Northwestern
Villanova
Field Hockey Falls to Villanova, 2-0
9/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Sept. 15, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. -
Northwestern vs. Villanova
Friday, Sept. 15, 2000
Evanston, Ill.
SCORING:
1st half: VU Stephanie Vrettos (Sarah Burdette, 14:25).
2nd half: VU Nicole DiMaggio (Krissy Malchitsky, 8:55).
SHOTS ON GOAL: NU 6, VU 9
PENALTY CORNERS: NU 7, VU 10
CARDS ISSUED: VU #11 (green)
GOALIE SAVES:
NU 6 (Jessica Yates)
VU 5 (Meghan Helwig)
UPDATED RECORDS:
Northwestern, 2-4-0 - 0-0-0 Big Ten
Villanova, 4-1-0 - 0-0-0 Big East
SUMMARY -
The Northwestern field hockey team dropped its fourth game of the season 2-0 to Villanova at Lakeside Field in Evanston, Ill. Nicole Smith (Warnbro, Western Australia/Como Senior) led the `Cats with three shots on goal as they totaled six to Villanova's nine. In goal Jessica Yates (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) upped her season saves total to 44 as she saved seven in the game.
For Villanova, the top two leading scorers each found a way into the net. With 15 minutes remaining in the first half, Stephanie Vrettos took an indirect corner assist from Sarah Burdette to put VU up 1-0. Both teams then stiffened there respective defenses and the game was a stalemate until 8:55 remaining in the game. That's when Villanova's leading scorer Nicole Dimaggio put the biscuit in the basket on a direct corner assist from Krissy Malchitsky. Villanova improved to 4-1 on the season.
NEXT MATCH: Sept. 17 2000 vs. Louisville * Evanston, Ill - Noon
