Roanoke, VA - Centre closed out the weekend with a 4-1 win over the Maroons, finishing the two-game weekend on a high note.
The Maroons got off to an early offensive start, but a shot went wide. Both teams traded fouls until Centre flipped the momentum with two shots, one blocked and one wide, and a penalty corner midway through.
Roanoke earned two penalty corners and a blocked shot before the Colonels flipped the pressure with a penalty corner; moments later,
Tori Drepaul found the back of the net on an assist from
Ashley Hamilton to close out the first half.
Both teams continued to trade fouls at the start of the second, with the Maroons earning a penalty corner and
Abbie Woolley receiving a green card. Five minutes into the second,
Ashley Hamilton scored from a penalty corner assist by
Abbie Woolley to give the Maroons a 2-0 lead.
Late in the quarter, the Maroons tried to build an offense with a stream of penalty corners and two shots on goal, but goalie
Addie Sheridan held firm to carry the 2-0 lead into halftime.
Right out of the half, the Colonels got off to a strong offensive start, with Woolley earning two penalty corners before she chalked one on the board, scoring off an assist from
Tori Drepaul to give the Colonels a 3-0 lead.
Roanoke flipped the momentum and put Centre to the test with six shots missing the mark and one penalty, but the Maroons couldn't get one on the board heading into the fourth.
The fourth opened with fouls on both sides before
Olivia Vonderheide added to the Colonels' lead, making her the fourth Colonel to score and pushing the lead to 4-0.
Offensive pressure didn't stop there, as the Colonels had two shots that missed the mark before switching to a defensive stance, with the Maroons taking their own chance on offense with a penalty corner and shot before Maddy Holmes was able to get one pass, to make it a 4-1 game, looking for a late comeback.
The Maroons continued to test the Colonels defensively, with three penalty corners and six shots blocked or saved, to close out the game. Centre took the 4-1 win to close out the weekend.
Centre field hockey returns home for Senior Day on October 31st at 12 pm at South Campus Field.
