October 18, 1999
& game summaries from 10/18, 10/22
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October 18, 1999 & game summaries from 10/18, 10/22 |
OCTOBER 22, 1999 … Senior Jaime Ricker (Albuquerque, NM) had her first career hat trick and added one assist to lead George Mason to a come-from-behind 6-2 victory over Old Dominion today at the George Mason Stadium.
Sophomore Katy Robertson (Atlanta, GA) scored two goals and had one assist. With 18 goals and 12 assists this season, Robertson has now tied Jenn Gross' record for most points in a season with 48.
ODU took the early 1-0 lead off a score by sophomore Melanie McGovern. McGovern had the ball on the left side and she dribbled through two Mason defenders and then lofted the ball over Kristie Matthews in goal.
Then, in just over two minutes three more goals would be scored. George Mason tied the game up 1-1 in the 15th minute. Sophomore Megan Hawkins (Burke, VA) passed the ball down the left sidelines to Robertson who crossed the ball to Ricker and she found the back of the net.
In the 16th minute Kristen Murray put the Monarchs back on top as she headed the ball in off a cross by Anna Gurzalski. Robertson then tied the game up a second time in the 18th minute. Ricker fed Robertson in the middle and Robertson fired a hard 18-yard shot that curved just in the far right post.
The Patriots took their first lead and it was the game winner, by Ricker in the 39th minute. Freshman Liz Sims (Pensacola, FL) passed the ball up from midfield. A Monarch defender tried to clear it, but the ball deflected out to Ricker who knocked it in the open goal.
Ricker added her third goal of the day in the 49th minute off an assist by sophomore Carolyn Marin (Woodbridge, VA). Robertson put George Mason up 5-2 in the 71st minute with her second goal, scoring off a penalty kick. This was Robertson's fifth goal of the season off a penalty kick.
Freshman Angela Lombardi (Del Mar, CA) finished the Patriots scoring in the 86th minute. Freshman Kerri Beck (York, PA) crossed the ball from the right side and Lombardi headed the ball in for her seventh goal of the season.
George Mason improves to 8-8 overall and 4-3 in the CAA. They host No. 5 Penn State on Sunday at 1:00 pm. ODU falls to 7-8 overall and 2-5 in the CAA.
Time Team Goal (Assists) H-V 10:49 ODU Melanie McGovern 0-1 14:59 GMU Jaime Ricker (Megan Hawkins, Katy Robertson) 1-1 15:54 ODU Kristen Murray (Anna Gruzalski) 1-2 17:10 GMU Robertson (Ricker) 2-2 38:52 GMU Ricker 3-2 48:33 GMU Ricker (Carolyn Marin) 4-2 70:09 GMU Robertson (Penalty Kick) 5-2 85:38 GMU Angela Lombardi (Kerri Beck) 6-2 Goalkeepers: Kristie Matthews, GMU - 5 saves, 2 GA, 90 minutes Tonya Dedmond, ODU - 2 saves, 3 GA, 45 minutes / Alison Kinsler, 1 save, 3 GA, 45 minutes Shots: GMU - 18, ODU - 11 Corner Kicks: GMU - 4, ODU - 3 Fouls: GMU - 8, ODU - 13 Offside: GMU - 3, ODU - 2
OCTOBER 18, 1999 … George Mason got two goals from senior Jaime Ricker (left)and another from sophomore Katy Robertson as they snap a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Pennsylvania today at the George Mason Stadium.
The four straight losses tied a school-record for most consecutive losses in a season. Since the inception of the program in 1982, the Patriots have never lost more than four games in a row.
George Mason improves to 7-8 overall while Penn falls to 8-3-1, snapping their four game winning
streak. The three goals scored today were the most scored against the Quakers this season.
George Mason got on the board first in the 23rd minute. Robertson gave Ricker a nice feed from the left side. Ricker dribbled in between two Penn defenders and her 16 yard shot snuck just inside the left post for the score.
The Patriots built up a 2-0 lead thanks to Ricker's second score of the day. Sophomore Megan Hawkins (Burke, VA / Robinson) served a long ball down the left sidelines and then Robertson crossed it to Ricker who lofted it over Katherine Hunt in the goal. This was Ricker's first multi-goal game of her career and she now has five goals this season.
Pennsylvania cut the margin to one in the 76th minute. Junior Kellianne Toland found herself open from 15 yards out when a ball rebounded out to her and she fired it into the top right corner of the net. Toland leads the Quakers with 17 points (five goals, seven assists).
Robertson added an insurance goal for George Mason with just over one minute left in the game. This time freshman Angela Lombardi crossed it to Robertson who tapped it in for her 16th goal of the year. Robertson has a CAA and team-high 43 points (16 goals, 11 assists). She is just five points away from tying Jenn Gross' single-season record of 48 points set in 1997.
