Oct. 10, 2007
Virginia 6, Radford 1
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Virginia field hockey team outshot Radford 20-7 tonight en route to a 6-1 victory over the Highlanders tonight at University Hall Turf Field. The No. 15/19 Cavaliers had a 1-0 lead at halftime thanks to an Inge Kaars Sijpesteijn stroke in the 11th minute before exploding for five goals in the second period. Virginia (8-6) was led offensively by Traci Ragukas and Kaitlyn Hiltz, both of whom scored two goals and added an assist; Ragukas also figured in two other goals, drawing the stroke and a short corner. Radford's goal was scored by Alex Wladich while Jennifer Wisniewski had eight saves for the Highlanders (4-11), including five in the first half.
After Wisniewski made a pair of saves in the opening 10 minutes and the Radford defense forced a shot wide, Ragukas stole the ball as the Highlanders attempted to clear the ball out of the backfield. She dribbled directly to the center of the circle, eluded the keeper, and sent a shot to the cage that was knocked out of the way by a Radford foot at the line, drawing a stroke for the Cavaliers. Kaars Sijpesteijn converted the penalty, putting Virginia up 1-0 at 10:43.
Minutes later Amy Desjadon saved a goal as she blocked a shot from close range to keep the Cavaliers' lead; neither team would be able to find the back of the boards for the remainder of the period despite the Hoos holding a 10-4 advantage in shots and a 4-3 advantage in short corners. Wisniewski made five saves for the Highlanders while Desjadon made two saves for the Cavaliers.
