Photos: Eagles End Dutch’s Season In Semifinals
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the Guilderland field hockey team, the second seed, took on the third seed Bethlehem at home, where Guilderland hasn’t played in four years. It was a section 2, Class A semifinal match. The game was competitive but the Eagles slipped in a goal in overtime and the Dutch fell, 1 to 0.
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Reading the play: Guilderland’s Skylar Van Wormer looks at her stick for the play that her coach held up before the penalty corner in the first quarter.
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Shielding: Guilderland’s Giuliana Vivenzio uses her right hip to keep the Eagles’ defender away from the ball.
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Deflected: Guilderland’s Sadie Miller attempts a shot on goal but the Bethlehem stick makes it go a different way.
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Stick battle: Guilderland’s Skylar Van Wormer and Bethlehem’s Claire Megahey both go after the ball in the first quarter.
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All out: Guilderland’s Sarah King dribbles along the baseline as Bethlehem’s Violet Macdonald tries to stop King.
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Chip pass: Guilderland’s Anna DeBoom gets a little pass over the outstretched stick of the Bethlehem player.
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Up close battle: Guilderland’s Elizabeth Schafer and Bethlehem’s Lauren Dudgeon as they knock sticks to get to the ball.
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On the loose: Guilderland’s Maddy Petti runs along the sideline while dribbling the ball in the second quarter.
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Going high: Guilderland’s Alyssa Doyle raises her stick above her head to knock down the attempted lob pass as Bethlehem’s Finleigh McClain looks on.
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Surrounded: Guilderland’s Sadie Miller attempts to get a shot off as two Bethlehem players come towards her.
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Breaking through: Guilderland’s Skylar Van Wormer dribbles past the Bethlehem defender as she puts her stick out on Van Wormer.
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Inching closer: Guilderland’s Sarah King dribbles towards the goal as a Bethlehem player tries to stop her.
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Looking to pass: Guilderland’s Elizabeth Schafer dribbles down the field as she prepares to pass it to a teammate.
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Getting free: Guilderland’s Maddy Petti races past the Bethlehem defender in overtime.