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No. 12 Delaware 1, Virginia Commonwealth 0

October 5, 2003

Evans Goal Gives Hens Seventh Straight Win
Freshman Katie Evans scored the game's lone goal, her fifth of the season.

NEWARK, DE -- Freshman Katie Evans (Newtown Square, PA/Villa Maria Academy) scored an unassisted goal at 56:43 and fellow freshman Megan Allen (Virginia Beach, VA/Kempsville) made four saves as the No. 12 University of Delaware field hockey team won its seventh straight game, downing Virginia Commonwealth, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in Colonial Athletic Association action at Rullo Stadium.

The win improved the Blue Hens (10-2) to 2-0 in conference play and upped their all-time record to 3-0 against the Rams (5-6, 1-1). The winning streak is the team's longest since winning nine straight games back in 1998.

Evans took the ball up the right side of the field and cut into the crease uncontested, firing a shot between the left post and VCU goalkeeper Abby Stiles' left leg. The goal was Evans fifth of the season.

Virginia Commonwealth controlled most of the first half, but Allen kept the Hens in the game, making a save on CAA goal leader Jen Howard at 12:42 on a shot off a penalty corner and on Karlijn Jansen's shot from the top of the circle at 18:30.

The Blue Hens dominated the second half, holding the Rams without a shot while also holding a 5-0 advantage in penalty corners. The Blue Hens backliners - senior Megan Henry (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown), juniors Leah Geib (Schwenksville, PA/Souderton) and Jessi Balmer (Telford, PA/Christopher Dock), and freshman Kaili Kao (State College, PA/State College Area) and Amanda Warrington (Lewes, DE/Cape Henlopen) - shut down the VCU offense. For the game, Delaware outshot VCU, 11-5, and owned a 6-0 advantage in penalty corners.

Delaware returns to action Friday night when it travels to Williamsburg, VA to take on the Tribe of William & Mary. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

AGATE 

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH..........0...0.. - 0

DELAWARE......................................0...1.. - 1

SCORING: First half: None. Second half: UD - Evans (unassisted), 56:43. SHOTS: VCU - 5, UD - 11. SAVES: VCU - 7 (Stiles 70:00), UD - 4 (Allen 70:00). PENALTY CORNERS: VCU - 4, UD - 6.

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