SOUTH BERWICK — Gabrielle Wagabaza spoiled Marshwood’s field hockey senior day Tuesday, scoring with 23:42 remaining to lift Portland to a 2-1 victory in an SMAA game.

Wagabaza carried the ball in and took a shot that was saved by goalie Cassidy Smith, but the rebound caromed back to Wagabaza, who buried her putback attempt.

“(Smith) made a great save but (Wagabaza) put herself right back in on the play. Staying in the play like that made all the difference. (Smith) made a great stop but luckily we capitalized,” said Portland Coach Beth Arsenault.

Marshwood (12-2) appeared to dominate, spending the overwhelming majority of the game in its offensive zone.

The Hawks outshot the Bulldogs 13-3 and held a 15-1 corner advantage.

“The key to the game is keeping your sticks down and every time they took a shot it was right into one of our sticks. Universally every player had their sticks down and it made a huge difference because, besides keeping the ball in front of you most of the time, it frustrates the other team. You don’t want to have to play 58 minutes of (defense) but we did. And we (won),” said Arsenault.

Portland (9-5) grabbed a 1-0 lead with 18:27 remaining in the first half when Lauren McIntyre finished a cross taken from the right side to the left by Wagabaza.

Marshwood made it 1-1 when Hannah Costin slipped the ball past the Bulldogs’ goalie, Gianna Gaudet.

“Hannah Costin played a great game. She played smart,” said Marshwood Coach Lisa Truesdale.

Gaudet was spectacular for the Bulldogs, finishing with 12 saves.

“She made some really tough saves and some really important clears. She’s a smart goalie; she knows when to be aggressive and when to hang back,” said Arsenault.

“There were a couple times where I thought, ‘uh-oh’, and then I would see that big ugly boot kick the ball way off to the side.”

Wagabaza and McIntyre each had a goal and an assist for Portland.

“This was a game for us to prove that we can play with anyone and we did it,” said Arsenault.

“Not our finest showing,” said Truesdale. “It shows the girls that you have to come to play. Unfortunately they didn’t do that today.

“It’s a good lesson for the girls. For them to get beat is probably a healthy thing. It shows them that when you don’t come ready to play, that’s what happens.

“(We) went with what’s worked in the past, not what they need to do to get the job done.”