BLACKSBURG, Va. – Sophomore Karen Morton (Adelaide, Australia) scored six goals and senior Kristie Leggio (Bay Shore, N.Y.) had four goals and three assists, as the Pioneers beat Virginia Tech on Friday, 19-7.

DU (2-1) started the game on a 5-0 run over the first 17:22 with goals by freshman Lexi Sanders (Greenwood Village, Colo.), sophomore Steph Coyne (Baltimore, Md.), a pair by Leggio and another by freshman Ali Flury (Arnold, Md.).

The Hokies (1-3) answered with three straight, but Denver responded with 13 unanswered goals, and Morton capped it with one more goal with just under four minutes to play.

In the contest, Flury had four goals, while Coyne recorded two goals and a pair of assists. Junior goalkeeper Becky Childs (Phoenix, Md.) had six saves while playing the entire contest.

The Pioneers continue their Virginia road trip when they visit Longwood in Farmville, Va., on Sunday, Mar. 4 at 11:00 a.m. MT.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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Denver..............  8 11 - 19
Virginia Tech.......  3  4 -  7
 
Denver SCORING:
GOALS: Morton, Karen 6; Leggio, Kristie 4; Flury, Ali 4;
       Coyne; Steph 2; Sanders, Lexi 2; Carver, Megan 1.
ASSISTS: Leggio, Kristie 3; Coyne, Steph 2; Carver, Megan 1;
         Sanders, Lexi 1.
 
Virginia Tech SCORING:
GOALS: Lindsay Pieper 2; Jenna Reich 2; Britt Faulkner 1;
       Kady McBrearty 1; Casey Warner 1.
ASSISTS: Britt Faulkner 1; Faith Richards 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Denver.............. 22 18 - 40
Virginia Tech.......  8  9 - 17
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  Tot
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Denver.............. 14  7 - 21
Virginia Tech....... 16  6 - 22
 
DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD  1  2  Tot
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Denver.............. 10  6 - 16
Virginia Tech.......  3 10 - 13
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     Total
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Denver..............  8-10  7-7  - 15-17
Virginia Tech....... 10-14  2-5  - 12-19
 
FREE-POSITION SHOTS    1     2     Total
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Denver..............  2-7   2-4  -  4-11
Virginia Tech.......  0-1   2-2  -  2-3
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Denver..............  2  4 -  6
Virginia Tech.......  8  4 - 12
 
FOULS BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Denver.............. 12  9 - 21
Virginia Tech....... 10 11 - 21
 
TURNOVERS BY PRD      1  2  Tot
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Denver.............. 10  4 - 14
Virginia Tech....... 16  9 - 25

2007-03-03