No. 11 Louisville Field Hockey Tops Providence 6-1

Sunday, October 2

Providence, R.I.

1:00 PM

University of Louisville

Providence

October 02, 2005 | Field Hockey

Oct. 2, 2005

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - The No. 11 ranked University of Louisville field hockey team defeated host Providence 6-1, in BIG EAST Conference action on Sunday, October 2 at the Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex in Providence, R.I. The Cardinals scored four unanswered goals in the first half to take control of the game, and improve to 10-3 overall and 2-1 in the league. The Friars fall to 4-9 overall and 0-1 in the BIG EAST.

The Cardinals got on the board early as sophomore Janelle Avila connected on her first goal of the afternoon just 1:25 into the game. Avila's goal was assisted by Jen Kastelic. Avila put the Cards ahead, 2-0, at the 20:54 mark on her second goal of the day off a feed from Jen Payne. Casey Diener scored Louisville's third goal of the afternoon 29:23 into the action as she connected off a pass from junior Jessica Javelet. Louisville finished off the half with a tally from freshman Lauren Schaefer with 19-seconds remaining on the clock to make the score, 4-0, at the break. Schaefer's goal was assisted by freshman Courtney Shepstone.

In the second half, Louisville kept the pressure on and added two more goals to take a 6-0 advantage. At 54:43, junior Lisa Wasser blasted a direct shot off of a penalty corner to give the Cardinals a 5-0 lead. Wasser's goal was assisted by Kastelic and senior Rachel Overton. Javelet netted the final goal of the day for Louisville at the 60:34 mark, assisted by sophomore Missy Briery.

The Friars scored their only goal of the day as junior Melissa McGow found the back of the cage, unassisted, at 63:15.

Sophomore goalkeeper Marie-Claire Heller registered two saves for Louisville. The Cardinals outshot the Friars 21-8 and held a 7-3 advantage in penalty corners. Providence goalkeeper Stephanie Scavelli made nine saves for Providence in the cage. The Friars fall to 4-9 (0-1).

Louisville (10-3, 2-1) will play host top-ranked and three-time defending national champion Wake Forest (10-0) Saturday, Oct. 8 at Trager Stadium at 1 p.m.

    1st 2nd Final#11 Louisville (10-3, 2-1 BIG EAST) 4   2   6Providence (4-9, 0-1 BIG EAST)  0   1   1
 Scoring Summary:First Half -  UL, Janelle Avila (Jen Kastelic), 1:25; UL, Janelle Avila (Jen Payne), 20:54; UL, Casey Diener (Jessica Javelet), 29:23; UL, Lauren Schaefer (Courtney Shepstone), 34:41.Second Half -  UL, Lisa Wasser (Jen Kastelic/Rachel Overton), 54:43; UL, Jessica Javelet (Missy Briery), 60:34; PC, Melissa McGow (unassisted), 63:15.Goalkeeping:Providence - Stephanie Scavelli (70:00 minutes, 6 goals against, 9 saves)Louisville - Marie-Claire Heller (70:00 minutes, 1 goal against, 2 saves)Shots:Louisville - 21 (15 on goal); Providence - 8 (3 on goal)Penalty Corners:Louisville - 7, Providence 3

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