University of Louisville
LA SALLE
Field Hockey Dominates LaSalle 9-3
September 04, 2005 | Field Hockey
Sept. 4, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - Junior All-American Jessica Javelet tied a school-record with five goals and added two assists as University of Louisville field hockey team defeated visiting LaSalle 9-3 Sunday at Trager Stadium.
The Cardinals jumped on the scoreboard when senior Jen Payne connected on an assist from Javelet just 2:23 into the game. Javelet scored her first goal of the contest on an assist from sophomore Janelle Avila to give Louisville a 2-0 lead at the 7:03 mark. Junior Lisa Wasser delivered an unassisted goal two minutes later to increase the lead to 3-0. Javelet tallied two more goals, making it a 5-0 game midway through the first half.
LaSalle's Colleen Nesbitt tipped Allison Geiger's penalty corner shot to put the Explorers on the board at the 24:20 mark in the game.
The Cards responded four minutes later when Javelet netted an assist from Payne to make the score 6-1. Payne notched her second goal of the game with 20 seconds remaining in the first half. Sophomore Casey Meizinger assisted on the goal. Louisville took the 7-1 lead into halftime, outshooting LaSalle 13-1 and holding a 3-1 penalty corner advantage.
U of L sophomore Casey Diener opened the second half with a goal on Javelet's second assist in the game at the 40:35 mark. A minute later, Javelet tacked on her fifth and final goal of the game with an assist from junior Carrie Jackson to give the Cards a 9-1 lead.
The Explorers capitalized on a penalty corner when Suzanne Strocen scored on a pass from Geiger at the 48:44 mark. LaSalle's Diana Wurst capped off the scoring when she connected on a penalty assist from Christy Miller at the 56:44 mark for the 9-3 final score.
Louisville sophomore goalkeeper Marie-Claire Heller (3-1) got the win, posting two saves in the game. The Cardinals outshot the Explorers 19-6, but LaSalle held an 8-7 penalty corner edge in the game. LaSalle's Ellen Axelsen (1-3) registered five saves in the loss. The Explorers fall to 1-3 on the season.
Javelet's five-goal performance tied a school record set by Sherry Effinger in the 1978 season.
"This was a great weekend for us in terms of preparation for the BIG EAST," said U of L head coach Pam Bustin. "We were able to execute our game plan offensively. LaSalle really took it to our defense at times today and that's something we need to address as we prepare for our game against Pacific."
U of L (3-1) will play host to Pacific on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at Trager Stadium. The game will feature a rematch of the 2004 NCAA play-in game in which the Tigers defeated the Cards 1-0 in overtime to advance to the 16-team NCAA tournament field.
