Volleyball Wins Two; Soccer Drops a Pair

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Women’s Soccer

WINCHESTER, Va. – The SU women’s soccer team opened its 2002 season Saturday morning with a tough, 6-0 loss to Division II Davis & Elkins College.

Shenandoah (0-1) fell behind early as Adelina Abreu tallied an unassisted goal just two minutes into the contest. However, the Hornets refused to fold; they had three excellent scoring opportunities in the next 10 minutes but were unable to find the back of the Senators net.

D&E (1-0) then finished off the hosts by scoring five more goals, including four prior to intermission.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wsoc/2002/083102.htm

The women are right back in action with a Sunday contest against Mary Baldwin. Game time is 11:30 .

Men’s Soccer

WINCHESTER, Va. – The SU men’s soccer team also was unable to get a win in its first game of the 2002 season on Saturday afternoon; Mary Washington used a goal early in the second half to break a 1-1 tie and take the 2-1 victory.

After junior Akmed Mansaray (Alexandria , Va./TC Williams) tied the game for Shenandoah (0-1) with his goal off of an assist from Jesse Fullerton (Catharpin, Va./Stonewall Jackson) in the 55^th minute, MWC (1-0) answered back five minutes later.

The Eagles scored what proved to be the winning goal when Marc Salotti found himself alone in front of SU keeper Tom Malinosky (Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Catholic) and the ball at his feet. Salotti calmly deposited his shot past the diving Malinosky, giving the visitors a lead they would not relinquish. For Salotti, it was his second unassisted goal of the afternoon. He scored the opening goal of the game in the 5^th minute.

Shenandoah saw its best chance to score following Salotti’s second tally thwarted by MWC keeper Liam Garland in the 69^th minute. Garland took an intentional handball just outside the 18-yard box in a successful effort to knock away a lead pass to SU forward Will Scott. Garland drew a red card on the play, but the Hornets were not able to capitalize on the man advantage over the final 21 minutes.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/msoc/2002/083102.htm

The men do not play again until hosting the Shenandoah Shootout next weekend. Coach Rob Kulton’s club faces Thiel College on Saturday and Penn State – Altoona on Sunday.

Women's Volleyball

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The SU women's volleyball team came back to finish third at the Lynchburg College Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

After defeating Meredith College 3-1 (19-30, 30-18, 30-26, 30-22) in the morning's first match, the Hornets (3-1) defeated St. Mary's of Maryland 3-2 (18-30, 30-25, 30-27, 24-30, 15-7) in the consolation final.

This is the highest finish tournament finish for the women's volleyball program since joining the Dixie Conference in 1993.

Senior Carly Higbee (Catlett, Va./Liberty) and sophomore Hannah Williams (Salem, Va./Glenvar) led Shenandoah in Saturday's two victories while freshman Caroline Crocker (Stanardsville, Va./William Monroe) was once again a force from the service line. Higbee had 37 digs in the two matches, Williams 25 kills and Crocker keyed the Meredith victory with a school record 13 service aces. For Crocker, it was a record setting performance for the second time in as many days. She helped Coach Ellie Tanner's club achieve a split on Friday with 12 service aces against Dixie rival NC Wesleyan. 

Complete SU stats can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/vb/2002/teamstat.htm

The Hornets are back in action again on Tuesday with a non-league match against Bridgewater College.