April 11, 1999

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Virginia's Jamie Haas (Berwyn, Pa./Marple Newtown) scored a career-high six goals, three in each half, to help the Cavaliers turn back a determined Vanderbilt squad ranked #17 in the country Sunday in Charlottesville 13-9. Hass added a pair of assists and four draw controls to help Virginia to its fourth consecutive win and third this week over a ranked opponent.

After Samm Taylor (Springfield, Va./Robinson) scored to open the game for the Cavaliers, Vandy's April Tellam assisted Caroline Mans at 26:41 and then scored on a crease roll to take the lead at 2-1 at the 26:05 mark. But UVa stormed back, scoring a pair of goals 38 seconds apart to take back the lead that they would not let go. Haas tied it up with a feed from Gina Sambus (Garden City, NY/Garden City). After Vanderbilt won the draw, senior tri-captain Jess Hull (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) took a feed from fellow captain Mia Mooney (Rosemont, Pa./Shipley) off a turnover and raced in to stake the Hoos to a 3-2 lead.

Haas scored again on a blast from the center at the 22:00 mark, forcing the Commmodores to take a time out. But the Cavaliers scored again six minutes later as Ashley Widger (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) caused a turnover in the eight and Stephy Samaras (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) picked up the ground ball to start the fast break. In the Cavalier offensive end, Haas found Molly Cangemi (Towson, Md./Notre Dame Prep) on an opposite post feed to push the Cavalier margin to 5-2. Vanderbilt's Kristin Ehst picked up a loose ball in the eight and scored on a botched play to cut the deficit to 5-3 at 14:19, but the Hoos pushed the margin back to 3 as Taylor scored on a rocket free position at 12:11.

Vanderbilt had a quick answer a second time as Kinsey Osberg worked a 2v1 with Caroline Mans less than a minute later to send the score to 6-4. Virginia again pushed the lead to 3 as Amy Fromal drove the crease after picking up a loose ball in the fan at 6:14, and then Haas put the Cavaliers up by 4 with a goal with 3:56 to play in the half. Again the Commodores answered quickly as Amanda Rice scored on a give and go from Andrea Legath to cut the deficit to 8-5. But Haas again foiled the Commodores' comeback with an assist to Taylor with just 1:49 to go in the half.

In the second, Haas scored twice in the first three minutes to push the Cavaliers to an 11-5 lead. She scored the first on a feed from Hull and the second one came just over a minute later as the Cavaliers forced Vanderbilt out of bounds and gained possession, took the ball into the fan and drew a shooting space foul. Haas' conversion of the 8-meter gave the Hoos their largest lead of the game at 11-5. Tellam scored again on a crease challenge at 26:30 to stem the Cavalier run.

Senior tri-captain Melissa Hayes (Chevy Chase, Md./Georgetown Visitation) caused a turnover in the UVa defensive end and ran the length of the field where she drew a foul and converted the free position to give the Cavaliers a six-goal lead for the second time at 22:56. Vanderbilt cut the deficit again as Mans scored unasssited at 18:35.

Haas scored the final goal for the Cavaliers with 6:02 to in the game to give the Hoos a 13-7 lead and a third-siox-goal lead. But the Commodores were not done, forcing a free position at 1:42 which Rice converted. Just 34 seconds later Vanderbilt again was awarded a free position, whioch Mans converted, forcing the Cavaliers to take a time-out. But the defense held its ground after that, holding on for the 13-9 win.

Virginia's Francis Segarra (Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico) made five saves and Taylor scooped up five ground balls. Samaras and Widger both had three caused turnovers to lead the team and Haas had four draw controls.

The Cavaliers return to action on Weds, April 14 to face rival Virginia Tech. Game against the Hokies is 7:00 pm.