Westfield senior Desiree Otero marks up on sophomore Claire Fitzpatrick of Longmeadow. (Photo by: Liam Sheehan)
WESTFIELD – Jessie Moriarty scored two goals – one in each half – and Sarah Brown notched another in Longmeadow’s 3-0 road shutout of Westfield Monday.
The Lancers allowed just two shots on goal, both saves made by Kelly Payne .
Longmeadow outshot Westfield, 11-2.
“Westfield held Longmeadow well, however, we have to put the ball on the net to cause some scoring opportunities to be a threat,” Westfield coach Karen Gomez said. “We did not have a lot of shots on goal, but we did have great possession of (it).”
Bombers’ goalie Karly Mastello finished with eight saves.
Westfield fell to 1-2 overall.
LATE RESULTS
Friday, September 5
JV FIELD HOCKEY
After watching Westfield High’s “FAN”tastic Varsity Field Hockey team’s 2-0 victory at Agawam, the elated Junior Varsity team took the field only to be stunned by Agawam’s Junior Varsity team in the first 30 seconds. Lady Brownie Kristen Fellion scored the quick unassisted goal at 29:30. The young Lady Bombers battled back with Kailey King scoring the first Westfield goal off a Diana Shia assist at 5:00.
The score was tied 1-1 at the half.
Sophomore captain Morgan Shia played strong defensively along with midfielder Mia McDonald throughout the game. Freshmans Moira McDonald and Grace O’Connor provided the offensive spark needed to keep the ball down at the Bombers net. Diana Shia netted the winning goal at 8:30 off a strong assist from Moira.
Westfield goalkeeper Gwen Smith had seven saves in the victory.
“I’m very proud of the way the girls stepped it up from the early one goal deficit and fought hard for the league win,” Westfield JV head coach Linda Rowbotham said.
The JV unit’s record improved to 2-0 entering Monday’s game against league rival, Longmeadow.
