Oct. 24, 1999

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. --The Cavaliers' Jessica Coleman (Oceanport, N. J./Shore Regional) scored a career-high four goals today as the Virginia field hockey team defeated Appalachian State today 10-0 in a game held at Wake Forest. Coleman becomes only the eighth person in school history to notch four goals in a game. The Virginia defense also recorded its sixth shutout of the season by not allowing the Mountaineers a shot or a corner on the day. The ten goals is the most for the Cavaliers since they defeated Davidson 11-0 to open 1997.

Lorraine Vizzuso's (Fairfield, N.J./West Essex) inteception and ensuing goal at 25:36 of the first period provided the Cavaliers with the only margin they would need. But the offense erupted for two more goals in the next five minutes to take a 3-0 lead 15 minutes into the half. Coleman scored her first goal on a penalty stroke at 23:00 and then assisted Meredith Elwell (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) at 20:56. Elwell's goal gives her 154 career points, which places her in a tie for fourth all-time at Virginia in scoring and a tie for tenth all-time in scoring in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Coleman closed out the scoring with a goal off a penalty corner at the 15:24 mark of the first period. She was assisted on the play by Laura Lindsay (Deerfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy) and Carrie Goodloe (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs). Lindsay's assist was the 40th of her career, making her only the second person in school history to record 40 assists in a career. She is also only the 11th person in conference history to have 40 assists in a career.

Goodloe opened the scoring in the second half as she slapped in a loose ball just 1:37 into the stanza. Four minutes later she assisted Coleman again on a corner play along with Lindsay. Four minutes later two first-years hooked up as Rosie Walker (Oklahoma City, Okla./Casady) notched her first career assist with a feed to Katie Slocum (Carlisle Area, Pa./Carlisle) at 25:35.

Ten minutes later Goodloe notched her third assist of the afternoon with a feed to Coleman at 15:11. Coleman's goal, her fourth of the afternoon marks only the ninth time in school history that an individual has scored four or more goals in a game. She now has 19 goals on the season, which is the second-highest total in school history for a sophomore. Her 48 points is also the second-highest total for a sophomore and ranks seventh all-time for a single season. Goodloe's 16 assists this season ranks second all-time as a second-year and moves her into 10th all-time at Virginia with 21 career assists. It is also the seventh-highest total for a season.

Natalie Crane (San Diego, Calif./Serra) scored the Cavaliers' ninth goal on a rebound with just over seven minutes to play, and Lindsay closed out the scoring with a goal with just 43 seconds to go in the game. Becky Worthington (Fairview Village, Pa./Methacton) played the whole 70 minutes and recorded her sixth shutout of the season and the eighth of her career.

Virginia concludes the regular season with a game against Duke on Sunday, Oct. 31 at 1:00 pm.

STATISTICS:

                    1   2   F
Appalachian State   0   0   0    (3-13)
Virginia            4   6   10   (11-6)

Scoring summary: V: Vizzuso/25:36, V: Coleman (PS)/23:00, Elwell (Coleman)/20:56, V: Coleman (Lindsay/Goodloe)/15:24, V: Goodloe/33:23, V: Coleman (Lindsay/Goodloe)/29:10, V: Slocum (Walker)/25:35, V: Coleman (Goodloe)/15:11, Crane/7:19, V: Lindsay/0:43.
Goals: V: Coleman 4, Vizzuso, Elwell, Lindsay, Slocum, Goodloe
Assists: V: Goodloe 3, Lindsay 2, Coleman, Walker
Corners: V: 22, ASU: 0 Saves: V: 0, ASU 17 (Sarno 11, White 3, Fosnaugh 2, Hahn 1)