Newport News, Va. – The Old Dominion lacrosse team surrendered seven goals in each half and consequently suffered its seventh consecutive loss as the Lady Monarchs fell to visiting Delaware 14-6. With the loss ODU (4-7, 0-5 CAA) was officially eliminated from participation in the upcoming CAA Championship.

A goal by ODU's Kaelyn Schival tied the score at one apiece six minutes into the game, but the Blue Hens (10-4, 4-2 CAA) answered with five consecutive goals over the next 15 minutes to take a commanding 6-1 lead. Katie Muth did much of the damage for Delaware during the run, scoring a goal and assisting on two others, while Debbie Sloan added two goals of her own.

The Lady Monarchs turned up the tempo and closed out the first half with three more goals, two coming off the stick of Kelly Kimener. When ODU's Jessica Noone got one past Delaware goalie Jessica Cerveny, the Lady Monarchs were within three at 7-4 as the first half concluded.

Delaware opened the second half in the same fashion as the first, scoring early and often. The Blue Hens added three goals in the first six minutes of the period to jump ahead 10-4 before Nicole McMahon stopped the run with ODU's fifth goal of the day with 20:50 to play. Schival trimmed the Delaware lead to four with her second goal, but that would be as close as the Lady Monarchs would get.

The Blue Hens closed things out with four more goals in the final six minutes to provide the 14-6 final margin.

ODU will play its final game at Foreman Field on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. against CAA foe Towson, before closing out the season on April 24 at William & Mary.

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NORFOLK, VA -- Senior attack Katie Muth scored three goals and assisted on two others to propel the University of Delaware women's lacrosse team to a convincing 14-6 victory over Old Dominion in Colonial Athletic Association women's lacrosse action on Friday afternoon at Foreman Field.

Junior midfielder Debbie Sloan and senior attack Casey McCrudden also notched hat tricks for the Blue Hens, who improved to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in CAA play to strengthen their position for a berth in the CAA Tournament.

The Hens attacked from the opening whistle, as they built a 6-1 lead over the first 21 minutes behind two goals from Sloan and one each from Muth, McCrudden, Emily Schaknowski, and Holly Burman. ODU closed the gap to three by halftime, but the Monarchs never got any closer the rest of the way.

Sophomore attack Courtney Aburn began the second stanza with some fireworks, scoring on a Sloan assist just a minute into the period to swing the momentum back to Delaware. After a five-minute lull in the action, Schaknowski and McCrudden found the net seven seconds apart to stretch the margin to six and effectively seal the deal.

Delaware dominated virtually every facet of play on the way to its fourth win in its last five meetings with Old Dominion. The Hens out-shot ODU 39-23, including 24-11 in the second half, and hustled to collect 22 ground balls to the Monarchs' 11. The Blue Hens also forced 15 ODU turnovers while committing just 10 of their own.

Schaknowski finished with two goals and two assists for the Hens, while junior goalkeeper Jessica Cerveny made 12 saves to earn the win.

Kelly Kimener and Kaelyn Schival scored two goals apiece to lead ODU (4-7, 0-5 CAA), which lost its seventh consecutive game. The Monarchs were whistled for four yellow cards on the day and couldn't convert any of their four free-position attempts.

The Blue Hens, winners of four of their last five, close out their CAA slate on Sunday with a trip to William & Mary.

2008-04-18