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Pomfret field hockey finished the week 1-1 in two league games. Oct. 20 the team hosted Suffield Academy for a close 2-1 victory, and Oct. 23 they traveled to Williston Northampton for a close 3-2 loss.
Against Suffield, the Griffins came from behind on goals by Emma McLean ’22 and Tara Valas ’23 to earn the victory. Valas and Maya Shocket ’23 assisted on the McLean goal and Cate Gallagher ’22 assisted the game-winner to Valas. Goalie Keira O’Brien ’25 earned her fifth win of the season.
Williston is a perennial powerhouse in the Griffins’ district and that is the case again this year. Their 6-4 record is not indicative of their skill and Pomfret played one of their better games before falling 3-2. Down 1-0 at the end of the first quarter, a Grace Long ’23 goal off a Philo Schorling ’24 pass tied the game at 1. Three extended time corners for Williston found the ball trickle into the goal for a 2-1 halftime lead. Not ready to give up, Schorling scored in the fourth quarter to tie the game and make for an exciting final 10 minutes. Williston put tons of pressure on the Pomfret defense with 11 shots and 5 corners, scoring at 7:56 in what would be the game-winner. Freshman goalie O’Brien finished the game with 12 saves in her best game to date. Other defensive standouts against the wildcats were back Ari Centeno ’23 and midfielder Maya Shocket ’23.
Pomfret is now 5-7 overall and 5-5 in WNEPSFHA and met Portsmouth Abbey Oct. 27.
In previous games, the team went 0-2 for the week. The team faced two opponents the previous week and came out on the losing end in both. Oct. 13, in a non-league matchup against Cushing Academy junior Grace Long scored with two minutes left in the game to tie it at 1 and send the game into overtime. OT in field hockey is a 10 minute 7 v 7, sudden victory opportunity, and Cushing got the better of Pomfret early on for the walk-off win. Oct. 15, the team faced Kent School; the 3-0 win for Kent is not indicative of the evenly matched teams on the afternoon. Two miscues in the first quarter left a player wide open for the early lead. The third goal was scored late in the contest in the league game.
By Louisa Gebelein Jones
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