Rumson Field Hockey Captures Fourth Consecutive SCT Title

Having already captured the North 2 Group 2 title, the Rumson-Fair Haven field hockey team made it a four-peat in the Shore Conference field hockey tournament as they shut out Southern Regional, 5-0, at Raritan High School on Nov. 4.

“I am so proud of the efforts of my players,” Rumson head coach Julie Brewington said. “We had a slow start in the first half, but getting that goal late was crucial going into the half. It gave the girls the confidence they needed heading into the second half. They continued to keep up the intensity and finished strong.”

The game remained scoreless for much of the opening half until junior Bridy Molyneaux found the net for Rumson, giving the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead with 30 seconds left in the first half. They took that lead into halftime.

The Bulldogs came out a different team, scoring four second-half goals. Junior Ana Claire Piacentini scored Rumson’s second goal with under 22 minutes to play and Stanford-bound senior Lily Croddick extended their lead to 3-0 with 14:53 to play.

Just over three minutes later, senior Katie MacGillis made it 4-0 Rumson with 11:12 remaining, and senior Emma D’Amelio gave the Bulldogs their fifth and final goal with 4:47 remaining to capture their fourth consecutive Shore Conference Tournament title.

The senior class has captured the Shore Conference Tournament title all four years, and Brewington is proud of what they accomplished.

“It was so special for the seniors to cap off the four years with four SCT titles,” Brewington said. “They have continued to keep this program competitive.”

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