WESTFIELD – The JV Blue Devils were no match Wednesday for the now 6-1 JV Lady Bombers in field hockey.
Westfield routed Northampton, 5-0.
Within the first five minutes of play, Diana Shia put Westfield quickly in the lead at 25:33 off an assist from Moira McDonald. Maddie Fortier notched another goal nearly a minute later from Shia. Kelsey Oleksak scored the final goal of the first half at 12:23 with the help of teammate Emily Ciccolo to give the home team a commanding 3-0 lead.
The second half scoring started even quicker than the first half with Jordan Bower drilling the first goal in with 28:14 on the clock. Liz Poteat earned the assist. Bower then came back at 5:47 to score another goal unassisted to give the JV Lady Bombers the 5-0 win.
Westfield goalkeeper Gwen Smith earned another shutout win making two saves on the only two shots that ‘Hamp High’s forwards got off on net, thanks to strong defense provided by Delia Smith, Shayna Buchanan, Jenny Bourgoin, Mya Keesee, and Julia Visconti.
Northampton collected 25 saves in the loss, which shows how offensively charged the Westfield forwards and midfielders were with 32 shots on goal.
“It’s amazing how the team’s energy ignites when the first goal is scored early in the game,” Bombers JV coach Linda Rowbotham said.
Since Athol does not have a Junior Varsity team this year, Westfield’s next game is Monday in Greenfield.
