West Seneca breaks halftime tie, edges Hamburg 2-1

Overview

• West Seneca scored the only goal of the second half to defeat Hamburg 2-1 on Wednesday.
• Brooke Vetter contributed a goal and an assist, and Mea Foster added a goal for West Seneca.
• Scarlett Schindler made four saves for West Seneca; Hamburg's Grace Sokolowski finished with eight.
• West Seneca improved to 5-4 overall and 1-3 in ECIC I, while Hamburg fell to 5-3 and 0-2.

West Seneca broke a halftime tie with a third-quarter goal and defeated Hamburg 2-1 in an ECIC I field hockey game Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Hamburg Central High School's Howe Field Turf.

West Seneca took a 1-0 lead in the first quarter before Hamburg answered in the second. The visitors scored again in the third, and neither team scored in the fourth.

Brooke Vetter finished with a goal and an assist for West Seneca, while Mea Foster also scored. Scarlett Schindler made four saves in 60 minutes in goal.

Cronin Siobhan scored Hamburg's goal, and Leah Smith recorded an assist. Grace Sokolowski made eight saves for Hamburg.

Through the contest, Vetter had four goals and two assists for the season, while Foster had two goals. Cronin Siobhan had three goals, and Smith had four assists and one goal.

The victory moved West Seneca from 4-4 to 5-4 overall and gave them their first division win, bringing their ECIC I record to 1-3. Hamburg fell from 5-2 to 5-3 overall and to 0-2 in the division. West Seneca stood fifth and Hamburg seventh in the ECIC I standings through Wednesday's games.

ECIC I standings

Through Sept. 30. Teams in this matchup are in bold.