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# Two late goals help lift Timberlane field hockey past Winnacunnet for D1 title
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/two-late-goals-help-lift-timberlane-field-hockey-past-winnacunnet-d1-title/
- Published: 2016-10-31T19:00:05.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-31T19:00:05.000Z
- Description: Owls upset top-seeded Warriors to win field hockey title.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, championship, field hockey, playoffs, slider, Timberlane, Winnacunnet, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

BEDFORD - It didn't matter what had happened during the regular season for the Timberlane High School field hockey team.

For that matter, what came during the previous 45 minutes of Sunday's Division I championship game wasn't what defined the Owls.

It would be how they finished.

![Timberlane's Kylie Fitzpatrick and Winnacunnet's BRachel Ingham fight for the ball.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/58/bc5866d0-9fd9-4113-b959-670d6f16471d/content/images/www-nh-highschoolsports-com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/jmd1fhfinal103016-t11w7-1.jpg)

Timberlane's Kylie Fitzpatrick and Winnacunnet's BRachel Ingham fight for the ball.

So despite being the sixth seed, despite having lost to No. 1 Winnacunnet during the regular season, and despite giving up a goal in the first six minutes of the game, Timberlane battled back to score two goals in the final 13:08 and beat the Warriors 2-1 to win the division title at Bedford High School.

Kylie Fitzpatrick tied the game by putting in a rebound with 13:08 let in regulation, and Sarah Padellaro added a putback goal of her own with 4:32 left to give the Owls (12-5-1) their first title since 2009\. For Winnacunnet (15-2), the loss ended its bid for a third-straight title.

"What happens in the regular season doesn't play out in the postseason," Timberlane coach Mim Ryan said. "You've got to play the games. They believed in themselves.

"They've been resilient throughout this tournament. We got down twice to Central (in the semifinals) and came back. We needed to get some corners and get some effective shots on goal and something was going to happen, and it did. I'm very proud of them."

The Warriors took a 1-0 lead just 6:01 into the game on a goal by Brileigh Pennimin and then dictated play for most of the first half and into the second. Winnacunnet had the edge in corners, 11-2, through the first 45 minutes of the game, but the Owls kept coming up with stops.

"We feel we can play with anyone, it's just a matter of executing," Ryan said. "There's going to be ebbs and flows to every single game. We were able to withstand. My defensive corner unit, they have great corners and we withstood that. Both the goalies came up with big saves."

That included a corner with five minutes to go in the first half where goalie Juliana Mancinelli and the defense were able to deflect a shot and get it out of the circle. And early in the second half, goalie Makayla Livingston made a save on a shot by Isobel Sargent.

"We had the momentum, we just couldn't finish," Winnacunnet coach Heidi Hand said. "We couldn't get the shot in. In the first half, I felt like we controlled the field. The second half was a different game. I felt like Timberlane controlled and we kind of backed down a little bit.

"I was a little upset that the girls were kind of ball watching a little bit. They aren't usually like that, but Timberlane is strong. I knew they were going to be a tough team."

Fitzpatrick's goal seemed to shift all the momentum to the Owls, as they started putting more pressure on the Warriors and received three straight corners. Winnacunnet ended up taking a timeout with 4:50 remaining, but Timberlane continued its charge.

Fitzpatrick put another shot on goal that Winnacunnet goalie Nikki Tredwell was able to save, but the rebound went right to Padellaro.

"The intensity stepped up," Padellaro said of the change in Timberlane's play. "There was tension between both teams. We knew from the start that we'd have a chance with them. We just worked together as a team and come up with the outcome."

Winnacunnet had a final chance to tie it, getting a corner with no time on the clock, but the Owls were able to come up with the stop and celebrated in front of the goal.

"It shows that hard work pays off," Padellaro said. "We trained hard all season. We knew we wanted to make it to the final game. We did it for coach, we did it for the team, we did it for past teams. Even if you're seeded sixth, you can take it to the end."