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Delaware 14, Old Dominion 9
March 11, 2000


Edwards Scores Five, Hits 100 Career Points in Victory

 

NORFOLK, VA -- Senior Sarah Edwards (Moorestown, NJ Friends) scored five goals and dished out an assist to reach the 100 career point mark as the No. 14 ranked University of Delaware women's lacrosse squad opened its season with a 14-9 win over No. 19 Old Dominion Saturday afternoon.

The Hens (1-0), who won their fourth straight game since last season, snapped a streak of seven straight season-opening losses, winning for the first time since a win over Richmond in their 1992 season debut. Old Dominion (0-1) was also making its 2000 season debut.

The Hens, the three-time defending America East champions, led just 5-4 at halftime but took over the game in the second half to down the Monarchs for the second straight year.

Edwards, a CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate and a 1999 All-Region all-star, scored her five goals on just six shots to up her career total to 101 points on 75 goals and 26 assists. She is just the 19th player in Delaware history to reach the 100-point plateau.

Junior Megan Fortunato (Upper Moreland/Hatboro, PA), last year's team leader in scoring, added three goals and two assists while co-captain Christy Buck (Mt. de Sales/Catonsville, MD) added two goals. Sophomore Laurie Tortorelli (Haverford/Havertown, PA), the 1999 America East Rookie of the Year, recorded 10 saves in goal to earn the win.

Jenna Bajus led Old Dominion with four goals while Jennifer Heister scored three times.

AGATE:

Delaware..........5..........9..........14
Old Dominion...4...........5..........9

Goals: Delaware - Sarah Edwards-5, Megan Fortunato - 3, Christy Buck-2, Lindsay Parsons, Kate O'Connell, Corinne Shuck, Katy Hahn; Old Dominion - Jenna Bajus-4, Jennifer Heister - 3, Dana Wisniewski, Brooke Thomas;

Assists: D - Fortunato-2, Edwards; ODU - Danielle Hensil-2, Pam Seebald, Marlaine Smith;

Shots: D - 20, ODU - 22; Groundballs: D - 19, ODU- 15; Saves: D - 12 (Laurie Tortorelli, 50 minutes, 9 goals, 10 saves; Kelly Kenney, 10 minutes, 0 goals, 2 saves), ODU - 6 (Laurie Koller, 60 minutes, 14 goals, 6 saves);

 

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