Welsh wins, makes playoffs
By MATT FURRIE
Sports Writer
Who said Walsh couldn't put points on the board?
From the way they played Sunday, it was not apparent that the Wild Women had only scored one touchdown all season. But with a 21-0 win against the now 0-5 Off-Campus Crime, the Wild Women proved that they were much more than just a defensive powerhouse.
"We scouted their defense," said team captain Alison Troy. "We noticed some things — but basically we just played really well on offense and were successful."
Whatever weakness the Wild Women saw in the Crime's defense, Walsh was quick to exploit it scoring two touchdowns in its first three plays of the game.
The first score came on just the second play of the game.
After failing to gain anything on a quarterback draw on first down, they came right back firing on second, as Walsh quarterback Lauren Walsh hit running back Carrie Cambell for a 43-yard touchdown pass.
Following an Off-Campus punt and a big return, Walsh had the ball on the Crime 18.
On the first play of the drive Cambell, this time assuming the role of quarterback, faked a handoff and cut up the right sideline for the touchdown untouched.
As for the Crime, its half consisted of three consecutive series of three-and-outs.
The second half, just like the first, started with a bang for Walsh.
After holding the Crime offense and forcing another punt, the Wild Women mounted a four-play, 57-yard drive, culminating in an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jenn Lynch.
For the day, the Wild Women duo of Walsh and Cambell combined for four of nine passing while the Crime stuck more to the air completing 9-18 passes.
"This is nice to have a playoff spot secure," said Troy. "It's a confidence booster. I think we can play with any team in the league."
McGlinn 6, Howard 0
Forget the past three years.
After three straight wins, the current McGlinn Shamrocks should no longer have to be associated with past. With a victory over Howard, they have bolstered their record to 3-1-1, and have put themselves in position to earn a playoff spot.
The game was a constant up and down field battle, with both teams being able to drive, but neither being able to put up any points.
"It took us awhile to get things going," said McGlinn defensive back Christa Gray. "But once we finally did, it really clicked."
The first half was pretty uneventful. Each team put up at least one drive of 10 plays or more, but none resulted in any points.
With the loss of the starting quarterback Jill Veselik, who was running the Chicago marathon, the Ducks looked to Meg Mackin to lead the offensive attack.
Mackin, 6-16 passing looked very poised in the pocket and seemed confident in her receiver's capabilities to make plays as they drove down the field.
"We drove the ball the entire game," said Howard captain Katie Cawley. "Our offense did a really great job, we just couldn't finish."
The score remained tied at zero as the first half ended.
It was not till halfway through the second that the first touchdown was finally scored.
McGlinn, starting from its own 30, moved the ball down field to the Howard 10 in eight plays.
Then, on fourth down, quarterback Julie Kremer hooked up with wide receiver Sarah Vatterott for the touchdown.
The Ducks would get one more shot to win the game, but a third down interception by Gray in heavy traffic sealed the victory and dropped the Ducks to 2-3 for the season.
"I think this is getting our confidence high for the playoffs," said Gray. "We're really happy with the outcome."
All Sports Stories for Tuesday, October 9, 2001
