Photos: Dutch Slip Past Blue Devils In A Defensive Battle
Last Wednesday, Sept. 7, the Guilderland field hockey team kicked off the 2022 season against Columbia at Afrim’s Sports Park in Latham. Both teams' defenses were put to the test all game long but Guilderland were able to squeak one past the goalie to win 1 to 0.
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Staying away: Guilderland’s Skyler VanWormer looks down at the ball as she tries to keep her feet away in the first quarter.
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Staying low: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage puts her body between the ball and the oncoming defender down low in the offensive zone.
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Tight coverage: Guilderland’s Maddy Petti has the ball in front of her as she attempts to put a shot onto Columbia’s Maile Wargacki in the first quarter.
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Big strike: Guilderland’s Skyler VanWormer drives a shot that rattles the back of the net in the second quarter. VanWormer was the lone scorer in the game.
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Staying close: Guilderland’s Sarah King attempts to poke the ball away from the Columbia defender.
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I’ll take that: Guilderland’s Skyler VanWormer pokes the ball away from the Columbia player late in the second quarter.
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Splits: Guilderland’s Skyler VanWormer leaps to avoid kicking the ball with her foot as Columbia’s Kaelyn Pagones in the second quarter.
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Heading to goal: Guilderland’s Sadie Miller gets past Columbia’s Morgan Donnelly to make an attempt to get a shot on goal.
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Shake and bake: Guilderland’s Elizabeth Schafer splits Columbia’s Morgan Donnelly legs to get the ball deeper into the Columbia zone.
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Dribbling freely: Guilderland’s Elizabeth Schafer has open field to take the ball towards the Columbia goal in the fourth quarter.
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That is mine: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage, with an intense look, runs past Columbia’s Kaelyn Pagones in the fourth quarter to get to the loose ball.