The Patriots host CAA foe Old Dominion on Friday at 3:00 pm and will host No. 5 Penn State on Sunday at 1:00 pm.
Scoring Time Team Goal (Assists) H-V 22:38 GMU Jaime Ricker (Katy Robertson) 1-0 48:57 GMU Ricker (Robertson, Megan Hawkins) 2-0 75:40 PENN Kellianne Toland 2-1 88:44 GMU Robertson (Angela Lombardi) 3-1 Goalkeepers: Kristie Matthews, GMU - 5 saves, 1 GA, 90 minutes Katherine Hunt, PENN - 2 saves, 3 GA, 90 minutes. Shots: GMU - 15, PENN - 12 Corner Kicks: GMU - 3, PENN - 10 Fouls: GMU - 6, PENN - 5 Offside: GMU - 0, PENN - 1
The George Mason women's soccer team lost two games last week to drop their record to 6-8 overall and 3-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Patriots have now lost four straight games. They host Pennsylvania today at 4:00 pm, Old Dominion on Friday at 3:00 pm and No. 5 Penn State on Sunday at 1:00 pm.
George Mason has never lost more than four consecutive games in a season. In 1995 the Patriots lost four in a row and finished 8-12-1 overall. They also lost four straight in the 1990 season and they finished 4-11-3.
On Wednesday, Mason fell 5-1 to conference foe James Madison. This was the worst margin of defeat for the Patriots and it ties for the most goals scored against George Mason this season.
The story of the game was the Dukes shooting percentage. They connected on five-of-their seven shots for goals. They were outshot by the Patriots 23-7 for the game.
The Patriots dominated the first 34 minutes of the first half offensively, outshooting the Dukes 8-1, but then in just over a six minute span, James Madison would score three goals to take a commanding 3-0 lead.
Aimee Grahe scored the first Duke goal at 33:38. Colleen McIlwrath knocked in the second score at 35:33, and then at 39:45 Beth McNamara scored to put James Madison up 3-0 at the half.
Grahe notched her second score of the game in the 60th minute. Freshman goalkeeper Naomi Hines misplayed a back pass and Teri Joyce found Grahe for the open goal score from 10 yards out. Grahe has a JMU team-high 14 goals on the season.
George Mason got its first and only score of the game in the 70th minute. Sophomore Megan Hawkins (Burke, VA/Robinson) crossed the ball from the left side just inside the penalty box. Sophomore Katy Robertson was right above the goal line and she lofted it over goalkeeper Suzanne Wilson for her 15th score of the season.
Liz Costa added the Dukes fifth goal of the contest in the 84th minute, with the assists going to both Lindsey Prevo and Noreen Van der Waag.
On Saturday, George Mason lost at Rutgers, 3-2. Rutgers took an early 2-0 lead scoring twice in the first 13 minutes of the game.
Senior Jaime Ricker would answer with a score in the 42nd minute off an assist by Robertson. In the second half, Mason tied the game up 2-2 when sophomore Erika Webster (Fairfax, VA / Paul VI) scored her first career goal. Ricker took a corner kick and found Webster for the goal.
Rutgers freshman Tiffany Williams scored the game winning goal in the 85th minute when a Scarlet Knights shot rebounded off the post to Williams who knocked it in an open net.
Robertson, who was ranked third in the nation last week in scoring, remains atop the CAA with 15 goals, nine assists (39 points). Ricker is second on the team with 15 points (three goals, nine assists).
Scoring Summary vs. JMU Time Team Goal (Assist) H-V 33:38 JMU Aimee Grahe 0-1 35:33 JMU Colleen McIlwrath (Teri Joyce) 0-2 39:45 JMU Beth McNamara (Beth Burgess) 0-3 59:12 JMU Grahe (Joyce) 0-4 69:22 GMU Katy Robertson (Megan Hawkins) 1-4 83:50 JMU Liz Costa (Lindsey Prevo, Noreen Van der Waag 1-5 Goalkeepers: Naomi Hines, GMU - 1 save, 5 GA, 90 minutes Suzanne Wilson, JMU - 8 saves, 1 GA, 80 minutes Gretchen Ross, JMU - 0 saves, 0 GA, 10 minutes Shots: GMU - 23, JMU - 7 Corner Kicks: GMU - 9, JMU - 5 Fouls: GMU - 7, JMU - 20 Offside: GMU - 0, JMU - 1
The George Mason women's soccer team dropped two non-conference games last week, falling 1-0 to Maryland on Wednesday and losing 3-2 to No. 10 Virginia on Sunday. The Patriots are now 6-6 overall and will be hosting James Madison on Wednesday at 4:30. On Saturday they travel to Rutgers for a 7:00 pm game.
Below are game stories from both contests.
OCTOBER 10, 1999 … Tenth-ranked Virginia scored three unanswered goals including the game winner in the 83rd minute to pull off the 3-2 win over George Mason today before 1,365 fans at the George Mason Stadium.
