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Haddonfield rolls to title
RYAN LAWRENCE/South Jersey Sports Weekly
Haddonfield shows off its ‘fives’ to commemorate the team’s fifth straight sectional title. When they collected their latest trophy on Halloween, the Bulldawgs were two wins away from their third state title in four years.
The Bulldawgs’ field hockey program collected its fifth straight sectional championship and looked every bit ready to make a run at the team’s third state title in the last four seasons
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By RYAN LAWRENCE Sports Editor
Maybe it was because they were in a rush to get out to trick-ortreating. Or perhaps the adrenaline rush of playing in spring-like temperatures on the final day of October.
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All eyes were on Lenape junior goalkeeper Kayleigh Kmet as she stepped in front of the cage for the biggest moment of her field hockey career. In her first year as starting goalie for the Indians, Kmet had made 146 saves, including nine in regulation and overtime during last Thursday’s Central Jersey Group 4 championship against Rancocas Valley. After 60 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime, Lenape and Rancocas Valley were tied at 1-1 and in the middle of a penalty shootout. The Indians, up 4-3 in the shootout, needed just one more save from Kmet for the win. “It’a a lot of pressure on me, but I have my team behind me,” Kmet said. “They’re always there for me. I’m really proud that I could show up and be there for them because they’re always
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Kmet saves the day for Lenape field hockey
The reality was probably this: Haddonfield is in the midst of another stellar season and the Bulldawgs field hockey team is playing its best at just the right time. Haddonfield scored three goals in each half to roll to a 6-1 win over Collingswood in the Central Jersey Group 1 championship game on Halloween afternoon. It was the third meeting in 2019 between the Colonial Conference foes. Although Haddonfield won both of those, too, the results in the first two (1-0 in the season opener and 2-0 in early October) were much closer. “I think we always have a big target and it makes us go up another level and step up for these types of games,” said senior captain Abby Marthins, who scored two goals. “We really want to go in strong and set the tone from the beginning.” Haddonfield is often the hunted and not the hunter because of the program’s illustrious history. When the Bulldawgs raised their trophy last week, it marked the field hockey team’s 23rd sectional championship since 1975 and fifth in a row. “I think every single year we have a huge target on our backs, whether we’re winning or not winning, we always have a target,” said fellow senior captain Bridget McCormick, who scored on a penalty stroke. “But every single year we’re willing to step up into new positions and fill them so we can get back to where we are.”
By MIKE MONOSTRA Sports Editor