Nov. 5, 2006

Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, PA -- Karen Wendler scored the only goal of the game just over 17 minutes into the first half and top-seeded Ursinus made the goal standup as the Bears knocked off the Blue Jays, 1-0, in the Centennial Conference Championship game Sunday afternoon. The Bears improve to 17-3 and notched their second, one-goal win over the Blue Jays in the last eight days. Hopkins slips to 13-7 with the loss.

A first half that was otherwise even statistically ended with the Bears holding the 1-0 lead they would never relinquish as Wendler took a pass from Lindsay Cappa at the left side of goal and beat Blue Jay goalie Dayna Eng. Eng made three of her seven saves before intermission as the Bears held a slim 6-5 advantage in shots.

Nursing the 1-0 lead the Bears kept the pressure on in the second half as they outshot the Blue Jays 5-0 and held an 8-1 advantage in penalty corners after interission. For the game, UC held a n 11-5 advantage in shots and a 14-4 margin in corners. Jess Lamina was forced to make just one first-half save to pick up the shutout. Eng finished with seven saves.

With the win the Bears clinch the Centennial Conference's automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Blue Jays will learn later Sunday night if they receive an at-large bid to the tournament.

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