After a tumultuous last 10 minutes that noticed alternating objectives on practically each possession, Foxboro and Cohasset entered additional time. Nearly a minute into the additional time, Foxboro’s Val Beigel gained possession.
The junior, who to that time had 4 objectives within the recreation, fired the ball into the again of the web to present her Warriors (6-0) a 9-8 nonleague victory.
“It didn’t feel real,” Beigel stated. “We all worked so hard as a team, and just being able to execute on that last move meant everything.”
The Skippers (3-3) didn’t path at any level within the recreation till the sudden demise dagger. Head coach Billy Bitter stated that regardless of the ultimate, he realized rather a lot about his staff.
“That’s the beauty of sports in general,” Bitter stated. “No one team going into the game is better, and I give all the credit in the world to Foxboro. We have a lot to work on but I have all the confidence in the world in this team.”
The Skippers began out with three straight objectives, and led 4-1 till late within the first half when Foxboro made the rating 4-3.
“It felt from the start like a playoff game,” Foxboro coach Kathleen McCullough stated. “We knew we had to come out on our toes and ready to go.”
In the second half, the Warriors have been in a position to even the rating at 5-5 after which the staff’s traded objectives till it was 8-8 on the finish of regulation. This led to Beigel’s profitable objective early within the additional body.
Beigel’s 5 objectives have been joined by two from Paige Curran and one every from Addie Riley and Mary Collin’s. Campbell made six saves in web. Cohasset had quite a few scorers, together with Laney Larsen, Avery Regan, Kira Fulton and Libby Schiffman.
“It’s a big confidence builder for us,” McCullough stated. “When you play top tier teams, you get tested and see who you are. That was the first overtime that I have coached them in, and it was great to see them stay stable and positive.”
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