Oct. 1, 2009

No. 3 Virginia Hangs on to Beat Richmond, 4-3

RICHMOND, Va. - The third-ranked Virginia field hockey team (11-0) defeated Richmond (4-6) by a score of 4-3 Wednesday at Crenshaw Field. Sophomore Paige Selenski scored two goals while senior Traci Ragukas and freshman Tara Puffenberger also notched goals for the Cavaliers.

Puffenberger's goal, assisted by Vittese, came in the 54th minute and proved to be the game winner.

Though Richmond's three goals were the most allowed by UVa this season, the Virginia offense registered 13 shots to five for the Spiders. All of Richmond's shots came in the second stanza. Selenski led the Cavaliers with six shots.

Virginia also had a 7-1 advantage on penalty corners and was able to score twice off corners.