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Fox Scores Four in Navy Women's Soccer Win over Howard
Oct. 30, 2007
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Senior Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) scored a school-record tying four goals to lead the Navy women's soccer team to an 8-1 victory over Howard Tuesday evening at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility in Annapolis. The win pushed Navy's record to 10-4-4, marking the 13th-consecutive season in which the Midshipmen have won 10 or more games. "Brigitte played a phenomenal game tonight," said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. "She did a great job of creating scoring opportunities for herself and her teammates did a good job of getting her the ball and putting her in the position to score. I was pleased with her ability to finish. "It was nice to see so many of our players getting the opportunity to contribute tonight both offensively and defensively. We had 12 different players with a goal or an assist which is an impressive stat that displays our balance. It was a great team effort tonight." Fox produced Navy's first two goals of the game (15th, 18th) and the first two goals in the second half (46th, 47th) en route to becoming only the third different player in the program's 15-year history to score four goals in a game. In 1994, Cori Thornton became the first player in school history to score four goals, while Amelia Sheveland accomplished the feat twice, once in 2000 and again in 2002. Fox has now scored three or more goals in a game twice in her career (3 vs. Colgate in 2006). Five Navy players accounted for the Mids' eight goals, while an additional seven players were credited with assists. In addition to Fox, sophomore defender Shelly Moeller (Milford, Ohio) and junior forward Sam Schroth (Chester Springs, Pa.) knocked in goals. Meanwhile freshmen Jessica Grupp (Highland Mills, N.Y.) and Carissa Youker (Potomac, Md.) each scored their first collegiate goals. Sixteen different players have now scored goals for the Midshipmen this fall, while an additional four have jumped into the scoring column by turning in assists. Navy utilized three different goalkeepers throughout the game, including senior Rachel Tarbox (Upper Arlington, Ohio) who earned her first collegiate start, while rookie Eowyn Pedicini (Los Alamos, N.M.) saw her first minutes in goal this season. Navy owned a 6-0 lead before Howard put its goal up on the board in the 69th minute. Freshman Briana Gamble fed fellow newcomer Rachael Lee, who appeared to be offside, up the middle. While the Navy defense hesitated, Lee charge forward and sent a rainbow shot over the outstretched hands of Navy sophomore Beth Reed (Indianapolis, Ind.) who played the entire second half in goal for the Midshipmen. Navy ended the game by putting 18 of its 36 shots on goal, while holding the Bison to eight shots, including four on goal. Howard keeper Jessamyn Perkins made 10 saves, while Navy's three keepers combined to stop three Bison shots. The Midshipmen will continue their homestand on Saturday when they play host to Colgate in a critical Patriot League contest. With both teams vying one of the final two spots in the Patriot League Tournament in two weeks, each team controls its own destiny. If Navy defeats Colgate, the Mids are in the tournament, however, if they lose, they are at the mercy of their archrival, Army. Saturday's contest is slated for 1:00 pm at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. Navy is running several promotions on Saturday, including:
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