Dear fellow Hanoverians:
Hanover head coach Judy Schneider’s varsity field hockey team handed Judy
her 500th victory earlier this season, and then made it to the South
Sectional Finals for only the second time in the program’s history last
week.
The Lady Indians did not stop there.
Earlier today, the Hanover varsity field hockey team won their first ever
South Sectional Championship by a score of 1-0 over Cohasset in an amazing
double overtime “sudden victory” win. Senior wing Maura Kelly put the ball
in the net after an amazing pass from senior captain and center forward Sam
Taylor with less than a minute left on the clock before penalty strokes.
The game started slowly for the Indians, with Cohasset dominating the game
for the better part of the first half. Some timely substitutions helped to
shift the momentum a little before the half was over, but the game remained
tied at 0 at the first horn. Midfielder Chachie Smigliani controlled the
field for Hanover, with great support from defenders Jen Rosinski, Brielle
Prouty and Jess Gardiner. Both teams only had two shots on net in the
first half; it was a true defensive effort on both sides of the ball.
Hanover came out stronger in the second half and had a few more scoring
chances, but again, both teams came up short by the time regulation ended.
In the first overtime, which features a modified 7 v. 7 format, Hanover
began to control the ball more. Our skills and conditioning really started
to shine. Coach Schneider called on play-maker and lead scorer Sam Taylor
to work some of her patented magic in order to get the ball in the net, but
at the end of the first overtime, the score was still tied at 0. Hanover
truly dominated the second 7 v. 7 overtime period, also, but it looked like
we were headed to the penalty stroke round. As the clock ticked down and I
grabbed Judy’s penalty stroke line-up in anticipation of the next phase of
the game, Maura Kelly put the ball in the net for the “sudden victory” win.
No need for strokes; Hanover had the win!
Congratulations to the entire team for a well-deserved victory and for
making Hanover Field Hockey history. I’ve got news for you, dear readers,
this team does not intend to stop anytime soon. When they heard this
afternoon that perennial champion Watertown beat Manchester-Essex by a
score of 4-0 in the North Divisional finals, they were undaunted, and said
“bring them on!” What a gift these kids are to Coach Schneider in this
exceptional year!
Hanover plays North Divisional Champion Watertown on Tuesday at Canton High
School. Game time was unknown as of this writing. Go to
http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=3759 for updates.
Gooooooooo Indians!
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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