Dartmouth Women Upset West Virginia

Aly O'Dea Leads Big Green to Big Win

Sept. 13, 2009

Charlottesville, Va. -- Dartmouth sophomore Aly O�Dea scored the game-winner early in the second half to give the women�s soccer team a 1-0 upset win over No. 12 West Virginia Sunday afternoon.

With its win over Seton Hall Friday and over the Mountaineers (2-2-3), Dartmouth (3-1) won the 2009 Nike Virginia Classic Tournament, in a field that also featured the No. 7 Virginia Cavaliers. Sophomore goalkeeper Colleen Hogan earned her second-straight shutout win with five saves in goal.

�This was a great result against a good team and everyone played her part in a great team performance,� said head coach Angie Hind of the win.

Dartmouth had the game�s first shot on goal when Ally Dutton headed the ball off a corner kick but Kerri Butler made the save for the Mountaineers. West Virginia pressured the Big Green throughout the first half, taking eight shots to Dartmouth�s four and forcing Hogan to make three saves.

The Big Green entered the second half determined to get a goal and senior Kelsey Quick made sure it happened early. In the 57th minute, Quick made a great, composed run down the right side and passed the ball center to O�Dea once her defender caught up. O�Dea had Butler in a one-on-one and beat her to the low left corner for the 1-0 Dartmouth lead.

Dartmouth handled the lead well, ultimately finishing the half even with West Virginia, taking six shots each. The Big Green successfully defended three second-half corners by the Mountaineers and Hogan made two saves in the half to preserve the shutout.

�When they came at us [in the second] we dealt with it and defended collectively,� said Hind. �We kept a lot of possession and had a few scoring chances.�

Senior midfielder Myra Sack had an impressive weekend and was named tournament MVP for her efforts. She was joined on the all-tournament team by classmates Quick and Becky Poskin and sophomore back Erin Fleischli. Poskin scored the game-winner against Seton Hall on Friday night.

The Dartmouth women next head west to the Oregon State Classic to face a pair of Pac-10 foes. The Big Green takes on the host Oregon State Friday at 10:00 p.m. EST before playing Oregon Sunday.

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