Washington to Play in Centennial Conference Tournament

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College field hockey team finished off its regular season with a 5-2 win over visiting Dickinson College in the regular-season finale for both teams this afternoon on Kibler Field at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium. The Shorewomen (8-9, 6-4 Centennial) clinched the fifth and final spot in the upcoming Centennial Conference Tournament before halftime of their game when Haverford completed a 5-2 win over McDaniel.  

Junior midfielder Gussie Reilly (Buck Hill Falls, PA/Mercersburg Academy) put the Shorewomen on the board early, beating multiple Dickinson defenders and lifting a shot into the upper right of the goal 3:30 into the contest.  Junior attack Emily Trees (Kensington, MD/Connelly School of the Holy Child) made it 2-0 when she fired in a goal into the lower left corner of the goal with 21:26 remaining in the first half. Dickinson (3-14, 2-8) trimmed the lead to 2-1 when Marybeth McCarthy knocked in a loose ball after a save with 8:11 left in the half. 

Sophomore attack Melissa Rubacky (Dover, DE/Dover) sent a ball across the circle and near the goal, where it was put in by sophomore midfielder Kristen Wille (Stevensville, MD/Kent Island) with 27:24 to play in the second half to give Washington a 3-1 cushion, but Lauren Kelly cut the lead back to one goal with a score for Dickinson with 24:45 left. Wille gave the Shorewomen another two-goal lead when she scored off a penalty corner from senior defender Sara Rutkowski (Wernersville, PA/Conrad Weiser) with 13:11 remaining.  The Shorewomen tacked on their fifth goal when Reilly scored with 2:16 left in the contest.

Senior goalkeeper Shannon Davis (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) made six saves in the win for the Shorewomen. Ioni Kokdis made 14 saves in the loss for Dickinson. The Shorewomen held a 29-9 advantage in shots in the game, including a 22-2 advantage in the second half.

The Shorewomen will play Gettysburg in the Centennial Conference Tournament's first round game this Wednesday. According to Centennial Conference rules, game time should be 2:00 p.m.  Final confirmation of game time will be made on Monday morning.