California Golden Bears - Events

California Golden Bears - Events

October 20, 1996

Cal Defeats Vermont Catamounts, 4-1

Freshman forward Megan Sainsbury scored two goals to lead the Cal field hockey team to a 4-1 victory over Vermont Sunday on Kleeberger Field.

With the win, the Bears improve to 5-5, while the Catamounts fall to 4-10.

Sophomore Elke Popp put Cal on the scoreboard first with a goal 15 minutes into the contest. Midway through the half, Sainsbury scored her first goal to give Cal a 2-0 lead at the break.

After a score by Cal's Katy Garofalo, Sainsbury upped the Bear lead to 4-0 with 13 minutes remaining. Keisha Kohler scored Vermont's lone goal with 18:50 left in the game.

Field Hockey Result
Kleeberger Field, Berkeley, CA
Vermont        0    1    -- 1
California     2    2    -- 4
Scoring
First half:
C    Popp (Friesen)      20:06 remaining
C    Sainsbury           11:32 remaining
Second half:
C    Garofalo            26:47 remaining
C    Sainsbury (Lee)     13:12 remaining
V    Kohler (Patterson)  18:50 remaining
Shots
Cal:     22
Vermont:  9
Saves
Cal: Karen Hagan          7
Vermont: Mindy Vinelli   12
Records
Cal 5-5
Vermont 4-10