Senior Carrisa Green scored a first half goal and classmate Marissa Florio made two wonderful saves in the second half to preserve the shutout and win as Hilton defeated Webster-Schroeder 1-0 to advance to the Class A field hockey sectional semi-finals.
The win marks the Cadets second consecutive trip to the semi-final round.
Green completed a breakout by Hilton as she took a pass from junior Amanda Hilderbrandt and converted from ten yards out to stake them to a 1-0 lead at 26:21 of the first half.
The Warriors pressured the Cadets net on several occasions in the second half. With a little over seven minutes remaining in regulation, Florio stuck her right leg out at the last instant to thwart one scoring chance.
Then she made a sprawling save on a shot from point blank range with three minutes left to preserve the shutout – the Cadets fifth of the season.
“We’re picking it up,” Hilton second year head coach Annelise Day said. “We’re moving in the right direction. “(With 11 seniors), we have the potential to shock a lot of people—this is the year.”
Seeded fourth, Hilton battled top-seed Webster-Thomas in the semi-final round.
