Oct. 1, 2005
Stanford, Calif. - After 100 exciting minutes of play, Pacific made three penalty shots to beat the Cardinal, 4-3, in the shootout period. Vianney Campos, Danielle Neault and Michelle Manson each made a shot during the shootout to lead the Tigers to victory.
Stanford had a 2-0 lead heading into halftime from two goals by So. Jessica Zutz. Zutz scored unassisted at 26:52 to put the Cardinal in the lead, and again at 33:53 off of a rebound in front of the net.
Sr. Missy Halliday scored her second goal of the season at 46:55 to put the Cardinal ahead, 3-0. Campos scored first for the Tigers at 48:29 on a penalty corner, assisted by Laura Maurer. Jr. Marissa Atilano followed with a goal off of a rebounded shot at 52:39. Campos scored again on a penalty corner in the 55th minute to tied the game, 3-3, assisted again by Maurer.
Stanford and Pacific played through two overtime periods without scoring before heading into the shootout period. Campos, Neault and Manson each sank a penalty shot for the Tigers. Jr. Julia Drewes made a shot for the Cardinal, but it was not enough to match the Tigers. Pacific was credited with a team goal from the shootout period, moving ahead, 4-3.
"Today we had a great first half," said head coach Lesley Irvine. "We created a lot of offensive opportunities, which is something we've been working on. At this point we're just trying to put 70 minutes together because there were a few glaring errors that Pacific capitalized on. I'm very proud of the way the team played in overtime, when I think we dominated. We were very unlucky in the shootout. It was a phenomenal game of field hockey."
Freshman Bailey Richardson picked up her first defensive save of the season during the first overtime period. Richardson's defensive save was the Cardinal's second of the season.
Stanford outshot the Tigers, 27-16, led by Fr. Caroline Hussey with 10 shots and Halliday with five shots. Campos paced Pacific in shooting with seven shots, followed by Atilano and Jennifer Chaney with three shots.
Pacific posted six penalty corners, with Campos scoring on two corners. Stanford earned three penalty corners, one in each period of play.
Fr. goalkeeper Sarah Scheller made the second start of her collegiate career, tallying four saves in 100 minutes in the goal. So. goalkeeper Valerie Niles earned six saves for the Tigers.
Stanford will return to the road for three games, matching up against Davidson on Friday, October 7 (3:30 pm, PT). The Cardinal will then travel to Winston-Salem, NC to play North Carolina on Sunday, October 9 (11:00 am, PT) and Wake Forest on Monday, October 10 (1:00 pm, PT).