Three-Goal First Half Propels Middlebury Past Trinity in Field Hockey Championship
Courtesy Middlebury Athletic Communications
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Middlebury advanced to the semifinals of the 2007 NESCAC Field Hockey Championship with a 4-2 win over Trinity on Sunday. The Panthers will take on Tufts next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Bowdoin, while the host school will play Williams at 1:30. The winners meet for the NESCAC Championship at 12:00 on Sunday. The Bantams end their season at 8-7, while Middlebury improves to 12-3 on the year.
Heather McCormack and Reid Berrien each scored two goals apiece to bolster the Panther offense. McCormack opened the scoring at the 20:49 mark as she put in a rebound off the pads of Trinity keeper Payden Sra. Berrien scored a similar goal at 12:32, before McCormack scored her second of the game just 1:20 later on a rebound.
The Panthers held a 3-0 lead at the break, with Berrien making it a 4-0 game with a blast from the outside just 2:24 into the second half.
Trinity battled back late in the game, as Emily Skipp put the Bantams on the board with a feed from Katie Curran at the 12:24 mark. Kathleen Conlon tipped in a shot from Skipp on a penalty to corner to make it a 4-2 game with 7:19 remaining. That would be the game's final goal as Middlebury hung on for the win.
Caitlin Pentifallo made three saves in goal for Middlebury, while Sra made four saves for Trinity.
