The Bridgewater-Raritan field hockey team improved its record to 3-1 Thursday at Hillsborough, coming away with a 4-0 shutout victory.
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Bridgewater (3-1)
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Hillsborough (1-1)
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IN SHORT
The Panthers came out strong and controlled the game, limiting the Raiders' opportunities. Senior forward Jessica Casterline put the Panthers ahead less than three minutes into the game, and goalie Christen Piersanti stopped all eight shots she faced.
PANTHER OF THE GAME
Nicole Braun, Defense—Defensive play doesn’t create stats for the scorecard, but gets noticed by the coaching staff. “Nicole had a real solid game on defense for us today,” said coach Kathie DeBonis.
OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES
Rachel Yaney—The junior forward had a goal and three assists.
Kayla Sullivan—The senior had a goal on two shots.
Caroline Murphy—The senior had a goal on two shots.
Christen Piersanti—The junior stopped all eight shots she faced in goal.
COACH'S TAKE
"Coming off the loss, we needed to play well today. We moved some players around today to new positions, especially on defense, and they really had to think about what they had to do. We had a good practice last night. The breakaway play for the first goal we practiced last night.”—Head coach Kathie DeBonis
UP NEXT—Mountain Lakes, Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Bridgewater
