SEWANEE, Tenn. – Centre field hockey defeated Sewanee by a 6-0 score Saturday afternoon at Puett Field, claiming the Southern Athletic Association regular season championship for the second year in a row.
The 14th-ranked Colonels improve to 16-0 overall, continuing their record start to a campaign while finishing the SAA slate a perfect 4-0. It marks the first ever undefeated regular season in program history.
Sewanee, which lost 7-0 during a non-conference meeting against Centre back on Oct. 20, slides to 5-10 and 1-3 in-conference.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The game-winning goal was scored less than two minutes into contest, as
Megan Coomes hit the back of the cage on an unassisted score to open the rout.
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Savannah Elpers, who would go on to record her second hat trick of the season, made it 2-0 Centre at the 12-minute mark, scoring off the feed from fellow senior
Caroline Brotzge.
- Elpers completed the trifecta in the second period, scoring twice to put the Colonels up 4-0 going into the locker room at halftime.
- After a scoreless third period, the Colonels tacked on two more goals in the fourth quarter as
Shelby Young and
Katie Jenkins each scored to cap off the 6-0 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- After being sidelined three weeks in October, Elpers has been on fire since her return to the lineup, with four goals in the last two contests.
- Much like in the first matchup, Centre dominated possession against the Tigers, outshooting Sewanee 23-1 for the game and holding a 7-0 edge in penalty corners. The Colonels outshot Sewanee 45-2 in their two matchups this season.
UP NEXT
Centre competes in the SAA Championship Tournament next weekend. The event is hosted by Transylvania in Lexington, Ky., Nov. 8-10.
