Canton gets past King Philip in Hockomock clash

CANTON Dynamic scoring tandem Carolyn Schiavo and Shannon Lane and the rest of the No Canton field hockey club s attack are used to lighting up the scoreboard regularly Playing to a scoreless tie in their first major test against Div power Franklin a week ago then left a bit of a sour taste Against fellow Div standout No King Philip on Monday though the No Bulldogs - - got various vindication with a - win that head coach Chrissy O Connor called the company s best all-around performance yet snapping the Warriors nine-game win streak Lane s two goals in the first half gave her goals on her career as a junior backing a stellar job across all three phases to hold King Philip without a shot on net before the break Schiavo added a goal in the second half as she paced the attack and the defense held on to withstand a major surge from the Warriors that put shots on goalie Shealyn Murphy saves over the last two quarters King Philip displayed off what makes them as dangerous as any contender But Canton evidenced off what could make it elite come tournament time I think after Franklin where chosen of the kids played a little tentative we put a focus more on Play your championship be more offensive O Connor disclosed King Philip was fierce They were fast they were strong I give them a ton of credit they re super intense Definitely this was our the majority solid event overall They pieced it together a little bit more Against Franklin we were very defensive Lane added Now that we ve played KP we played all these teams that they play we ll go in knowing that we can amount Canton was aggressive right from the jump in pushing the pressure and extending the midfield and defense deep into Warrior territory Tabitha McCready Cassidy Lyons and Michaela Dickie did well to help Lane Schiavo and Nora Giannacopoulos keep the ball out of the defensive and create offensive opportunities Schiavo s stick-handling drew an abundance of the gang s corners on the night and the seventh corner of the first half set up the first goal Lane dangled past two defenders to find space to drive in a - lead Just seconds later after Canton instantly dialed up the pressure again she flicked in her second goal to crack on her career We all got more confident we weren t as nervous we executed things more and better Lane declared It s just really nice to get career goals I m just very happy Especially because I like to come to the turf a lot and practice my shooting She works hard at it O Connor added In contemporary times she really just got it done when we needed it That first goal was nice that little ice breaker While Canton racked up the corners King Philip did well to prevent the bulk from turning into goals behind strong play from junior defender Calleigh Brady and goalie Lauren Griffin eight saves The Warriors made specific changes at halftime to give a wealth of scares in the second half drawing four corners and peppering Murphy with five shots in the third quarter alone Tayla McDuff Ella Morgan and Abbey Pompei stood out on the attack Even as King Philip s play improved in a back-and-forth third quarter though Canton defenders Grace Martinek Kate Budway and Ellie Young starred in containing the threats to maintain the shutout into the fourth quarter On whatever they couldn t contain Murphy was stellar in net behind them As they get more confident with each other it s helping O Connor explained Their communication is getting better So it s nice It s nice to see Schiavo provided key insurance early in the fourth taking advantage of space and one-on-one matchups to gain the circle and wrist in a - lead King Philip had a vicious response over the last five minutes scoring on Morgan s goal during a corner and firing off a multitude of of its seven shots on net within the frame Murphy held strong in net to keep the two-goal lead She really stepped up huge for us O Connor declared She hasn t been challenged so far as much as she was last year at this point of the season So you get a little worried about these big games