Sept. 25, 2005

Box Score

Charleston, SC - Furman forward Andre'a Morrison scored a hat trick to give the Paladins their first Southern Conference win as Furman blanked The Citadel 9-0 Sunday afternoon at Summerall Field. The Bulldogs fall to 2-6 (0-1 SoCon) while the Paladins improve to 6-4 (1-0 SoCon) on the season.

Furman gained an early lead as Anna Betton made a swift pass to Morrison who netted the ball at 2:45. Morrison then scored again in the 22nd minute with an assist from Katie Tucker. A minute later, Nicky Darling found the back of the net to put the Paladins up 3-0 going into halftime.

In the second period, Furman netted four goals within five minutes to give the Paladins a solid 7-0 lead. Gena Villari and Julie Einstein then scored a goal apiece to make the final 9-0.

"It's always tough to lose like we did today," said head coach Chris Lenzo. "Our performance in the second half was clearly below what we should expect from ourselves. I was proud of the way we possessed in the first half, as well as our discipline defending. We will need to find a way to stretch the quality of our first half over the course of an entire game."

Bulldog keeper Brit Bunnell tallied 11 saves in the first half while Angie Ellenwood recorded two on the day. Sarah Burke got off the only shot on goal for The Citadel.

Tucker recorded two assists and one goal for Furman while three Paladins earned their first goal of the season.

Next up, Furman will travel to face the College of Charleston this Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 pm. The Bulldogs are back between the pipes on Friday, September 30 as they travel to take on Chattanooga at 2:00 pm.