Photos: GHS field hockey season ends with a hard loss
The Guilderland girls field hockey team hoped their postseason magic they had last year would help them in the 2020 postseason in the Suburban Council Championships in a crazy year due to COVID-19. On Monday, the Dutch opened up the postseason with a thrilling 2 to 1 win in a shootout over Shaker. Then faced top-seeded Shen on Wednesday, unfortunately their season closed with a 5 to 1 loss.
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Brick wall: Guilderland’s Bianca Simeone fully extends as she slides to make a huge save in the first round of the game-ending shootout. Simeone stopped all six shootout shots she faced and made six saves during the game. The Dutch won, 2-to-1, in Monday’s Suburban Council quarterfinal championships then lost to Shen on Wednesday.
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Fall-away chip: Guilderland’s Chelsea King shakes off a Shaker defender in the first quarter of Guilderland’s Suburban Council quarterfinal matchup on Monday afternoon.
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Who got it? The sticks of Guilderland’s Chelsea King and a Shaker defender meet at the same time as the ball bounces away toward the end line in the first quarter.
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I’ll take that! Guilderland’s Ava Thomson steps in front of a Shaker player and moves the ball toward the offensive zone for the Dutch in its 2-to-1 shootout win over Shaker on Monday night at Afrim’s sports complex in Colonie.
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Splitting the defense: Guilderland’s Chelsea King makes moves around two Shaker players as King gets closer to the goal in the second quarter of Guilderland’s Suburban Council quarterfinal matchup on Monday afternoon. The Dutch ended up with a 2-to-1 shootout win over Shaker.
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Eyes on the ball: Guilderland’s Hannah Risko watches the ball go up the outstretched stick of a Shaker player in the second quarter as Risko tries to get close to the goal.
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Winner winner, chicken dinner: Guilderland’s Sophia Sericolo makes a quick move around the Shaker goalie in the sudden-death round of the shootout. Sericolo scored to win the game and had both goals in the game.
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Elation: Guilderland’s Sophia Sericolo holds onto teammate Ava Thomson with one arm after Sericolo scored the game winner in the quarterfinal against Shaker. Emily Govel comes in to hug Sericolo.
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Showing appreciation to her goalie: Guilderland’s Emily Govel rushes over to Bianca Simeone to hug her for being a big part of Guilderland’s win on Monday night as the rest of the team all gather for hugs after the quarterfinal victory against Shaker.