Junior Tracey Lache scored her first goal of the year and it was the game winner for the Cavaliers who improve to 9-4 on the season after a 2-1 overtime win over No. 2 Florida Friday night. The Patriots have lost two straight and fall to 6-6 on the season.
George Mason got on the board first with a goal just 10:40 into the first half. Junior Stephanie Hancock, who returned to the lineup after missing the last three games with an injury, passed the ball to sophomore Katy Robertson (left) who snuck around UVA goalkeeper Julie Harris for the 10 yard strike.
Robertson notched her second score of the day in the 18th minute. Robertson fed freshman Angela Lombardi who was then taken down in box. Robertson stepped up to take the penalty kick putting the Patriots up 2-0.
This was Robertson's fourth goal of the season off a penalty kick. She leads the CAA and is ranked third in the NCAA with 14 goals (seven assists for 35 points).
Virginia would answer in the 20th minute. Freshman Jess Delucchi was called for a foul in the box and Cavalier senior All-American Angela Hucles took the penalty kick. Freshman Naomi Hines came up with a big save on the kick, but Hucles was there off the rebound and knocked it in for her eighth goal of the year.
George Mason went up 3-1 in the 25th minute off a goal by freshman Caroline Kent (Woodbridge, VA/Woodbridge HS), but it was negated after she was called offsides. Kent scored after a Megan Hawkins shot was saved and deflected out by Harris.
Virginia tied the game up 2-2 in the 55th minute. Freshman Meredith Rhodes (Falls Church, VA/Falls Church HS) took a corner kick from the left side. Senior Jill Maxwell was there to head the ball in off the corner kick for her sixth score of the season.
The Cavaliers took their first lead of the game in the 83rd minute. Hucles touched the ball back to junior Tracey Lache and her 12 yard shot made it into the bottom left of the goal.
"It was a great effort from our team today," said head coach Jac Cicala. "I thought that everyone played well for us. The one thing I'm dissapointed in, is the fact that the referee's had a big impact on the game. I felt like there were a lot of poor calls made on both teams. It was just unfortunate that they took the game away from the players."
The Patriots host James Madison on Wednesday at 4:30 pm at the George Mason Stadium.
Scoring Time Team Goal (Assist) H-V GMU 10:40 Katy Robertson (Stephanie Hancock) 1-0 GMU 17:58 Robertson (Penalty Kick) 2-0 UVA 19:22 Angela Hucles 2-1 UVA 54:14 Jill Maxwell (Meredith Rhodes) 2-2 UVA 82:18 Tracey Lache (Hucles) 2-3 Goalkeepers: Naomi Hines - GMU: 8 saves, 3 GA, 90 minutes Julie Harris - UVA: 6 saves, 2 GA, 90 minutes Shots: GMU - 13, UVA - 18 Corner Kicks: GMU - 4, UVA - 2 Fouls: GMU - 17, UVA - 17 Offside: GMU - 1, UVA - 1
OCTOBER 6, 1999 … Senior Jackie Mynarski scored the only goal of the day at 81:26 to lift Maryland to a 1-0 victory over George Mason today at the George Mason Stadium. Mynarski now leads the Terps with five goals.
George Mason falls to 6-5 while Maryland improves its record to 4-7-1. The Patriots host #10 Virginia on Sunday at 4:00 pm.
George Mason was called for a foul just outside the penalty box which set up the game winning score. Senior Lindsay Basalyga took the penalty kick and found Mynarski on the left side of the goal. She headed the ball in from about three yards out.
"We had our chances and didn't finish," said head coach Jac Cicala. "I really compliment our defense today, because for 89 of the 90 minutes they were working really well."
Mason sophomore Katy Robertson had two fast break shots go just wide of the goal. She had five shots on the day. Robertson had a string of five consecutive games with a goal before today's contest. The 5-8 forward from Atlanta, GA, was named to the Soccer America Team of the Week and was also the CAA Player of the Week after scoring five goals and adding two assists. She leads the CAA with 12 goals and seven assists (31 points).
"We definitely had five or six great chances to score," said Robertson. "It was very frustrating to see shots go wide. Our defense played awesome, but offensively we just couldn't finish."
Scoring Time Team Goal (Assist) H-V 81:26 UMD Jackie Mynarski (Lindsay Basalyga) 0-1 SAVES: Naomi Hines, GMU - 7 saves, 1 GA, 90 minutes Ali Wolff, Maryland - 2 saves, 0 GA, 45 minutes Riki-Ann Serrins, Maryland - 3 saves, 0 GA, 45 minutes SHOTS: George Mason, 9 Maryland, 14 CORNER KICKS: George Mason, 4 Maryland, 2 FOULS: George Mason, 13 Maryland, 5 OFFSIDE: George Mason, 3 Maryland, 2
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