LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the third time in the past 21 days, Centre field hockey made quick work of Sewanee, dropping the Tigers by a 5-0 score Saturday in the Southern Athletic Association Tournament semifinals, hosted by Transylvania.
The Colonels improved to 17-0 overall, matching the program record for victories in a season with the 2017 squad.
Along the way,
Caroline Brotzge set the SAA single-season assist record, pushing her 2019 total to 18.
Sewanee's season ends with a 6-11 overall record.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Colonels wasted no time in their first postseason game of the year as
Savannah Elpers put in the first goal of the contest just four minutes in off a Brotzge assist.
- Brotzge continued to share the wealth for the Colonels in the first period, dishing an assist to
Meredith Wickenheiser as the sophomore netted a goal to put Centre up 2-0.
- Five minutes into the second period, the Colonels put the game away for good with two goals in 34 seconds, the first coming from a solo effort by Brotzge and the second from
Megan Coomes after an assist from Wickenheiser.
- Shots were few and far between in the second half, but Centre tacked on one more goal in the third period when two-time SAA Defensive Player of the Week
Shelby Young found Coomes for Centre's fifth goal of the game.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Elpers' game winner was goal no. 20 on the year for the senior co-captain and her fourth clincher of the season.
- The Colonels outshot the Tigers 18-0 for the game and held a 14-0 advantage in penalty corners.
- In three wins over Sewanee this year, Centre outshot their opponents by a combined 63-2 and outscored them 18-0.
NEXT UP
Centre field hockey will face the winner of the Rhodes vs. Concordia Wisconsin semifinal in tomorrow's SAA Tournament championship game.
