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<p>SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP. &#8212; She&#8217;s been so quietly steady and sometimes spectacular that the Wyoming Seminary Blue Knights often refer to Mia Magnotta as their secret weapon.</p><p>The secret&#8217;s out now.</p><p>Magnotta not only stood on her head Saturday, she pretty much stole the PIAA Class A field hockey title away from Oley Valley and handed it to Sem with save after brilliant save in the championship game.</p><p>Don&#8217;t think her teammates didn&#8217;t notice the work of their gifted goalie.</p><p>&#8220;Without her, we would not have won this,&#8221; Blue Knights midfielder Grace Parsons said after scoring the only goal of Sem&#8217;s 1-0 double-overtime victory. &#8220;No other goalie could make those saves.&#8221;</p><p>Magnotta made nine of them against Oley Valley and at least two against 206-goal scorer Sophia Gladeaux. And most of them were of the spectacular variety to keep the game scoreless.</p><p>Take, for example, the final shot that Magnotta knocked away with her stick in a one-on-one showdown in front of the cage &#8212; moments before Parson&#8217;s pushed across the winner for Sem.</p><p>Or the rocket blast Magnotta batted away with her blocker in the first half.</p><p>Or the kick-save she shunned with her shin guard off the stick of Gladeaux.</p><p>Heck, take any one of them.</p><p>If Magnotta missed just one, it would have been Oley Valley celebrating a gold medal.</p><p>&#8220;Best game I&#8217;ve seen a goal keeper play in a long, long time,&#8221; said Wyoming Seminary coach Karen Klassner, who just finished her 48th season while attaining her 700th career win. &#8220;She was amazing.&#8221;</p><p>Not that Sem&#8217;s completely shocked.</p><p>In three season&#8217;s as Sem&#8217;s starting goalie, Magnotta has lost just once &#8212; in the 2017 state finals &#8212; while carrying an 11-1 record in the PIAA playoffs and carrying the Blue Knights to back-to-back Class A crowns.</p><p>&#8220;I could tell in warmups she was on her game,&#8221; said Wake Forest-bound forward Hannah Maxwell said. &#8220;Her positioning on their defensive corners was very good. She played amazing.&#8221;</p><p>Magnotta was reluctant to accept much credit.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always a team effort, always a defensive effort,&#8221; said Magnotta, a junior who is committed to join senior teammate Alex Wesneski at the University of Iowa.</p><p>Yet, Magnotta relented, some of her saves took a little extra effort.</p><p>&#8220;Sometimes, you do get a little nervous,&#8221; Magnotta said. &#8220;Sometimes, you&#8217;ve just got to settle yourself.&#8221;</p><p>In the end, Magnotta settled the score by not allowing high-powered Oley Valley to score at all.</p><p>&#8220;She really kept us in the game,&#8221; Klassner said.</p><p>That paid off when Sem finally struck.</p><p>Maxwell drove the ball the length of the field, Wesneski whipped in a shot from the point and Parsons popped home her first goal of the season &#8212; the state championship-winning goal &#8212; off a rebound with 9:16 remaining in the second overtime to send Sem into celebration.</p><p>&#8220;She&#8217;s been trying all season,&#8221; Klassner said. &#8220;She finally hit a goal in a big game. I&#8217;m happy for the kids. They earned this.&#8221;</p><p>Nobody worked harder for Sem&#8217;s second straight gold medal than the girl in goal, though.</p><p>&#8220;Mia is the G.O.A.T.,&#8221; Wesneski proclaimed. &#8220;She is the greatest goalie in the country. I&#8217;m am so grateful to have her on my team.</p><p>&#8220;She played amazing.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary seniors Alex Wesneski and Bari Lefkowitz hug each other in celebration after the Blue Knights captured a second consecutive state title for the second time in school history with a 1-0 double overtime win over Oley Valley in the PIAA Class A championship game Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_sem_ov2_faa-3.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wyoming Seminary seniors Alex Wesneski and Bari Lefkowitz hug each other in celebration after the Blue Knights captured a second consecutive state title for the second time in school history with a 1-0 double overtime win over Oley Valley in the PIAA Class A championship game Saturday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams| For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_sem_ov7_faa-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary forward Grace Parsons moves the ball to the circle ahead of Oley Valley forward Sophia Gladieux in the PIAA Class A championship game. Gladieux, who finished her career with 206 goals, was kept out of the cage by Sem goalie Mia Magnotta, while Parsons scored her first goal of the season to lift Sem to a 1-0 victory in double overtime. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_sem_ov7_faa-3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Wyoming Seminary forward Grace Parsons moves the ball to the circle ahead of Oley Valley forward Sophia Gladieux in the PIAA Class A championship game. Gladieux, who finished her career with 206 goals, was kept out of the cage by Sem goalie Mia Magnotta, while Parsons scored her first goal of the season to lift Sem to a 1-0 victory in double overtime. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams| For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Magnotta proved a marvel in Sem&#8217;s state title win</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Paul Sokoloski</p><p>psokoloski@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Magnotta a marvel in Sem’s state field hockey title win