CHESTERTOWN, MD — The Washington College field hockey team finished off its regular season with a 5-2 win over visiting Dickinson College in Saturday’sregular-season finale. The Shorewomen (8-9, 6-4 Centennial) clinched the fifth and final spot in the upcoming Centennial Conference Tournament before halftime of their game thanks to a 5-2 Haverford win over McDaniel.
Junior midfielder Gussie Reilly (Buck Hill Falls, PA/Mercersburg Academy) put the Shorewomen on the board early, beating multiple Dickinson defenders and lifting a shot into the upper right of the goal 3:30 into the contest. Junior attack Emily Trees (Kensington, MD/Connelly School of the Holy Child) made it 2-0 when she fired in a goal into the lower left corner of the goal with 21:26 remaining in the first half. Dickinson (3-14, 2-8) trimmed the lead to 2-1 when Marybeth McCarthy knocked in a loose ball after a save with 8:11 left in the half.
Sophomore attack Melissa Rubacky (Dover, DE/Dover) sent a ball across the circle and near the goal, where it was put in by sophomore midfielder Kristen Wille (Stevensville, MD/Kent Island) with 27:24 to play in the second half to give Washington a 3-1 cushion, but Lauren Kelly cut the lead back to one goal with a score for Dickinson with 24:45 left. Wille gave the Shorewomen another two-goal lead when she scored off a penalty corner from senior defender Sara Rutkowski (Wernersville, PA/Conrad Weiser) with 13:11 remaining. The Shorewomen tacked on their fifth goal when Reilly scored with 2:16 left in the contest.
Senior goalkeeper Shannon Davis (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) made six saves in the win for the Shorewomen. Ioni Kokdis made 14 saves in the loss for Dickinson. The Shorewomen held a 29-9 advantage in shots in the game, including a 22-2 advantage in the second half.
Rubacky, who had one assist in the game, was named Shorewoman of the Week for her play against Dickinson and against Bryn Mawr earlier in the week, when she scored four goals and had another assist.
The Shorewomen will play Gettysburg in the Centennial Conference Tournament’s first round game this Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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