Oct. 22, 2000

BERKELEY - California scored six unanswered goals to top Davidson, 6-1, on Sunday at Kleeberger Field to finish the conference schedule undefeated at 5-0.

Davidson (6-12, 1-4 in NorPac) came out at the started of the match with an aggressive attack and a stifling defense that virtually created a human wall at one point to stop Cal's leading scorer, Nora Feddersen, from advancing with the ball.

The Wildcats only score of the game came off a penalty corner when Davidson's leading scorer, Lea Jaeger (13 goals) took a set shot for a 1-0 lead at 31:05 of the first period.

Fighting winds of up to 25 miles per hour at some points in the game, Cal bounced back and scored six straight goals as Stephanie Lyons scored on the Bears fourth penalty corner to knot the game at 1-1.

Cal (9-4, 5-0 in NorPac) scored one more goal before the intermission as senior defender Leslie Katch scored off of a rebound on a penalty corner. Erin Booth tipped the initial save and Katch was there to put it home for her third goal of the season.

"It really feels good to help out the team on offense," said Katch. "Mainly I'm a defender, but, we've been working on having our defense come up and help out offensively. Even if they're scored on corners, it's just nice to contribute that way instead of just stopping the goals."

In the second half, the Bears continued their offensive outburst on another corner as Feddersen faked a shot from the top of the circle setting up junior, Amber Stockstill who collapsed down towards the goal, putting Cal up, 3-1.

"I have to give the team some credit," said coach Shellie Onstead. "I actually made one up (corner formation) on the fly and that's the one that Amber Stockstill scored. I yelled to them what to do and they executed it perfectly."

After struggling at some points of the season to put up points on the board, the Bears unloaded on Davidson with five different scorers contributing to the effort.

Junior Erin Robinson slapped in Cal's third goal via a penalty corner at 19:38, doubling her season output to two goals.

Elizabeth Harkins, who has missed the last five games with a hamstring pull, came back with a vengeance as the junior forward recorded three assists on the day.

Harkins third assist came when she found a streaking Pooja Mehta who handled the pass and lifted the shot passed Davidson goalkeeper, Amanda Mordavsky with 13:02 left to go in the game.

"After they scored that first goal, we were upset because we're conference champions and they're up on us like right away," explained Harkins. "So we decided that we had to get it back."

Lyons capped off the scoring with her second goal of the afternoon on a penalty corner set by Sara Hunt with just 3:24 left in the game.

The Wildcats managed a meager three shots on goal the entire game. Cal keeper Sarah Hoehn made two saves on the day.

"Certain games, there's a lot of pressure when the defense is doing well, "said Hoehn. "But the last few games the offense has picked up, so it's good. And hopefully when we get under more pressure, everything will come together."

"I was a little worried at the beginning," Onstead said. "We've been working on finishing (penalty corners) and not letting it be just one shot and the ball gets out. And certainly, that was a little bit more on (the teams') mind today."

Field Hockey Result
Kleeberger Field, Berkeley, CA

Davidson	  1  0 - 1
California	  2  4 - 6

Scoring:
First Half
D - Lea Jaeger 31:05 (Gold)
C - Stephanie Lyons 14:54 (Harkins, Katch)
C - Leslie Katch 1:24  (Booth)
Second Half
C - Amber Stockstill 30:49 (Feddersen)
C - Erin Robinson 19:38 (Harkins, Katch)
C - Pooja Mehta 13:02 (Harkins)
C - Stephanie Lyons 3:24 (Hunt, Galyean)

Shots:	Davidson   2
        California 22

Records:  Davidson    6-12 (1-4 in NorPac)
 	  California  9-4  (5-0 in NorPac)