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# Strong second half lifts Souhegan field hockey past Goffstown (video)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/strong-second-half-lifts-souhegan-field-hockey-past-goffstown-video/
- Published: 2021-10-13T19:20:22.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-13T19:20:22.000Z
- Description: AMHERST - Through one half Tuesday night, the Souhegan High School field hockey team was doing a lot of the things it wanted to against Goffstown. The Sabers just didn't have the numbers on the scoreboard to show for it. That changed in the second half, as a couple of adjustments, including one on i
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, field hockey, Goffstown, slider, Souhegan, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

AMHERST - Through one half Tuesday night, the Souhegan High School field hockey team was doing a lot of the things it wanted to against Goffstown.

The Sabers just didn't have the numbers on the scoreboard to show for it.

That changed in the second half, as a couple of adjustments, including one on its penalty corners, helped Souhegan's offense erupt for four goals in the third quarter on the way to a 6-0 win over the Grizzlies in a Division II game.

Miya Chorney had three goals to lead Souhegan (11-1-1), which is unbeaten in its last 11 games, and McKenzie Berry and Katrina Kruchynska had a goal and an assist apiece. Charity Beamer also had a goal while Tatum Zampella and Annika Madeja each had an assist.

"We moved the ball really well," Souhegan coach Kelli Braley said. "In the first quarter, we were making some really silly decisions with passing into the middle of the field. They had really low sticks and we were passing right to them. Once we fixed that after the first quarter, we started possessing a bit more."

As the Sabers began controlling possession, Goffstown (7-6) found it harder and harder to get opportunities. The Grizzlies finished without a penalty corner and struggled to keep the ball in their offensive end. Goalies Molly Braica and Maddie Brown combined to make four saves.

"I think Souhegan is sharp and strong and played really well," Goffstown coach Jess Brown said. "We played aggressive, but we were constantly reacting to Souhegan. I felt like we struggled to get our rhythm going on attack. I think there might have been opportunities, but I wish we had been more dangerous and sustained play a little longer in our offensive end."

The game was scoreless at the end of the first quarter but Souhegan found the back of the cage early in the second, when Chorney buried a feed from Madeja on a corner to make it 1-0 just 1:30 into the frame.

The Sabers kept the pressure on for long stretches, but with about two minutes remaining in the half, Goffstown was able to break out. A long ball from Makayla Strickulis made its way into the circle, but no Grizzlies could get a stick on it before it rolled past the goal.

"Once we figured out that Goffstown was trying to get the ball upfield quickly, we could make the adjustments and hang back an extra person defensively so that they didn’t get by," Braley said. "They’ve got some strong hits and people in front of the net ready to tip.

"Our corners, we also made some adjustments on as well. Their fly was fast and read plays really well. We had to tweak how we had to execute those set pieces."

The tweaks worked, as Souhegan scored four goals off five penalty corners in the third quarter and then added another one in the fourth. All six goals by the Sabers came off a corner.

Berry made it 2-0 with 12:36 remaining in the third quarter and Kruchynska made it 3-0 a little more than six minutes later. Beamer scored with just under two minutes to go and Chroney made it 5-0 on a corner with time expired.

The senior added her third goal with 8:42 remaining in the game to finish out the scoring.

"That’s always great when you see those opportunities come to fruition," Braley said. "We did make a couple of adjustments with some passing patterns, some outlet opportunities that the girls were able to execute really well."