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Lauralton Hall Beaten in Class M Field Hockey

Semifinal

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Wilton players, from left, Meg Cunningham, Maddie Duff, Katherine Campbell, and Jillian Mahon celebrate Campbell's goal in
Wilton's 2-0 win over Lauralton Hall in the CIAC Class M field hockey semifinal game at Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield,

By Michael Fornabaio

FAIRFIELD -- No matter how many times Lauralton Hall forced a turnover Tuesday night, the Crusaders
couldn't beat Wilton goalie Amanda Hendry in the Class M field hockey semifinals. The Warriors took
advantage of two late scoring chances, two minutes apart, to win 2-0 at Ludlowe's Taft Field and earn a chance
at a fourth consecutive Class M championship.

"I don't know how many shots on goal, but we had tons of opportunity," Crusaders coach Kate Cavanagh said.
"That was part of the postgame talk. In field hockey, it's the team that capitalizes, and they did a great job."
Sophomore Bridget Ward scored with 7:08 to go. Katherine Campbell scored off Ward's pass with 4:55 left.
Hendry's seven saves were enough to get the Warriors back to the state final after graduating eight players. The
top-seeded Warriors (17-3-1) will meet second-seeded Hand (19-2-1) in Saturday's final at Wethersfield at a