JAMES MADISON ADVANCES IN NCAA WITH 1-0 VICTORY OVER WAKE FOREST
James Madison 1, Wake Forest 0
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 16, 2008 -- Senior Lindsay Bowers (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) scored on a corner kick play with 8:57 left to lift James Madison to a 1-0 win over 23rd-ranked Wake Forest in the second round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament Sunday afternoon at Wake's Spry Stadium.
The Dukes (14-6-2) advance to the round of 16 and will play the winner of Sunday's 4 p.m. ET game between third-ranked Portland (18-1) and number 19 Texas (13-3-4). The possible dates for the round of 16 games are Nov. 21, 22 and 23.
Sophomore Teresa Rynier (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley) served up a corner kick that was headed freshman Yolie Anderson-Golhor (Ottawa, Ontario/Louis-Riel) to Bowers, who headed the ball into the net at 81:03.
"We worked very hard defensively all weekend long and we made the best of our chances today," said 19th-year JMU coach Dave Lombardo. "It was a different type of game than Friday (a 1-0 win over Georgia). Georgia just wore you down, they were big hard and physical. Wake was a lot more technical, deliberate and purposeful. We just got numbers behind the ball and counter-attacked when we could."
Wake held a 16-9 advantage on shots. JMU redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Diane Wszalek (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) finished with three saves for her sixth complete-game shutout of the year. Demon Deacons goaltender Laura Morse made four saves.
Duke 1, William & Mary 0
DURHAM, N.C. - William and Mary battled hard and controlled play in the last third of the first half and throughout the second, but the Tribe was unable to break through with an equalizer as it fell to No. 18 Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. With the loss, W&M ends its season at 15-7-1, and reached the second round for the second year in a row. Duke improves to 14-5-3, and advances to play Virginia in the third round.
Sophomore Brittany Lane (Houston, Texas) had two of the Tribe's three shots-on-goal, both rockets from the top of the box. Junior Krissy Vornadore (Springfield, Va.) had the other, on a break-away in the 77th minute. After executing a give-and-go down the left side with Claire Zimmeck (Fairfax, Va.), Vornadore tried the goalie from 13 yards out but was unable to put the ball past her.
The Tribe midfield and defense clamped down and retained possession as the game progressed, allowing only seven shots over the final hour of play after Duke took 11 in the first 25 minutes, including the match-winner in the 8th minute on an attack down the right side that sailed across the goal and into the upper left corner.
Despite the goal, senior goalkeeper Meghan Walker (Wallingford, Pa.) played very well, making six saves including a pair to frustrate very good Duke opportunities. With the six saves, Walker moved past Michelle Horbaly '00 to stand second in school history with 246 career stops, and finished the season with 103 saves, the fourth-most in a single year and only the fifth time a Tribe goalkeep has recorded more than 100 saves in a season.
Boston College 4, Northeastern 0
BOSTON, Mass. - The women’s soccer team lost 4-0 on Sunday against Boston College in the second round of the NCAA Tournament held at the Newton Soccer Field. This is the first lost for the Huskies since Oct. 24 when the team fell to James Madison.
Stephanie Gordon once again turned in a stellar performance. At 19:56 in the second half she made an outstanding save as the BC shot looked like a sure goal until Gordon dived to her left and managed to deflect the ball away with her finger tips.
The first goal was scored at 29:32 when Amy Caldwell broke down the right side and sent a cross to Stephanie Wirth who one-timed a shot past Gordon. This goal would prove to be the game-winner.
Just minutes later, BC was once again on the doorstep of Northeastern and managed to sneak one past Gordon but the goal was called back after BC was flagged for being offside.
The second BC goal was scored by Hannah Cerrone after she was able to dribble in on the Husky defense before firing long angled shot which found the inside left post.
The third Eagle goal was tallied by Brianna Wilson-Byrne after she let go a shot from 25 yards out beating Gordon in the upper right hand corner of the goal.
BC scored their last goal at 71:11 after Kerri McNicholas found the back of the net on a Hannah Cerrone corner kick.
The Huskies struggled with injuries throughout the game. Already missing Liza Rebello due to a rib injury, the Huskies watched, as both Veronica Napoli and Kelly Matthews had to miss the majority of the first half after suffering ankle injuries. “Obviously it was a challenge we had to overcome,” said head coach Ed Matz, “We were already out one starter and to have Napoli and Matthews go down as well was not easy on the team.”
The Huskies battled hard and managed to put three shots on net but could not find an answer to BC’s Jillian Mastroianni.
“It’s hard to be disappointed after the season we had,” said Matz, “After the emotional double overtime win on Friday and with everything going on with these girls I am really happy with everything. We lost to a great BC team and the team played hard. I’m looking forward to next season, we have a good group of girls and a strong recruiting class so it should be exciting.” The Huskies ended the season with the best record in program history. The team posted a 10 win improvement from last year as well as winning the CAA Championship and winning their first-ever game in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies also made history in the CAA by becoming the first-ever No. 6 seed to win the title. Prior to Sunday, the team had one six straight games and made one of the best end of season runs out of any sport in Northeastern history.
Veronica Napoli was named the CAA Rookie of the Year and named to both the All-Rookie and All-CAA third team with freshman midfielder Gabbi Jatkola. Jenna Lucchesi was named the CAA Tournament MVP and was named to the All-Tournament team with Emilee Ellison, Tinna Nielsen, and Stephanie Gordon.
The team will be losing four seniors in Jenna Lucchesi, Lauren Meehan, Emilee Ellison, Kelsey O’Rourke and Brenna Matthews.