(ST. MARY'S CITY, Md.) – The Wilson field hockey team concluded the regular season with a defeat to St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon. The good news is the season will continue as the Phoenix earned the third seed in the United East Championship which starts next Saturday.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 0, St. Mary's 5
Venue: JLR Stadium
Records: Wilson 5-9, 2-2 UE; St. Mary's 11-5, 4-0 UE
How It Happened
- It was a fast start by the Seahawks who capitalized on their second chance of the game. They had a couple of cracks at it as Brenna Ziegler had the initial shot which was saved by Erin Sullivan (So., Byram, N.J. / Lenape Valley) and Briana Allen took a swing which resulted in Hannah Bost (Jr., Manheim, Pa. / Manheim Central) getting a defensive save. Unfortunately, the Phoenix were unable to clear and Emma Watkins took advantage with her 11th goal of the season.
- The Phoenix had some quality chances come their way in the second quarter as they tried to equalize. Lizzie Landon (Sr., West Grove, Pa. / Avon Grove) had the first chance after a penalty corner by Payton Kendall (Sr., McConnellsburg, Pa. / Forbes Road) with a shot that went wide right a minute into the period. Later in the frame Kate Seymour (Jr., Churchton, Md. / Southern) had a shot that was saved by St. Mary's Sophia Kent. St. Mary's countered with a pair of shots that went wide and was blocked to leave the score at 1-0 at the break.
- St. Mary's started to pull away in the second half. Allen made it 2-0 6:31 into the second half and scored a second 3:29 after that. She wasn't done as she completed the hat trick 1:10 into the fourth quarter and scored a fourth in the closing moments.
Inside The Numbers
- The Phoenix came up with 10 saves on the afternoon. Eight of them came from Sullivan, the fourth time this season she's had at least eight. She now has 62 stops on the year.
- In addition to Bost, Kendall also had a defensive save. She now has five on the year, all coming in the past four games.
Up Next
The Phoenix will head to Middletown to take on Penn State Harrisburg in the United East semifinals on Saturday, November 1.
