DOVER – The whispers about Masconomet’s scoring prowess have unfold all through the state over the past couple years. But after a signature 4-1 win over non-league foe Dover-Sherborn Saturday afternoon in a battle of unbeaten title contenders, these whispers will get slightly louder.
Sara Graves scored twice and dished an help for Masconomet (12-0-2), main an assault that took benefit of sporadic bursts down the sector at hand the Raiders (11-1-4) their first loss. With scores from Maggie Sturgis and Julia Graves, the Chieftains scored probably the most objectives Dover-Sherborn has allowed in a sport all 12 months – even regardless of a sensational effort in objective from goalie Caroline Harvey (13 saves).
Considering the Raiders’ contender standing in Div. 3 and her personal protection’s efficiency to carry Dover-Sherborn with out a shot within the second half, Masconomet head coach Liz Dean couldn’t have been extra glad with the win as she prepares for a deep run within the Div. 2 area.
“They’re an unbelievably strong team, it was great field hockey,” she stated. “To be able to (score) four against a team like that is unbelievable. It just shows how well from top to bottom – yes, offense put those goals in, but the amount that defense stopped back there – it just shows how well of a team we’re working as right now. … It just shows how much talent this team has and how awesome they are doing as a whole, as a unit together.”
While Dover-Sherborn performed properly sufficient to push the ball into Masconomet’s aspect of the sector simply as a lot because it needed to face up to, the difference-maker was the Chieftains’ capability to get high quality pictures on objective in these alternatives.
Moments after Drew Hussar delivered a superb bounding ball into the Masconomet circle that no one might get a high quality stick on, the Chieftains marched down the sector early within the first quarter to attract a nook. A tough drive finally was a Sara Graves objective on the publish for the 1-0 lead.
Just 5 minutes later, the Raiders discovered themselves in uncommon air when Julia Graves powered in a objective on one other nook – on simply the second shot of the sport – for the 2-0 lead.
“Everything just seemed to come together today, which is just awesome to watch,” Dean stated. “It just shows how much our game, when they play Masco field hockey, what it can do.”
Dover-Sherborn rapidly rebounded within the second quarter, as Harvey held Masconomet scoreless within the body regardless of six pictures on objective – together with one she needed to stick-save on the top-shelf. The bounding ball drives into the circle lastly labored, and Finley Whitlock lower the deficit in half getting into the break with a objective.
Masconomet’s pace into wide-open areas helped it sustain its assault within the second half. Harvey and the protection did job to dismantle these alternatives for probably the most half, however with simply 45 seconds left within the third quarter, a superb downfield ship from Piper Morris led to a 2-on-1 that Sara Graves fed to Sturgis for the objective. The Chieftains’ protection wouldn’t let a lot into their circle for probably the most half from there, and one other nook within the fourth quarter led to a different Sara Graves objective on the publish for the ultimate mark.
“They didn’t let who they play or what their record was stand in the way of what they can do,” Dean stated. “Being in that right head space can make all the difference.”
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