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Field hockey posts pair of shutouts

The C-C team disarmed Westford and Wayland with steady offense and the defense’s fourth and fifth shutouts of the season.

By David Clancy ·

Julia Reynolds (center), with Skyla Rigazio, Lizzy Sproule, and Lindsay Cain (counterclockwise from left), leads an attack against Wayland on October 16. Photos by David Clancy
Julia Reynolds (center), with Skyla Rigazio, Lizzy Sproule, and Lindsay Cain (counterclockwise from left), leads an attack against Wayland on October 16. Photos by David Clancy

The Acton-Carlisle field hockey team disarmed host Wayland with steady offense and the defense’s fifth shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory on October 16.

The Acton-Carlisle field hockey team prepares for its October 16 game against Wayland with a group cheer. Photo by David Clancy
The Acton-Carlisle field hockey team prepares for its October 16 game against Wayland with a group cheer.
  • Team record: Overall 8-2-2; Dual County League 4-2-1
  • Big games: Julia Reynolds scored the first goal with a pinpoint tip off an Abby Ruhmann rocket. Bridget Fivek struck second with a dazzling 16-yard drive, and Ceci Clancy launched the final goal through dense traffic into the lower corner. 
  • Turning point: In the second quarter, the Wayland defense dug in hoping to hold Acton’s lead to 1-0, but Fivek made it 2-0 at the first-half buzzer, shifting morale decisively to CCHS. 
  • Unsung heroes: Stifling the Warriors’ offensive forays were Reynolds at low-mid; defenders co-captain Zoë Bonzagni, Emerson Ambrose, Maddie Minkin, and Caroline Connolly; and goalie Lexie Ramirez. Lindsay Cain was dynamic from beginning to end, back to front. 
  • Up next: The Patriots were to return to Memorial Field for a rematch with league rival Acton-Boxborough on October 19. 
Bridget Fivek fires a shot against the Wayland Warriors on October 16. Photo by David Clancy
Bridget Fivek fires a shot against the Wayland Warriors on October 16.
Patriots co-captain Zoë Bonzagni and her fellow defenders denied Westford Academy a single shot on goal on October 13. Photo by David Clancy
Patriots co-captain Zoë Bonzagni and her fellow defenders denied Westford Academy a single shot on goal on October 13.

CCHS 6, Westford Academy 0

CCHS chased the Ghosts off a misty Memorial Field with relentless and productive offense on October 13.

Midfielder Abby Ruhmann pushes forward against Westford Academy with Bridget Fivek on the wing during their October 13 game. Photo by David Clancy
Midfielder Abby Ruhmann pushes forward against Westford Academy with Bridget Fivek on the wing during their October 13 game.
  • Big games: The goalscorers were Fivek, Ruhmann, Skyla Rigazio, Cain with two, and co-captain Ally Couto. Ruhmann’s goal was an eye-popping (and nearly net-popping) reverse drive into the upper right corner.
  • Turning point: It was a scoreless tussle for 10 minutes until Couto flicked a deft goal off a drive by Clancy; from there on, the goals kept coming.
  • Unsung heroes: The defensive line, led by Bonzagni, partnered with a dynamic midfield to deny Westford even a single shot on goal.
Lindsay Cain unleashes a rocket against Westford Academy on October 13. Cain scored twice in the game. Photo by David Clancy
Lindsay Cain unleashes a rocket against Westford Academy on October 13. Cain scored twice in the game.

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