On Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18, the Guilderland field hockey team hosted the Columbia Blue Devils in the Section 2, Class A sectional quarterfinal at Afrim’s Sports Park. Guilderland took an early lead and never looked back, winning 5 to 0.
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Using her speed: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage speeds past Columbia’s Grace Dyer to the end line in the first quarter. Durivage had a goal.
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Taking a rip: Guilderland’s Anna DeBoom takes a shot from long range in the first quarter.
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Power shot: Guilderland’s Skylar Van Wormer rips off a shot in front of Columbia’s Kaelyn Pagones. Van Wormer had two goals and two assists.
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Little poke: Guilderland’s Sara King touches the ball past Columbia’s Bella Rexius along the end line in the first quarter. King had two goals.
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Moving forward: Guilderland’s Alyssa Doyle gets past the Columbia defender.
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Not stopping her: Guilderland’s Sadie Miller doesn’t let the Columbia defender from heading towards the goal in the first quarter.
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Strong defense: The Guilderland defense played a smothering style that didn’t allow the Blue Devils anything.
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Bringing the power: Guilderland’s Giuliana Vivenzio releases a shot on a corner. Vivenzio had two assists.
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Swarming the net: Guilderland’s Skylar Van Wormer (24), Sara King (9), Anna DeBoom (1), along with two other Guilderland players out number Columbia around their net. Van Wormer and King had two goals for the Dutch.
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Get that out of here: Guilderland’s Sofia Cannistraci kicks the ball away from the net as it trickles down to her from a Columbia shot. Cannistraci had three saves.
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One on one battle: Guilderland’s Sam Harris dribbles the ball down sideline as a Columbia player tries to stop her.