UALBANY FIELD HOCKEY CRUISES PAST DAVIDSON TO WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT

     Davidson, N.C. - Sophomore midfielder Michele Polizois recorded her first career hat trick, scoring three goals in UAlbany's 5-0 win over Davidson in non-conference field hockey action on Friday, Sept. 22. The Great Danes, who have won five straight, improved to 7-2 on the season.
     Polizois started the scoring for the Great Danes, slipping an unassisted shot past Wildcat goalkeeper Brittany Rollek just 2:41 into play. Freshman midfielder Teska Koch doubled the score for the Great Danes at 6:46 of the first half with an unassisted tally of her own. Junior midfielder Michelle Simpson scored her team-leading 11th goal of the season on a corner just two minutes later to finish the first-half scoring for UAlbany.
     UAlbany started the second half much like the first, with Polizois recording her second score of the night four minutes into the stanza on a corner. The Great Danes, who held an 8-5 advantage in penalty corners, converted their third of the game at 47:53 as Polizois scored her third, with assists going to sophomore midfielder Arlette Westdorp and freshman defender Jess Lindsay.
     Sophomore Ashley Ross and senior Barb Czaplinski split time in the cage, with Ross making two stops for UAlbany. Rollek and Rachel Kiselewich combined for seven saves in the cage for Davidson (4-5).
     The Great Danes will play the final contest of their four-game road stretch on Sunday, as they visit North Carolina, who was ranked fifth in this week's STX/NFHCA National Division I Coaches Poll. The game starts at 1 p.m.
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UAlbany (7-2) 3 2 5
Davidson (4-5) 0 0 0
UAlbany - Scoring: Michele Polizois 3-0, Michelle Simpson 1-0, Teska Koch 1-0, Jess Lindsay 0-3, Arlette Westdorp 0-3. Goalkeepers: Ashley Ross (59:36, 0 GA, 2 saves), Barb Czaplinski (10:24, 0 GA, 0 saves).
Davidson - Scoring: None. Goalkeepers: Brittany Rollek (45:44, 4 GA, 6 saves), Rachel Kiselewich (24:16, 1 GA, 1 save).