April 2, 2004
Final Stats
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Neither Denver nor the constant rain at the Lacrosse & Field Hockey Complex could stop the eighth-ranked Maryland women's lacrosse team as the Terps notched a 19-4 victory over Denver Friday afternoon.
Kelly Coppedge tied her career-high with nine points on six goals and three assists as the Terps (9-2) earned their seventh consecutive victory. Her other nine-point game came earlier this season against Brown. With her six goals, Coppedge moved past Kelly Amonte into second all-time at Maryland with 189 career goals.
Annie Collins poured in three goals within 1:41 to account for Maryland's first three scores and the Terps never looked back. Maryland scored 14 first half goals before Denver's Crystal Jack tallied a score with :12 remaining in the first half. Collins and Coppedge each scored four goals in the first frame and Acacia Walker added two for the Terps. Laura Warren, Katie Doolittle and Emily Jaissle added a goal and Lisa Valentine's score at 1:23 to was the first of her career.
In the first half, Maryland held a whopping 32-4 advantage in shots and an 11-5 edge in draw controls. Denver keepers were forced to make 14 first half saves while Maryland goalie Kirah Miles needed to make just one save in the first 30 minutes.
Coppedge added two more goals and Brooke Richards notched a pair of scores in the second half to continue the Maryland romp. Jaissle scored her second goal of the game at 7:38 for Maryland's last score of the game. Kate Capelle played the final 30 minutes in the cage for the Terps allowing three goals and making three saves.
For the game, the Maryland defense held Denver to just 11 total shots and helped cause 18 of the Pioneers' 31 turnovers.
Richards set a career high with four points on two goals and two assists. Collins tied her career-high with five points (four goals, one assist) to go with four caused turnovers and five ground balls.
"With each game, we continue to get more and more confidence and we get a little sharper," head coach Cindy Timchal said. "These were tough conditions today and it took us a while to find a rhythm, but once we did I thought we played well."
The Terps will be back in action on Wednesday, April 7, against the second-ranked Georgetown Hoyas. The game will begin at 7 p.m. and will be televised live by CSTV.
Scoring 1 2 F
Denver (3-6) 1 3 4
#8 Maryland (9-2) 14 5 19
Individual Scoring (G-A-Pts.)
Maryland:
Kelly Coppedge (6-3-9),
Annie Collins (4-1-5),
Brooke Richards (2-2-4),
Acacia Walker (2-2-4),
Katie Doolittle (1-2-3),
Emily Jaissle (2-0-2),
Laura Warren (1-0-1),
Lisa Valentine (1-0-1),
Meghan Higgins (0-1-1),
Jessica Dorney (0-1-1),
Jaimee Motley (0-1-1);
DU: Crystal Jack (1-1-2), Patience Baldwin (1-0-1), Liz Dierdorff (1-0-1), Steph Greenlees (0-1-1)
Goalies (Svs-GA-Mins)
Maryland:
Kirah Miles (1-1-30),
Kate Capelle (3-3-30);
DU: Courtney Kabealo (19-14-60)
