“It was a great Brunswick, Mt. Ararat battle,” Eagles head coach Krista Chase said. “Both teams will probably work on a lot of scoring tomorrow, and shooting, but I thought it was a good battle and I think both Brunswick and Mt. Ararat are looking really good.”
Goaltender Haley Frizzle of Mt. Ararat had 16 saves against a Brunswick squad that had plenty of attempts on net. “I don’t care if it’s sleeting or she’s in the middle of a tornado, that girl can play goal,” Chase said of Frizzle. “Not much environmentally or on the sidelines phases that girl, she is a tough competitor in the cage.”
“I think my team did a really good job getting back,” Frizzle said. “Even in the seven versus seven, they really got back for me.”
The Dragons had a lot of chances to put one away, but couldn’t quite slip one past Frizzle. She stood tall, saving a couple shots from Brunswick’s Hannah Escoe and later saving two rips from Shea Sullivan in the first half, stopping eight total first-half shots.
“We’re going to spend the next practices and the next games on finishing it,” Paquin said. “We’re going to work on putting that ball in the net.”
Jordan Van Savage had her own day in net with nine saves and a stellar performance in goal for the Dragons.
“They pushed us to play our very best,” Van Savage said. “I really can’t wait for our last game against them.”
Van Savage had a huge blocker save when Porter Galvin shot one in the air at the Brunswick goalkeeper. She saved five Eagle shots in the first half.
Mt. Ararat started off strong and had the first four shots on goal, but Brunswick quickly changed the momentum and kept it for much of the first half, finishing with eight of the final nine shots on net.
“They did everything we asked them to do today,” Paquin said. “It took them a few minutes to get jumpstarted, but once we got out after the timeout they went back to Brunswick field hockey.”
Anna Webster later got off two shots in a row for Brunswick that Frizzle pushed aside.
The second half started with much more back and forth play, with the Dragons getting four more shots at Frizzle that she didn’t let in, including shots off back-toback penalty corners by Brunswick. The Dragons pushed the Eagles defensively and were pressuring them much of the second half, but solid play from Savannah Parry, Kendall Hamilton and Meaghan Thomas-Copland kept them at bay.
Mt. Ararat got its first shot of the half with 11:38 remaining and kept on coming for the remainder of the half. Madison Alexander, who played well both offensively and defensively, had an opportunity with 40 seconds remaining in regulation, but Van Savage made the important stop.
“Yeah there is (stress) as a goalie, you have to mentally set yourself up for it.” Van Savage said of playing in overtime. “It’s a little stressful but in a good way.”
Brunswick had more opportunities in the two overtimes, but Laura Secone played a key part defensively in clearing the ball when the Dragons were threatening. With just over four minutes left in the second overtime, Brunswick had another penalty corner but missed wide. With 1:35 left, the Dragons had two shots on goal that were turned away by Frizzle.
“They certainly got a lot of conditioning in,” Chase joked. “Seven versus seven is fun, it’s stressful but it’s really a good opportunity for the girls to show their grit, and I think both teams did that today.”
Mt. Ararat 0,
Brunswick 0, 2OTs
Friday at Brunswick
Mt.Ararat—0000—0
Brunswick—0000—0
Shots on goal — Brunswick 16, Mt.
Ararat 9.
Saves — (MtA) Haley Frizzle 16; (B)
Jordan Van Savage 9.
Penalty corners — Brunswick 10,
Mt. Ararat 6.
Records — Mt. Ararat 1-0-1;
Brunswick 0-1-1.
Up next for the Eagles — Today at
home against Oxford Hills, 4 p.m.
Up next for the Dragons — Today at
home versus Cony, 4 p.m.
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