March 15, 2003

Stats

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland women's lacrosse team continued its strong play this season as it handed Ivy League foe Brown University a 15-5 defeat at Ludwig Field. The Terrapins are now 6-0 (3-0 ACC) on the season while Brown falls to 0-2.

The third-ranked Terps took control from the get-go in the contest as freshman Delia Cox scored less than two minutes in while sophomore Jessica Dorney -- who is in the midst of the best offensive run of her short career -- made it 2-0 with an unassisted tally at the 3:26 mark.

Brown's Christine Anneberg would answer with what would be the Bears' lone goal of the first half on a free position shot, and then the Terrapin offense took over. At the 12:56 mark, senior Sonia Judd found the net after a strong run in from the top of the arc and that would be the beginning of the end for Brown as was the start of an eight-goal Maryland run. Dorney, Acacia Walker and Judd all led the way in the streak of eight unanswered goals as each found the net twice.

The run -- which moved the score from 2-1 to to 10-1 in Maryland's favor -- ended in the second half when Brown's Kate Staley scored on a free position shot. Coincidentally, three of Brown's five goals in the game came on free positions.

The Terrapins would score the next two goals to push its lead to 10 (12-2) and keep the clock running. From that point on, the teams would each score three goals with the Terrapins successfully running out the clock.

In the game, Maryland outshot Brown 34-9 while causing 19 Bear turnovers. Brown actually performed well on the draw, winning 12 of the 22 draws taken.

Judd led all scorers with a hat trick and a pair of assists for five points. Dorney netted her second hat trick in as many games with both Judd and Dorney netting their three goals on just four shots. Kelly Coppedge, Kristie Leggio and Walker all finished with three points (two goals and an assist apiece) while Cox found the net twice in the contest. Walker was also strong on the draw (five draw controls) while senior netminder Alexis Venechanos continued her solid work in the cage with six saves and just four goals allowed.

Maryland will next play on Tuesday as it will head to Hanover, New Hampshire, to take on the Dartmouth College Big Green. The Terps and Big Green (who are ranked 14th in the latest IWLCA poll) will square off at 3:00 p.m. at Scully-Fahey Field.