Centre Field Hockey took on Saturday with the Colonels looking to improve to 2-1 in the CFHC. In a tightly-contested game, Centre's offense could not get in gear as Sewanee came away with a 3-0 win.
Addie Sheridan got the start in goal for the Colonels and only had to make a single save in first quarter as Centre's defense was up to the task early on.
Taylor Fuqua and
Olivia Vonderheide combined for 3 shot attempts in the first with all 3 going wide of goal as the game was scoreless after 1.
Sewanee broke through in the 23rd minute. Off a penalty corner,
Addie Sheridan stopped an initial shot, but the Colonels could not clear the zone as the Tigers kept the pressure on and ultimately put the ball in the net for the lead. Sewanee's defense took over from there as Centre did not get off a single shot in the quarter as the Colonels trailed 1-0 at halftime.
Sewanee took advantage of an early penalty corner in the 3rd as an initial shot got by
Eliza Hensley in goal to double the Tigers' lead to 2-0.
Claire Martin had a rare shot in the 39th minute but could not put it on goal. Sewanee stayed in control and added a 3rd goal with just seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter.
Centre's offense finally came to life in the 4th. In the 52nd minute, Martin and
Philine Bolt had 3 shots on goal in a span of 31 seconds, but all were turned away. An ensuing penalty corner from
Emily Ritchie put the ball on the stick of
Tori Drepaul, but her shot sailed high.
Taylor Fuqua tried again in the 53rd minute but the shot trickled wide and away. It was Centre's final threat as Sewanee held the Colonels without a shot over the final 7:09 to seal the shutout win.
The Colonels will look to bounce back next Saturday against Mary Washington. The action from South Campus Field starts at 12:00pm.
