LISBON FALLS — Nichole Jones tipped home a shot from Michaela Bedell with 20:33 remaining in regulation as the defending Class C state champion Lisbon High School field hockey team played to a 1-1 Mountain Valley Conference deadlock with Spruce Mountain on Friday in season-opening action.
The Phoenix (0-0-1) jumped on top 1-0 on a Randi Duguay goal 10:22 into the contest.
“I don’t think we played well in the first half, maybe nerves, but we just didn’t play our type of field hockey,” said Lisbon (0-0-1) coach Julie Wescott, whose Greyhounds host Telstar today at 4 p.m. “We played much better in the second half and the two, eight-minute overtimes. Playing seven-on-seven in overtime is hard, but the girls played well.”
Lisbon held an 8-6 shots advantage and a 13-9 edge in penalty corners.
Greyhounds netminder Stevie Charest and Spruce Mountain goalie Kasey Richards both had five saves.
KENNEBUNK 3
FREEPORT 0
The Rams scored all three of their goals in the second half for a Western Maine Conference win at Freeport (0-2) on Saturday.
Ellie Perkins, Jackie Murphy and Ashley Houston each picked up a goal.
“We played a little bit better, but we are struggling to score just like we did against York,” said Freeport coach Marcia Wood, whose Falcons visit Fryeburg Academy on Wednesday.
Morgan Karnes and Bri Bellesleur split time in goal for Freeport and combined on eight saves.
LINCOLN ACAD. 0
MORSE 2
In KVAC action Friday at Kelley Field, Morse (1-1) broke into the win column.
Bronwyn Morissette, assisted by Asia DeRosby, started Morse off strong by scoring in the first minutes of the game.
Morissette had a standout game with numerous shots and added an assist to Allison Plummer in the second half for the second tally.
“We played a new formation against LA and it proved to be a good move on our part,” said Morse coach Stephenie Pinkham. “Emma Harrington and Catherine Sener both had strong performances in the midfield, while Koralei Fifield and Marisabel Rodriguez held strong defending their goalie Bryanna Ringrose. The three of them worked together and kept all eight shots out of the goal.”
MESSALONSKEE 10
MT. ARARAT 0
Erin Field and Brooke Quirion each had three goals as Messalonskee (2-0) defeated Mt. Ararat (0-2) at Topsham.
Emily Hogan chipped in two goals and two assists, while Natalie St. Pierre picked up one goal and two assists, and Ally Corbett added one goal and a helper.
Abby Roberts turned aside four shots in the win.
Mt. Ararat received 12 combined saves from Nellie Hetherington, Renee Rossignol and Haley Frizzle.
Messalonskee held a 20-4 shots advantage and a 13-4 edge in penalty corners.
CONY 6
BRUNSWICK 1
Six different players scored as the 2-0 Rams handed the Dragons their first KVAC loss at Brunswick on Friday.
Laurel Wheelock, Hailey Hanks and Arika Brochu gave Cony a 3-0 edge at the half, while Abby Naborowsky, Emily Bowers and Delaney Keithley each scored a goal in the second frame. Brochu and Katie Carroll picked up one assist each in the win.
Grace Rabinowitz tallied the lone goal for 1-1 Brunswick, which hosts Lewiston today at 4 p.m. In goal, Dragons netminder Jordan Van Savage turned aside 22 shots.
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