EHS girls clinch L-L and District berths
- 12 October 2006
The Ephrata girls field hockey team is headed to the L-L Playoffs, thanks to a terrific performance in the second half of the season.At one time, the Lady Mounts sat at 3-3 this season but since have reeled off four section wins in five tries.
Monday afternoon, their fourth win in that stretch, a convincing 2-0 victory at Garden Spot, cliched a berth in the L-L Playoffs, which begin Saturday evening at Hempfield.
The top three teams in Section Two advance to Saturday. Manheim Central (10-1) claimed the title, while Garden Spot (8-4) took second and Ephrata (7-5) claimed the last spot.
With the third place finish the Lady Mounts will square off against Section One Champion Warwick (11-0-2).
Back to Monday afternoon where Ephrata dominated from start to finish. The Lady Mounts got on the board at the seven-minute mark of the first when Kilee Rosenberry fed hannah Hess for the game's first score.
With the score remaining 1-0 at the half, Ephrata got all the insurance it would need at the 10:27 mark when Rosenberry notched her second assist on a goal by Arielle Gordon.
For the game, Ephrata out-shot Garden Spot 7-2 and held a 10-1 advantage in corners. Katie Jo Rice earned the shutout in goal as she registered a pair of saves.
"From the beginning of the year I really thought we could contend in the section," said first-year Ephrata Coach Candy Rosenberry on Tuesday. "It was a goal of mine and I made it the girls' goal. And over the last couple games we've really put things together. We've shown good improvement in the second half of the year."
In addition to Monday, Ephrata also was in action last Wednesday where the Lady Mounts earned a convincing 5-0 victory over Lampeter-Strasburg.
In that one, Kilee Rosenberry scored a pair of goals while Claire Wooley, Hess and Gordon also found the cage for Ephrata.
In addition to qualifying for the L-Ls, Ephrata also has clinched a District Three berth. The District playoffs get underway October 20th.
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