Spring Break
Field Hockey wins pair, makes final playoff push
Issue date: 10/29/09
Last weekend the Field Hockey squad had two games. One was home and one was away. One was in conference, one was out. One was against a ranked opponent, one was not. One win, one loss.
On Friday the team won at home against conference opponent Bryn Mawr. On Saturday they travelled to Newport News, Virginia, to lose a close game to Christopher Newport University 3-1.
The first game was a 7-0 blowout led offensively by two goals apiece from two seniors, Gabi Henn and Kelly Kimmerling. The win moved Hopkins to 11-3 on the season and 6-2 in conference play. Meanwhile the Bryn Mawr Owls sunk to a miserable 0-15.
Five different players scored, and four others contributed assists. After the first half, the game was still relatively tight, 2-0, with both goals scored by Henn. One assist came from senior Andrea Vandersall and the other from junior Jenn Motylinski.
"We knew coming into the game that Bryn Mawr was a weaker team and we'd probably win the game," Henn said. "Friday was more of a test of our mental game." Gabi was also proud that the win was a complete team effort, and that "everyone saw action".
With little time wasted in the second half, the Jays exploded for five goals including two goals scored by freshmen Liane Tellier and Meghan Kellet. And senior Kimmerling got her two back-to-back goals in the 47th and 65th minutes. Sophomore Ali Bahneman made the lead a lucky 7-0 with a little more than three minutes to play.
Tellier's second half goal was the first of her collegiate career. "My first goal was exciting!" she said. "That whole game was really fun, especially playing with many of the freshmen and sophomores in the second half of the game."
A team of goalies completed the shutout. Sophie Tieu started and played the first twenty nine minutes, followed by Kim Stein and Elizabeth Peijenburg. The strong back line for Hopkins only allowed one shot that didn't require a goalie save.
Motylinski looked back on the season thus far. "Our major struggle has been scoring goals… but the Bryn Mawr game was a great booster for us," she said.
On Friday the team won at home against conference opponent Bryn Mawr. On Saturday they travelled to Newport News, Virginia, to lose a close game to Christopher Newport University 3-1.
The first game was a 7-0 blowout led offensively by two goals apiece from two seniors, Gabi Henn and Kelly Kimmerling. The win moved Hopkins to 11-3 on the season and 6-2 in conference play. Meanwhile the Bryn Mawr Owls sunk to a miserable 0-15.
Five different players scored, and four others contributed assists. After the first half, the game was still relatively tight, 2-0, with both goals scored by Henn. One assist came from senior Andrea Vandersall and the other from junior Jenn Motylinski.
"We knew coming into the game that Bryn Mawr was a weaker team and we'd probably win the game," Henn said. "Friday was more of a test of our mental game." Gabi was also proud that the win was a complete team effort, and that "everyone saw action".
With little time wasted in the second half, the Jays exploded for five goals including two goals scored by freshmen Liane Tellier and Meghan Kellet. And senior Kimmerling got her two back-to-back goals in the 47th and 65th minutes. Sophomore Ali Bahneman made the lead a lucky 7-0 with a little more than three minutes to play.
Tellier's second half goal was the first of her collegiate career. "My first goal was exciting!" she said. "That whole game was really fun, especially playing with many of the freshmen and sophomores in the second half of the game."
A team of goalies completed the shutout. Sophie Tieu started and played the first twenty nine minutes, followed by Kim Stein and Elizabeth Peijenburg. The strong back line for Hopkins only allowed one shot that didn't require a goalie save.
Motylinski looked back on the season thus far. "Our major struggle has been scoring goals… but the Bryn Mawr game was a great booster for us," she said.
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