Field Hockey Tops Saint Louis

Monday, September 3

Ann Arbor, Mich.

12:00 PM ET

University of Louisville

Saint Louis

September 03, 2001 | Field Hockey

Sept. 3, 2001

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The University of Louisville field hockey team defeated Saint Louis 6-0 in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Monday.

The Cardinals opened the scoring nine minutes into the game when freshman Kimberly Hughes scored her first collegiate goal, connecting on a penalty corner with assists from junior Pip Sanders and freshman Olivia Netzler. Junior Susan Sattazahn netted a feed from Hughes to put the Cards up 2-0 at the 18:09 mark in the first half. Sophomore Elisa Eshelman scored with just over four minutes left to play in the first half to give Louisville a 3-0 halftime lead.

Netzler recorded her first career goal on Hughes' assist at the 48:17 mark in the second half to put the Cards ahead 4-0. Sophomore Shannon Kemp added an unassisted goal with four minutes left to play to give Louisville a 5-0 lead. Sanders capped off the scoring when she nailed a penalty stroke a minute later to give U of L the 6-0 win.

Louisville goalkeeper sophomore Christy Hershey got the shutout, collecting three saves. Saint Louis goalkeeper, Erin Linehan, had five saves in the game. The Billikens fall to 0-3.

U of L (1-1) will play host to Stanford on Thursday, Sept. 6 at Trager Stadium at 4 p.m.

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U of L field hockey results (9/3)            1   2   FLouisville  3   3   6Saint Louis 0   0   0
Scoring Summary:Louisville (6)Kimberly Hughes (Pip Sanders, Olivia Netzler),  9:29 (1st)Susan Sattazahn (Kimberly Hughes), 18:09 (1st)Elisa Eshelman (unassisted), 30:33 (1st)Olivia Netzler (Kimberly Hughes), 48:17 (2nd)Shannon Kemp (unassisted), 66:11 (2nd)Pip Sanders (penalty stroke), 67:07 (2nd)
ShotsLouisville - 27Saint Louis- 4
Penalty CornersLouisville - 16Saint Louis -  3
Defensive savesLouisville - 0Saint Louis - 1 (Kristen Burich)
GoalkeepersChristy Hershey (UL) 70:00, 3 saves, 0 GAErin Linehan (SLU) 70:00, 5 saves, 6 GA