Thank you. Thanks for your dedication to the program. Thanks for contributing to four straight State titles. That’s what today was about as Watertown’s Field Hockey program recognized their seniors prior to taking on Arlington at Victory Field. This year’s roster has only two seniors, co-captains Ava Lamacchia and Sophia Setouhi. Ava plays defense and Sophia is a forward, and like so many others who have passed through the program in recent years, they have contributed in so many ways, and enjoyed the ultimate fruits of their labor — championships.
This season has been a bit different than recent years, if for no other reason than the Raiders have lost — twice. But, their ultimate fate is far from being determined, and Coach Donahue will make sure each player gets the best out of themselves. On this day, Watertown was clearly the best team, as they controlled the play from start to finish, never allowing a shot on freshman goalie Natalia Keuchkarian. What the Raiders did do is pressure the Arlington goalie. And, as has been the case in one or two other games this season, an opposing goalie stood on her head, making save after save, some of the spectacular variety, and that kept the final score at a modest 4-0.
Goal scorers on this day were Avangeline Anderson in the first period, Aisling Brennock and Sophia Setouhi in the second, and Kaylee Master in the fourth. Throughout, Watertown played hard, as they always do. They made extra passes and moved the ball, looking to create openings in the packed-in defense of Arlington. And they didn’t act like a time licking their wounds after falling to Winchester 4-1 last Thursday, thereby falling to a season-low ranking of eight in the Boston Globe top 20.
There is a lot of field hockey to be played — next week and hopefully all the way to the State Div. 3 Title game. Next Week the Raiders play four times. Monday and Thursday (rescheduled contest) at home at 4:15, and Tuesday and Friday on the road. After that, it’s wait and see who the Raiders draw when the D3 Bracket is released. This is all about the future, but today was about the past four years and the gratitude of a job well-done by Ava Lamacchia and Sophia Setouhi. Congratulations to both, and thank you for your contributions.
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1 2 3 4 F
Arlington 0 0 0 0 0
Watertown 1 2 0 1 4
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Scoring Summary
1st Period
Watertown 1 Arlington… Goal, Avangeline Anderson @ 6:06
2nd Period
Watertown 2 Arlington 0… Goal, Aisling Brennock @ 12:33
Watertown 3 Arlington 0… Goal, Sophia Setouhi @ 6:38
3rd Period
No Scoring
4th Period
Watertown 4 Arlington 0… Goal, Kaylee Master @ 6:45