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PASSION FINISH REGULAR SEASON 8-0 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 18, 2007
Contact: Jennifer Yee
310-351-6013
passionmarketing@gmail.com
The Pittsburgh Passion finish their season with a perfect 8-0 record
and secured a home play-off birth (berth) in the Northern Conference
of the National Women's Football Association with their win against
the Central PA Vipers, 77-0, on Saturday, June 16. Two other records
were established Saturday night as well. Running back, Torina Henley
#12, went for 11 carries for 176 yards and 5 touch downs, bring her to
1,010 yards for the season. Quarterback Lisa Horton also surpassed the
1,000 yard mark when she threw three completed passes for 93 yards and
one touchdown, bringing her total passing yards for the season to 1,
008. Place kicker #9 Cristy Laudadio added to the scoreboard when she
went 11 for 11 extra points. She went for her first field goal, a
41-yarder, but came up short on the kick.
In the opening offensive series of the game, fullback Lori Burkholder
#36 took the handoff, faked a reverse to #21 Jen Moody, and threw a 41
yard pass to #1 Wil Walton for a touchdown. Walton also had two other
touchdowns in the game. Her second touchdown came in the second
quarter with a 31 yard pass from Horton. At the start of the third
quarter, Walton ran back a 68 yard kick-off return for her third
touchdown of the game. Fullback Lyndsi Hughes also had two touchdown
runs in the first and second quarters. Burkholder #36 had the last
touchdown of the game with a 10 yard run, bringing the score to 0-77.
The Passion defense held the Vipers to negative yardage and only two
first downs. Beth Amato #38 led the defense with 1 unassisted tackle,
5 assisted tackles and a sack which cost the Vipers a loss of 10
yards. Olivia Griswold, Teri Murphy and Michelle Brevard Wilkerson
helped to shut out the Vipers with 5 tackles each. Griswold also
blocked a punt. Trumane Rogers had a total of 6 tackles for the
Passion.
The Passion meet the Erie Illusion on Saturday, June 23, 7:00 p.m. for
the first round of playoff's at Cupples Stadium. (930 E. Carson St.)
The Passion is a licensed team in the NWFA |
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