Danville, KY - It was Senior Day for the Centre Colonels as they faced Concordia in their last home game of the season to solidify their place in the Collegiate Field Hockey Conference tournament. The Colonels took the win on Senior Day and are now in 4th place in the conference tournament with a 3-2 win over Concordia.
In the opening minutes of the first period, Center got off to a strong offensive start when
Tori Drepaul's shot went wide before Senior
Hannah Miller put it on the board to put the Colonels up 1-0 early.
Colonels continued to test the Falcons' defense with shots from
Abbie Woolley, Loloa Florea, and
Hannah Miller, but Goalie Carlijn van der Bend stayed strong for Concordia. It wasn't until a penalty corner taken by Woolley that
Ashley Hamilton slung one in to put the Colonels up 2-0 and close out the first.
Concordia struck back at the start of the second, with offensive pressure of their own, as Rylee Binley got one by Hensley to put the Falcons on the board 1-2. The Falcons didn't let up on Centre's defense, forcing a penalty corner and two shots, but
Eliza Hensley stayed strong in goal.
Colonels
Abbie Woolley took control on offense with three shots, one that went wide and two saved by the goalie, preventing Centre from extending the lead.
Falcons Maddie Rider took over on offense, finding the back of the net to tie it at 2-2, then took another shot, but Senior
Hannah Lange made a defensive save to keep it tied heading into the half.
Both teams battled in the third, with each side taking shots on goal, but neither could get one past to take the lead as they headed into the fourth tied at 2-2.
In the opening minute of the fourth,
Olivia Vonderheide finally broke the tie on an assist from
Abbie Woolley to put the Colonels ahead 3-2. Centre immediately flipped to defense as the Falcons quickly tried to mount a comeback with two shots and a penalty corner before Rylee Binley was shown the green card, halting Concordia's offense.
The Colonels flipped the pressure in their favor with three shots on goal and a penalty corner, and Concordia's Lead, Mouganis, was shown a green card in the closing minutes of the game.
Center takes the Win over Concordia to place 4th in the CFHC tournament that gets underway November 5th, where the Colonels will battle Concordia again in the opening round.
