FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Centre field hockey went head-to-head with the Eagles of Mary Washington. After a back-and-forth competition, the Colonels edged out the Eagles with a final score of 3 – 2.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Mary Washington initiated the competition's scoring, placing the first goal seconds into the game.
- The Colonels answered the Eagle's goal a minute later. The point was placed by
Olivia Broyles off a penalty corner.
- Coming out of halftime with an even score, Mary Washington took the lead, landing another goal four minutes in.
- Once again, Centre answered off a corner.
Claire Martin planted a powerful shot in the back of the cage with the assist from Broyles.
- The Colonels took the lead early in the fourth, laying down a goal from yet another corner.
Ellie Dunham finalized the score at 3 – 2 with an assist from
Jackie Rodriguez.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Placing all three goals from penalty plays, the Gold & White took advantage of their corner opportunities. The Colonels had 10 chances to the Eagle's five.
- Centre just edged out Mary Washington in shots, taking 11 to the opposing ten.
- Leading the Colonels in shots was
Claire Martin. The true freshmen took five shots, landing one in the second half.
Olivia Broyles also marked a goal, placing the Colonel's first early in the opening period. Rounding out the scoring for Centre, Senior
Ellie Dunham placed the game winning goal with an assist from
Jackie Rodriguez.
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Kate Helton and
Carlie McKenry shared time in goal. Facing a combined ten shots, the two keepers accumulated seven saves.
NEXT UP
After a slew of away competitions, the Colonel's will return home to host SAA affiliate, Sewanee, on October 15th, at 12 p.m. ET.
