Women’s Lax Breaks Losing Streak

Baseball Wins; Tennis and Men’s Lax Lose

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Women’s Lacrosse

WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University women’s lacrosse team achieved its first win of the season in style Friday afternoon as the Hornets defeated Hood College 14-5.

The win also snaps a fifteen game losing streak that stretches back to the 2000 season. SU had last one when they defeated Hood 11-8 on April 10, 2000. 

Shenandoah (1-4) jumped out to an early lead as senior Megan Tupper ( Bowie, Md./Anne Arundel CC) scored two unanswered goals within the first five minutes of play.  After Hood scored two its own to get back to within one at 3-2, the Hornets reeled off four unanswered to take a 7-2 lead into the halftime lockerroom.

The second half brought more of the same as sophomore Sharon Sparwasser, (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood) netted three of her four goals and junior Christine LaTouche (Elkton, Va./Spotswood) added two more to erase all doubt.

Tupper finished the contest with a career high five goals and two assists for seven points despite missing most of the first half after taking a shot in the eye. Senior Loni Vance (Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame) had a goal and an assist while Lori Mattox ( Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County) and Heather Lethbridge (Belvidere, N.J./Belvidere) each chipped with one goal each.

Freshman Joanna Eure (Pillow, Pa./Upper Dauphin) led Shenandoah defensively with 10 groundballs.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wlax/2002/wlx0329.htm

SU is off until next Saturday when it travels to Newport News, Va. to take on Christopher Newport in a Dixie Conference contest. Game time is 2:00 .

Baseball

WINCHESTER , Va. – The baseball team inched closer to .500 in Dixie play on Friday afternoon with a 6-2 victory over Greensboro College.

Shenandoah (9-16, 2-3) rode the pitching of junior Seth Foster (Alexandria, Va./Hayfield) to snap its three-game losing streak, a streak that started with an 11-4 loss to NC Wesleyan last Sunday. Foster went the distance in the win; he scattered seven hits and two earned runs while striking out nine and walking six. The win is the second straight for Foster and evens his record at 3-3.

SU would get all of the runs it would need in the second inning as the Hornets took advantage of a pair of Greensboro (12-12, 1-4) errors to score three runs on just one hit. The Hornets loaded the bases in the frame with a single, a walk and an error before GC starter David Hilfstein hit two of the next three batters to give SU a 2-0 lead.

Senior Jafar Alexander (San Jose, Calif./Wilcox) made it 3-0 one batter later after classmate John Cowell (Devon, Pa./Conestoga) reached on the second Greensboro fielding error of the inning.

Junior Chris Zaia (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) had three of the Hornets six hits on the day. He was 3 for 4 with a run scored while Tyler Daniel (Richmond, Va./JR Tucker) and Dusty Crostic (Chesterfield, Va./LC Bird) each drove in a pair of runs.

Hilfstein took the loss for GC. He gave up just six hits and two walks, but four Pride errors led to five unearned runs for the Hornets.

Steven Smith and Bon Schultz had two hits each for Greensboro while Donte Miles drove in two with a two-out single in the third.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/bb/2002/032902.htm

Women’s Tennis

NEWPORT NEWS , Va. – The women’s tennis team lost another heartbreaker Friday afternoon as Christopher Newport took a 5-4 decision.

SU (5-4, 2-2) won at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 6 singles as well as No. 1 doubles, but saw the Lady Captains (3-4, 3-2) take two of three matches that went to three sets and earn the victory.

Senior Jen McNeal (Verona, Va./Fort Defiance) was the Hornets only double winner. McNeal won 6-3, 6-1 over Jessica Vadas at No. 1 singles and paired with Wendy Legge (Stephens City, Va./Sherando) to win 8-5 at No. 1 doubles.

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The women are back in action tomorrow at Virginia Wesleyan. 

Men’s Tennis

NEWPORT NEWS , Va. – The men’s tennis continues to search for its first win of the spring after Christopher Newport completed the men/women sweep with a 7-0 victory.

Senior Jason Aud (Mount Airy, Md./Frederick CC) was the only player to extend his match to three sets. Aud was a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 loser at No. 5 singles.

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The men will also take on Virginia Wesleyan Saturday afternoon.

Men’s Lacrosse

WINCHESTER , Va. – The men’s lacrosse team packed a season high 221 fans into Shentel Stadium Friday evening for its inaugural Pennsylvania Athletic Conference home match, but all of the fan support could not stop Cabrini from taking a 22-7 victory.

After Shenandoah (1-6, 0-3) scored two of the first three goals of the contest, Cabrini (5-2, 2-0) seized control with nine unanswered tallies to take 0-2 lead midway through the second quarter.

The Cavaliers maintained the eight goal cushion at halftime and then extended their lead by scoring nine of 11 total goals in the first 15 minutes after the intermission.

The Hornets did dominate the groundball total, taking 43 to Cabrini’s 23, but the Cavs outshot SU 35 to 26.

T.J. Fainlie paved the way for the big victory with five goals and two assists while Tom Lemieux was right on Fainlie’s heels with five goals and an assist.

Chris Keller (Smithsburg, Md./Smithsburg) led the hosts with four points on a goal and three assists with Elmer Baker (Fort Montgomery, N.Y./O’Neill) adding three goals and Jeff Paolozzi (Brownville, N.Y./General Brown) two.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/mlax/2002/mlx0329.htm

The Hornets return to Shentel Wednesday evening for a 7:30 non-league contest with Goucher College .

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.