THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, October 3, 1994 TAG: 9410030167
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C7 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PATTI WALSH, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Medium: 78 lines
Old Dominion's Gwen Davis made her father's birthday visit twice as happy Sunday by recording her first collegiate goal in a 2-0 shutout victory over No. 12 Massachusetts at Foreman Field.
The senior netted the game-winner for the fourth-ranked Monarchs (8-2-1) with 7:45 remaining in the first half when she rebounded Danielle Chellew's shot off the box and drove it past keeper Hilary Rose.
``It was kind of nice because it's my dad's birthday this weekend,'' Davis said. ``I like to do whatever I can for the team.''
A minute before Davis' goal, Karen Neiss put ODU on the board when she dumped the ball in the corner of the goal on a pass from freshman reserve Takiyah Gettys. Gettys had only been in the game for two minutes - her first of the season - before she hit Neiss.
``I knew she'd play with emotion,'' coach Beth Anders said of Gettys. ``And I knew she wouldn't back down.''
Old Dominion's defense didn't back down either. Massachusetts failed to get a shot on goal in the first half, despite three consecutive corner attempts.
ODU outshot Massachusetts, 11-3, for the game.
The Monarchs will head north next weekend, meeting Providence on Sunday and Northeastern Monday.
ODU returns home on Saturday, October 15th against VCU and hosts Richmond on Sunday, October 16th. Both games begin at 1 p.m. Other field hockey
VA. WESLEYAN BLANKS HOLLINS: Monica Saltarelli scored three goals for Virginia Wesleyan and Bobbi Losee posted a shutout as the Lady Marlins defeated Hollins College, 4-0, Sunday at Virginia Wesleyan. Beth Tarver scored the game's first goal and assisted on one of Saltarelli's tallies. The shutout was the second of the season for Losee.
Virginia Wesleyan improved to 3-3, 2-3 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The Lady Marlins travel Wednesday to Randolph-Macon. Men's soccer
MONARCHS FALL: Old Dominion scored two second half goals, but fell short in a 4-2 decision against the University of Washington in the Husky Classic.
The Huskies (3-6-1) dominated the Monarchs (4-3-1) in the first half, netting two goals in the first 15 minutes and another before halftime.
Down 3-0, the Monarchs came out strong, with Tom Manning and Rob Caputo each scoring a goal on corner kicks in the first 10 minutes of action.
But John Cowmey scored with 7:44 remaining to seal it for Washington.
Old Dominion plays next at home against Richmond Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
MARLINS TAKE TOURNEY: Larry Romaine followed up a Mike Duffy 35-yard direct kick 16:16 into the game to lift eleventh-ranked Virginia Wesleyan, 1-0, over No. 9 Trenton State (10-1) in the championship of the Valiant Cup Classic in Manahattanville, New York.
The Marlins (11-0-1) outshot Trenton, 17-12 and keeper Scott Morgenroth had seven saves for the shutout.
Virginia Wesleyan will host Roanoke at 2 p.m. Saturday. Women's soccer
TRIBE BLANKS VIRGINIA: Former Green Run standout Whitney Cali netted the game-winning goal as tenth-ranked William and Mary shutout No. 11 Virginia, 1-0, Sunday in Williamsburg.
Cali's fourth goal of the season came at the 77-minute mark, assisted by Jenn Bauman.
Keeper Lizzie Born recorded her second straight shutout and had 10 saves. Tennis
SPARTAN STILL ALIVE: Avi Keigel, a freshman from Israel, made it to the final four of the NCAA Southeastern Region Championship at the University of South Carolina in Spartanburg, S.C.
En route to the final four, Keigel defeated Elon's Danny Colangelo, ranked No. 1 in the Southeast, 6-1, 7-6.
Keigel was elinimated in the 64-player draw by Sam Lundquist of Frances Marion College in two 7-5 tiebreaker sets. by CNB