2009
NCAA Division III Tournament
November
11, 2009
Hamilton College was edged
2-1 by the College of
Wooster in a 2009 NCAA
Division III tournament
first round game at Andrew
Turf Field at John P. Papp
Stadium on Wednesday, Nov.
11.
Hamilton (12-5 overall) was
making its first appearance
in the NCAA tournament after
receiving one of the six
at-large bids to the 24-team
tournament. The College of
Wooster (17-5) advances to
play nationally ranked No. 2
Salisbury University in
Salisbury, Md., in the
second round on Saturday,
Nov. 14.
Hamilton came out strong in
the first half, earning nine
corners, five coming in the
first 11 minutes. The
Continentals had scoring
opportunities early when
Amy Allen
‘10 (Bright's
Grove, Ontario /The Loomis
Chaffee School) took a
shot that went wide after a
corner, and Holly
Rodiger ‘11 (Wilton,
Conn. /Wilton High School)
had a shot saved by a
Wooster defender.
In the 14th
minute, Colleen
Callaghan ‘11 (Queensbury,
N.Y. /Glens Falls High
School) broke through
for the Continentals with
her 12th goal of the season.
Catie Torcivia ‘12 (Rumson,
N.J ./Rumson-Fair Haven Reg
High Sch) had control of
the ball at the top of the
circle, and the Wooster
goalie came out of the goal
to play the ball. Torcivia
pushed a short pass ahead to
Callaghan, who sent the ball
into the back of the cage.
With 4 minutes, 10 seconds
remaining in the first half,
Courtney DeMaria ‘10
(Littleton,
Mass. /Groton School)
came up with a huge save
when a Wooster player broke
through the Hamilton defense
for a one-on-one
opportunity. A little over a
minute later, DeMaria (four
saves) had another key stop
off a bouncing shot on goal
by Wooster. After the series
of opportunities, the
Fighting Scots tied up the
score at 1-1 on a goal with
2:12 left in the opening
half.
Hamilton opened the second
half with Callaghan and
Torcivia firing shots on
goal in the opening five
minutes. Mary
Lancaster ‘12 (Monkton,
Md. /Mercersburg Academy)
also sent a shot at the left
side of the goal with 20
minutes left in the half,
but the Wooster goalie again
came up with a save.
Wooster broke the tie with
19:28 left. One of the
Fighting Scots dribbled the
ball down the field, and
around a Hamilton defender
before she sent a shot into
the back of the cage for
Wooster's 2-1 lead.
Hamilton came very close to
tying the score again with
11:54 left. Callaghan sent a
shot at the right side of
the goal, but the Wooster
keeper stepped up and made
the save. With a little over
a minute remaining,
Erin McNally ‘12 (Scotia,
N.Y. /Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake H S) sent a shot at
the goal that was blocked by
a Wooster defender.
Hamilton led in shots with
18 to Wooster’s eight. The
Continentals also held a
12-8 advantage in corners.
