RU Field Hockey Falls to Virginia Commonwealth, 5-1
Sep 03 | Field Hockey
RICHMOND, VA – Virginia Commonwealth’s Carlot Verloop scored three goals as the Rams built a 4-1 halftime lead and handed the Rutgers field hockey team (2-1) its first loss of the season, 5-1, on Friday, Sept. 3, in Richmond, VA.
Medeia Mustafaa scored nearly seven minutes into regulation as VCU (2-1) took an early 1-0 lead. The Rams then netted back-to-back goals from Verloop less then two minutes apart to go ahead 3-0 with 27:19 remaining in the first half.
RU’s Jaime Fraser (Voorhees, NJ) netted her first score of the season off a pass from Bobbi Jo Adams (Port Norris, NJ) with 15:02 to play before halftime, but VCU added a goal from Daphne Bravenboer on a penalty corner to take its 4-1 lead at intermission.
Kristin Van Rooij (Ben Bosch, The Netherlands), the reigning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, made seven saves in goal. Virginia Commonwealth outshot Rutgers 18-14 and the Scarlet Knights held a 12-7 advantage in penalty corners.
Rutgers returns to action on Sunday, Sept. 5, when it travels to Williamsburg, VA, to face William and Mary. Gametime is set for 1:00 p.m.
Field Hockey Box Score (Final)
2004 Rutgers Field Hockey
Rutgers vs VCU (Sep 03, 2004 at Richmond, Va.)
Rutgers (2-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot
VCU (2-1) -------------------------------
Date: Sep 03, 2004 Attendance: 150 Rutgers............. 1 0 - 1
Weather: cool, light wind, 70 degrees VCU................. 4 1 - 5
Rutgers VCU
Pos # Player Sh SOG G A DS Pos # Player Sh SOG G A DS
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GK 00 VAN ROOIJ, Kristin.. - - - - - GK 21 Leuzzi, Becca....... - - - - -
1 SPECTOR, Kara....... 1 - - - - 1 Cadwallader, Ashley. - - - 2 -
3 BADOLATO, Catherine. - - - - - 3 Collis, Alyssa...... - - - - -
6 HUDSON, Courtney.... 4 4 - - - 6 Bravenboer, Daphne.. 4 3 1 - -
8 FRASER, Jaime....... - - 1 - - 7 Gallivan, Amy....... 3 2 - 2 -
12 GRAVER, Heather..... - - - - - 10 Verloop, Carlot..... 6 5 3 - -
14 SZYMONOWICZ, Mary... 3 3 - - - 12 Nordbeck, Anna...... 1 - - - -
15 ADAMS, Bobbi Jo..... 2 1 - 1 - 13 Mustafaa, Madeia.... 3 3 1 - -
16 KLEBEZ, Tiffany..... 2 2 - - - 17 Smith, Casey........ 1 - - 2 -
21 BACH, Corinne....... - - - - - 18 Ciechanowski, Annie. - - - - -
25 MATTINA, Jocelyn.... 1 - - - - 26 Worley, Tara........ - - - - -
---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ----------
7 MORAD, Katie........ 1 1 - - - 8 Bosler, Rebecca..... - - - - -
9 ROOS, Jessica....... - - - - - 15 Harris, Jenna....... - - - - -
11 ZIBMAN, Marielle.... - - - - - 16 Kelly, Amanda....... - - - - -
18 GRAHAM, Kirsten..... - - - - - 23 LoVullo, Brittany... - - - - -
Totals.............. 14 11 1 1 0 Totals.............. 18 13 5 6 0
Rutgers VCU
# Player MIN GA Saves # Player MIN GA Saves
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00 VAN ROOIJ, Kristin.. 70:00 5 7 21 Leuzzi, Becca....... 63:31 1 6
23 LoVullo, Brittany... 6:29 0 3
Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Rutgers............. 6 8 - 14 Rutgers............. 3 4 - 7
VCU................. 9 9 - 18 VCU................. 3 6 - 9
Penalty corners 1 2 Tot
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Rutgers............. 4 8 - 12
VCU................. 3 4 - 7
