christine Tran added 19 digs for the Eagles. York was led by Jessica Moyer's nine kills and Cortni Rentzel's 28 assists. Mary Washington will return to action on Friday when they face Salisbury University in the Christopher Newport University Invitational at 5:00 p.m.
