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H.S. field hockey: Bree Bednarski scores six goals as Wyoming Area wins 1st home playoff game

2015 WVC All-State Selections

KINGSTON &#8212; She spent the entire season waiting to score.But the first goal for Abby Straub couldn&#8217;t have come at a better time for Wyoming Seminary.Straub slammed a shot off a penalty corner straight through the goalie&#8217;s legs and into the cage with 24:28 to play Tuesday, and it produced the only point of Sem&#8217;s 1-0 victory over Dallas in a District 2 Class 2A playoff opener dominated by defense at Klassner Field.&#8220;My first goal of the season. It was really exciting,&#8221; Straub said. &#8220;It definitely feels good when you get a shot off. To know the one shot of the game was the one that won it, having that feeling, I can&#8217;t even describe it.&#8221;Let&#8217;s just say it decided a defensive struggle where scoring was tough to come by.While Wyoming Seminary allowed a single shot on goal, Dallas limited the Blue Knights to just three shots.&#8220;Tonight, the name of the game was defense,&#8221; Wyoming Seminary coach Karen Klassner said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve done a lot of defensive drills. I think our defense right now is playing the best we&#8217;ve played all season. You could tell from the start of the game, we pretty much dictated the first half and weren&#8217;t getting chances. They were getting chances and couldn&#8217;t put the ball in the cage. We were thinking it would be a 1-0 (game).&#8221;It carried the Blue Knights into Thursday&#8217;s district semifinals, where Sem will face Lake-Lehman at 6:30 p.m. at Lake-Lehman High School.&#8220;I like the role we&#8217;re in,&#8221; Klassner said. &#8220;We&#8217;re the underdog. We&#8217;re young. So we&#8217;re excited about our team. They (the Black Knights) have the homefield advantage. They have a little bit more experience than us. We&#8217;ll be ready to play Thursday night.&#8221;But the Blue Knights wouldn&#8217;t have made it there without a score from someone.And Straub, a junior forward/midfielder, finally provided it.She took a centering pass from freshman Aubrey Mytych in the sixth minute of the second half and let loose with a wicked blast that cut straight through the wickets and banged off the back of the cage.&#8220;Aubrey passed the ball, I just shot as hard as I could,&#8221; Straub said. &#8220;Last year, so many of our girls had hard shots. I twas something I wanted to work on.&#8220;It was really lucky.&#8221;Maybe, but the goal off a penalty corner was no accident.&#8220;We&#8217;ve been practicing new corners this week,&#8221; Straub said. &#8220;And just executing them is the main thing.&#8221;Straub scored a few goals as a sophomore last season, but had been shut out through the regular season of her junior year.Until Tuesday.&#8220;If I had to choose any game to score, this was the one,&#8221; Straub said. &#8220;I was really happy I got a chance to.&#8221;More of those chances may be coming her way as Sem heads deeper into the postseason.&#8220;I think she would score more for us if we&#8217;d give her more of an opportunity to score,&#8221; Klassner said. &#8220;We usually go to the hot hand. She definitely had the hot hand tonight.&#8221;Lake-Lehman 7, Tunkhannock 0Kate Supey netted three goals and recorded two assists while Maranda Moosic scored a goal and assisted on three others as Lake-Lehman defeated Tunkhannock.Taylor Alba added a goal and an assist for the Black Knights and Alicia Galasso made a single save to get the shutout.Lake-Lehman will now host Wyoming Seminary on Thursday night.Wyoming Seminary 1, Dallas 0Dallas`0`0`&#8212;`0Wyoming Seminary`3`4`&#8212;`7Second half &#8212; 1. SEM, Abby Straub (Aubrey Mytych) 5:32.Shots &#8212; DAL 1; SEM 3. Saves &#8212; DAL 2 (Melinda Ratchford); SEM 1 (Alexis Sokach). Penalty corners &#8212; DAL 0; SEM 10.Lake-Lehman 7, Tunkhannock 0Tunkhannock`0`0`&#8212;`0Lake-Lehman`3`4`&#8212;`7First half &#8212; 1. LL, Kate Supey (Maranda Moosic), 11:18. 2. LL, Sarah Sabaluski (Supey), 8:17. 3. LL, Moosic (Izzy Radel), 5:15. Second half &#8212; 4. LL, Taylor Alba (Moosic), 22:37. 5. LL, Makayla Adams (Alba), 20:40. 6. LL, Supey (Lilli Stepanski), 8:35. 7. LL, Supey (Moosic), 6:00.Shots &#8212; TUNK 1; LL 22. Saves &#8212; TUNK 14 (Dana Kuffa 10, Mary Sickler 4); LL 1 (Alicia Galasso). Penalty corners &#8212; TUNK 1; LL 9.<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Goal off penalty corner lifts Blue Knights into district semifinals</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Paul Sokoloskipsokoloski@civitasmedia.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>VIDEOTo see video of Wyoming Seminary&#8217;s win over Dallas visit the online version of this story at timesleader.com***District 2 Field Hockey PlayoffsClass 2AQuarterfinal RoundCrestwood 7, Northwest 0Lake-Lehman 7, Tunkhannock 0Wyoming Seminary 1, Dallas 0Wyoming Area 8, Lackawanna Trail 3Thursday&#8217;s SemifinalsWyoming Area at Crestwood, 4:30 p.m.Wyoming Seminary at Lake-Lehman, 6:30 p.m.Class 3AThursday&#8217;s SemifinalsDelaware Valley at Coughlin, 3:30 p.m.Wyoming Valley West at Hazleton Area, 6 p.m.</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Paul Sokoloski at 570-991-6392 or on Twitter @TLPaulSokoloski</shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><table class="mceItemTable" style="border:none;width:98%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;">YIdDE-zJJf4 </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;">YouTube</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table>(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</videoMeta></div>

H.S. Field Hockey: Abby Straub’s first goal of the season lifts Wyoming Seminary to 1-0 victory over Dallas