Sept. 24, 2004

Final Stats

BERKELEY - Junior midfielder Chilly Banuelos scored twice and sophomore forward Valentina Godfrid added her team-leading 11th goal of the season as the No. 15 California field hockey team won its sixth consecutive match, 3-0, against No. 23 Virginia Commonwealth on Friday at Maxwell Family Field.

The Bears' victory snapped a six-game VCU winning streak. The Rams, who had outscored their opponents 28-3 during the streak, were held scoreless for the first time this season in losing their first match since Aug. 28.

Godfrid tallied the game-winner at 15 minutes, 35 seconds to give the Bears a 1-0 lead. Forward Amber Madsen was credited with her third assist of the season.

Two-and-a-half minutes after the restart, Banuelos netted her first score of the day on a penalty corner. Forward Maggie Grimes and midfielder Samantha Gallop recorded the assists.

Banuelos scored her second goal of the afternoon, an unassisted goal from a rebounded goalkeeper save, at 60:03.

Kelly Knapp made three saves in the cage for Cal and recorded her third shutout of the season.

The Bears outshot the Rams 21-7 on the afternoon.

Cal (10-2, 2-1 NorPac West) resumes conference action Saturday against Stanford. Match time at the Cardinal's Varsity Field Hockey Turf is slated for 1 p.m.

Field Hockey Result
California 3, Virginia Commonwealth 0
Maxwell Family Field, Berkeley, Calif.
Sept. 24, 2004

VCU   0     0     --     0
Cal   2     1     --     3

Scoring Summary
Cal	Godfrid, Valentina (Madsen, Amber)                 15:35
Cal	Banuelos, Chilly (Grimes, Maggie; Gallop, Samantha 17:51
Cal	Banuelos (unassisted)                              60:03

Shots: Cal 21; VCU 7
Saves: Cal 3 (Knapp, Kelly 3); VCU 7 (Leuzzi, Becca 7)
Penalty Corners: Cal 10; VCU 7
Green Cards: None
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None.
Records: Cal 10-2 (2-1 NorPac); VCU 6-2 (0-0 CAA)
Attendance: 80