March 22, 2010

Final Stats

LORETTO, Pa. - Freshman Anna Geissbuhler scored four goals with two assists while junior Gina Hoffmire added a hat trick to lead UC Davis to a 21-0 shutout over Liberty in a non-conference women's collegiate lacrosse game at Saint Francis University Monday afternoon.

The Aggies improve to 6-1 for the year. The Flames slip to 1-5 overall in their inaugural season.

The four-goal output represents the third straight hat trick for Geissbuhler. Senior midfielders Molly Lapolla and Britt Farquharson each tallied two goals and three assists, the latter number marking a career high for Farquharson. Laura Martin, Molly Peterson, Molly Carstensen and Elizabeth Datino each added two goals for UC Davis, which matched its season-best scoring output.

The Aggies outshot the Flames by a 32-7 margin, including a 23-3 edge in the first half. Hoffmire scored all three of her goals in the first eight minutes of play, converting two Lapolla assists in the 7-0 start. UC Davis put the 10-goal rule (a running clock after goals) with 19 minutes remaining in the first on Datino's first goal. Datino hit her second in the final seconds before halftime, sending the Aggies to the break with a 13-0 lead.

UC Davis continued its onslaught early in the second period, continuing to strike until Geissbuhler planted her second and third goals in the 39th and 42nd minutes, respectively. She then assisted Carstensen on the team's 20th goal with 15:09 remaining. The Aggies pulled up on the reins after that point, taking only one shot -- a Geissbuhler attempt in transition at the 9:09 mark that brought the score to its final 21-0 tally -- in the final 15 minutes. That goal was initiated by Aggie freshman Tess Alekna's ground ball, one of a season-best six on the day for her.

Monday's win represents the ninth shutout in school hisory, and the sixth against a non-club, NCAA-countable program. It is the first since UC Davis blanked Division III Wittenburg in 2007, the widest shutout margin since a 23-0 victory against Lees McRae in 2003, and the first ever against a Division I program.

The Aggies continue their Spring Break trip in Pennsylvania with a contest at Lehigh on Tuesday. Game time is 4 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. PDT).

GOALS - LU: none. UC Davis: Anna Geissbuhler 4, Gina Hoffmire 3, Molly Lapolla 2, Britt Farquharson 2, Elizabeth Datino 2, Laura Martin 2, Molly Peterson 2, Molly Carstensen 2, Meghan Olmstead 1, Hannah Mirza 1.

ASSISTS - LU: none. UC Davis: Britt Farquharson 3, Molly Lapolla 3, Anna Geissbuhler 2, Elizabeth Datino 2, Stephanie Guercio 1, Gina Hoffmire 1, Kristi Irgens 1.

GOALIES - LU: Rebekah Luetters 6 saves, 21 goals against (60:00). UC Davis: Alyssa Cranska 1 save, 0 goals against (30:00); Kjersten Nordmeyer 1 save, 0 goals against (30:00).