Madison Wins No. 400 As ‘Hoos Blank Orange

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Posted on Saturday, Sep. 21, 2019, 12:30 am

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The No. 5 Virginia field hockey team defeated No. 19 Syracuse by a 2-0 score on Friday in Syracuse, as UVA head coach Michele Madison now owns a 400-240-8 career record as a head coach, becoming the ninth NCAA Division I coach to tally 400 career wins.

Freshman Cato Geusgens and senior Anzel Viljoen scored the goals for the Cavaliers (6-1, 1-0 ACC) to give head coach Michele Madison the 400th win in her career.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a scoreless first half in which the Cavaliers were outshot 5-3, Geusgens provided the first goal, taking a shot off a penalty corner with 1:36 remaining in the third period. Geusgens attempt deflected off a defender’s stick into the net to give UVA a 1-0 lead over the Orange (5-2, 0-1). Viljoen scored her goal 1:08 into the fourth quarter. After a save after an initial shot on a penalty corner, Viljoen lifted a ball into the corner of the net to make it a 2-0 advantage.

FROM HEAD COACH MICHELE MADISON
“There are a lot of great players in those 400 wins. A lot of great coaching staffs. I feel very fortunate that I’ve had the people that I have had in my life to be successful. I am truly blessed to have the career I have had.

“Syracuse put pressure on every ball, every pass. They made us fight hard for every possession. We figured it out  in the second half. Our defense did a great job keeping us in the game until we could score.”

NOTES

  • This was Virginia’s second-straight shutout and its third of the season.
  • Geusgens goal is her third of the season and third in the last two games.
  • Viljoen’s goal was her first of the season.
  • Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Hausheer saved four shots.
  • Syracuse had ten shots, Virginia had six.
  • Both of Virginia’s goals came after penalty corners.

UP NEXT

  • Virginia will have the remainder of the weekend off before hosting James Madison in a special mid-week match on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
  • UVA will close out that homestand by hosting defending-national-champion North Carolina on Friday at 5 p.m. The UNC game will air on the ACC Regional Sports Networks.