MEQUON, Wis. – The Concordia Wisconsin field hockey team celebrated its senior class on Sunday morning at Tomasini Stadium. The Falcons honored six seniors before taking the field for a Collegiate Field Hockey Conference (CFHC) clash with Sewanee. The Tigers spoiled the celebration with a 3-0 victory.
Before the contest, the Falcons recognized Emily Robertson (Canton, Mich.), Maddie Rider (Danville, Pa.), Bella Vandeloecht (St. Louis, Mo.), Leah Mouganis, Parks Cawthray (Oakville, Ontario) and Paige Armijo (Reseda, Calif.) for their dedication and contributions to the Concordia Wisconsin field hockey program.
The Tigers struck first on Sunday when Maggie Hazelrigg found the back of the cage off a feed from Keagan Southall in the 13th minute.
The Falcons looked to answer in the second quarter, with Armijo testing the Sewanee goalkeeper in the 19th minute.
Concordia continued to apply pressure with a penalty corner in the 26th minute that led to a blocked shot from freshman Maddie Rock (Rockford, Mich.).
The CUW defense stood tall throughout the second and third quarters, keeping the Tigers off the scoreboard and the Falcons within striking distance.
Cawthray delivered a strong performance between the pipes, turning away four shots in the second quarter before adding six saves in the third quarter to keep the deficit at one.
The Falcons continued to battle in the fourth quarter, with junior Charlie Coln (St. Louis, Mo.) putting a shot on goal in the 51st minute.
Sewanee extended its advantage in the 53rd minute when Faith Erickson converted a pass from Southall. The Tigers struck again just 50 seconds later when Southall found the back of the cage to complete the scoring.
Robertson looked to put the Falcons on the scoreboard in the 55th minute, but her attempt was turned away by the Sewanee goalkeeper.
Cawthray finished the afternoon with 12 saves, including 10 across the middle two quarters.
Robertson led the Falcons with two shots, while Armijo and Coln each registered a shot on goal.
The Tigers held a 20-5 advantage in shots, while the Falcons earned five penalty corners.
The result moves the Falcons to 3-8 overall and 1-2 in CFHC play.
The Falcons will close CFHC play on Saturday when they travel to Centre.
