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Wilton Four-Peat Falls Short Warriors Denied

Fourth Straight State Title by Daniel Hand

CLASS M FIELD HOCKEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, November 16, 2014

By Steve Geoghegan

WETHERSFIELD — The Wilton High field hockey team overcame a great deal in getting back to the CIAC
Class M championship game. Losing eight starters to graduation, suffering key injuries along the way while
dealing with an influx of inexperienced, albeit talented, varsity players assuming important roles were just a
few of the issues the Warriors had to meet head on.

When the smoke cleared on the regular season, they found themselves with a solid 13- 2- 1- 0 record and the
No. 1 seed going into the Class M state tournament, a tournament Wilton had won three years in row
previously looking to make it four straight. Wilton conquered three consecutive opponents, all by shutout, to
earn a shot at No. 4 but the one last obstacle in the Warriors’ way, Daniel Hand of Madison, was the one
they couldn’t clear.

The second-seeded Tigers scored a goal 19: 26 into the second half then 52 seconds later, they added another