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Xavier--Hoosier Classic
Hoosiers Dominate Xavier in 3-1 Victory
9/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 11, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana women's soccer team closed the inaugural Hoosier Classic in dominating fashion dismissing the Xavier Musketeers, 3-1, on Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., this afternoon. Indiana (2-3-1), from the first whistle of the game had Xavier on its heels, posting two shots within the first minute of the game, forecasting the final shot advantage of 22 to 8 in favor of the Hoosiers.
"Today was a good win for the team," head coach Mick Lyon said. "Today's effort speaks a lot towards the intensity and the effort these women have been giving every game, this time doing what it takes to turn that into scoring. Our team has the ability to play harder, and it is a good win, but we have to know we can play like this all the time and even push ourselves to be better."
From the onset of the first touch of the ball the Hoosiers were in control of the match, holding the Musketeers to eight shots on the day, and just three in the first half. The Hoosiers, on the other hand, showed a balanced contest firing 11 shots in both periods.
"Winning at home is a double win for us," sophomore midfielder Katy Stewart said. "Playing in front of the fans and posting a victory just helps to increase our momentum going into the Big Ten season and the rest of the non-conference schedule."
The Hoosiers notched the game's first goal at the 19:23 mark, as senior midfielder Kristen Zmijewski booted in her second goal of the season in the left side of the net. The goal got the unofficial assist from sophomore forward Kristin Radcliffe, who blasted in a shot from 10-yards out that was blocked by Xavier's goalie freshman Ashley Donaldson. The shot brought the goalie to the ground, opening the net for Zmijewski off the rebound for the game's first score.
Zmijewski's two goals over the weekend also earned the Aurora, Ill., native a ticket on the all-tournament team, posting a total of four shots, with three on goal during the Classic.
Indiana was not done for the half knocking in its second goal in the 27th minute of action, this time from Radcliffe from the right wing. The Wheaton, Ill., native also found the left corner of the goal, as junior Carrie DeFreece sent the pass in to pick up first assist in the 2005 campaign. Radcliffe netted her first season goal after chipping the shot over the charging Musketeer goalie to give the Hoosiers the 2-0 cushion.
Xavier cut into the IU lead, marking the best drive on the match at the 30th minute. Senior midfielder Angie Scarlato snuck past the IU defense to net the unassisted goal past a diving senior goalie Lauren Fabbro for the Hoosiers.
It was all IU soccer from there, as sophomore Katy Stewart ended the scoring accolades for the day, notching her first career and season goal in the 52nd minute. Stewart received help from two-pairs of Hoosier feet, as touch passes from freshmen Molly Beckwith and Ashley Seib setup the Bloomington, Ind., native for the score. Stewart found an open net at the end of the two assists, sending the ball in the center of the net to give the game its final score, 3-1.
Xavier's offensive struggles was also due to the Hoosier defense, led by the hands of senior goalie Lauren Fabbro, who collected seven saves in the victory, playing all 90 minutes in goal for IU.
Appearing in goal for the musketeers were Donaldson (51:48, three saves) and freshman Lindsey Cullins (38:12, four saves), with Donaldson picking up the loss.
Senior Courtney O'Bryan, who guided the Indiana defensive unit, earned all-tournament honors with her performance over the weekend carding 165 minutes of action. The defensive unit of seniors Robin Barker and O'Bryan, junior Ali Brown and sophomore Beverly Markwort also joined together to limit the second fewest shots in a match this season with eight allowed today.
Wrapping up the Hoosier notables were 11 Hoosiers chiming in on the shot chart, with freshman Molly Kruger (6) and Radcliffe (4) leading the charge. Also posting shots on the day were senior Zmijewski (2), junior forward Megan Pipkens (2) and sophomore defender Jenna Babcock, Barker, Beckwith, junior Lauren Dieter and sophomore forwards Suzie Teixeira and Lindsay McCarthy all with one to their names.
Indiana will exhaust another weekend at home, as it takes on Butler Sept. 16, at 7 p.m., followed by its final non-conference game against Bowling Green, Sept. 18, at Noon, at Armstrong Stadium.
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