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Sept. 18, 2005

Box Score | Team Stats

Albany, N.Y. - Freshman Iris Boivin (Pittsburgh, Pa.) produced her third game-winning goal of the season, as the Navy women's soccer team recorded a 2-0 victory over Siena to win the Governor's Cup tournament title Sunday afternoon at Varsity Field in Albany, N.Y.

Now, 6-1-2 on the season, the Mids have won three straight and own a six-game unbeaten streak dating back to Navy's 1-1 tie at Loyola Marymount on Sept. 4. Five of Navy's six wins have been shutouts and with Sunday's 2-0 rout over Siena, senior goalkeeper Haley Crain (Friendswood, Texas) now owns two-career shutouts.

"We've had a tremendous number of goal-scoring opportunities this fall and we've done a good job of converting," said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. "Our defense has been strong as well - we've given up seven goals in nine games. We continue to build momentum as we head into the Patriot League portion of our schedule."

Navy, who outshot the Saints 21-10, was able to convert on one of its multiple scoring opportunities early in the game as defender Kristi Coonfare (Aurora, Colo.) fed Boivin who came charging on the right side. Boivin, who was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week last Monday, fired in the game's first goal from 25 yards out at the 11:11 mark. The ball was nearly corralled by Siena keeper Patti Carroll, but the ball powered through Carroll's hands.

Siena had an opportunity to knot the score later in the first half when senior midfielder Corry Silon was tackled in the box. Silon earned a penalty kick, however, Crain was able to stop the shot and the goal.

The Mids tacked on a security goal in the 74th minute when sophomore forward Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.) shot in her second goal of the weekend with the goalkeeper out of the net.

Navy claimed the Governor's Cup after winning both tournament games (5-0 win over Albany) over the weekend. Siena (def. Howard, 8-0) and Howard (def. Albany (2-1) each picked up a win, while the host, Albany, posted an 0-2 record. Navy junior forward Meggie Curran (Silver Spring, Md.) was named the offensive MVP, while senior captain Lindsay Adlam (Ambler, Pa.) earned defensive MVP recognition. Joining Curran and Adlam on the all-tournament team were midfielder Molly Burd (Englewood, Colo.) and forward Sarah Hessinger (Oceanside, Calif.).

Navy returns to action Thursday when it plays host to Stanford (3-2-1), who is coming off a 1-0 victory over Tennessee. Action is set for 7 p.m. at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility and will be televised on a tape-delayed basis (Sept. 25 at 4 p.m.) by CSTV.

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