Rye Country Day tops Hackley for its 15th NYSAIS field hockey title
Nancy Haggerty covers sports for The Journal News/lohud Semifinals stats Below find stats from Hackley's semifinal victory over Chapin and Rye Country Day's semifinal win over Fieldston, which set up Monday's showdown between the rivals.
Key points
- PURCHASE — Rye Country Day School's field hockey team fell to Hackley by two goals during the regular season but Monday at Manhattanville College it scored three times in the second quarter en route to defeating the Hornets 3-1 to win its 15th New York State Association of Independent Schools championship.
- I Davidson, had multiple takeaways, including to keep offensive drives alive in the Hackley defensive and and on her own defensive end, particularly as Hackley tired everything to get another goal in the fourth quarter.
- What it means This was the second straight NYSAIS title for RCDS, which made the final as the tournament's No 3 seed.
"They sort of lifted their energy to leave everything on the field." Pereira, who hopes to play collegiate club field hockey, said playing a tough schedule paid off at the end for her squad.
Additional details
- "I think our teamwork is what makes us the strongest," said Pereira, who, with Donovan and the rest of the Wildcats planned to celebrate the title together going out for frozen yogurt.
- She said in the two clubs' initial game this season, her team had come out strong but after Hackley scored a couple of goals, the momentum shifted.
- Stats Hackley cut the Wildcats lead to two with 2:38 remaining in the third quarter when Charlotte Frazier scored off an Emelia Pieri assist.
- Pereira, who enjoyed good defensive support during that fourth quarter Hornet push, especially from Greta Leslie, Catharine Mohraz, Ryah Egan and Donovan, also made a couple of nice saves off corner chances, notched the shutout with five saves.
- Playing her final Hornets game between the pipes, Maddie Edwards had 12 saves, including a tough split save to keep her team in the game in the fourth quarter.
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