Feb. 21, 2004

Final Stats

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Kelly Coppedge and Jessica Dorney each scored a hat trick to lead No.2 Maryland to a season-opening 16-6 win over Richmond Saturday afternoon at the Lacrosse & Field Hockey Complex. Maryland improved to 24-7 in season openers with the win.

The Spiders (0-1) tried to slow the pace down by holding possession, but Maryland (1-0) scored the game's first three goals and seven of the first eight to force the action. Freshman Mollie Reese opened the game's scoring at 23:17 (the first score of her career) on an assist from Annie Collins. Laura Warren and Dorney followed with a pair of unassisted goals.

After a Richmond goal by Allison Nuzzi to cut the lead to 3-1, the Terps rattled off four more scores to take a six-goal margin. Coppedge scored two goals to help key the run.

Nuzzi scored cut the lead to 7-3 with a goal to end the first half and to begin the second, but that was as close as they would get after Dorney scored two more and Warren added another to take control of the game. The Terps were able to control possession the rest of the way scoring six of the game's last eight goals. Maryland out-shot Richmond 17-8 in the second half and had a 33-15 advantage in shots for the entire game.

Coppedge and Dorney finished the game with four points each (three goals and one assist), and Coppedge scooped a game-high six ground balls. Collins chipped in two goals and one assist to help pace the Maryland offense. Junior Kirah Miles, making her first start in the cage for Maryland, made five saves for the Terps.

"It was great to have us open the season and play as a team," head coach Cindy Timchal said. "Richmond tried to set the tempo and take time off the clock, but I was proud of the fact that we were poised defensively. Offensively, we are still a young team and we come away with some confidence before a tough game against Duke next week."

Richmond was paced by Nuzzi's game-high four goals. Polly Purcell added a goal and two assists for the Spiders.

Maryland will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 27, when they travel to take on ACC-rival and third-ranked Duke.

Scoring         1       2       F
Richmond        2       4       6
No. 2 Maryland  7       9       16

Maryland Scoring (G-A-P): Kelly Coppedge (3-1-4), Jessica Dorney (3-1-4), Annie Collins (2-1-3),
Delia Cox (2-0-2), Mollie Reese (1-1-2), Acacia Walker (2-0-2),
Laura Warren (2-0-2), Katie Doolittle (1-0-1), Krista Pellizzi (0-1-1)
Maryland Goalie (GA/SV): Kirah Miles (6/5)
Richmond Scoring (G-A-P):  Allison Nuzzi (4-0-4), Polly Purcell (1-2-3), Ashley Friend (1-0-1),
Morghan Vahue (0-1-1)
Richmond Goalie (GA/SV): Jackie Swansburg (16/10)