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Senior Ashley Hahn led the Lady Colonels with a goal and two assists, as Wilkes advances to the Freedom Conference Championship

SIX LADY COLONELS SCORE AS FIELD HOCKEY ADVANCES TO FREEDOM CHAMPIONSHIP

11/6/2013 5:47:00 PM

Box Score

SIX LADY COLONELS SCORE AS FIELD HOCKEY ADVANCES TO FREEDOM CHAMPIONSHIP

EDWARDSVILLE, PA – Six Lady Colonels scored goals as Wilkes defeated DeSales 6-2 on Wednesday evening advancing to the Freedom Conference Championship for the first time since 2008. Wilkes record improves to 7-11 while DeSales concludes their season at 8-10.

From the opening whistle Wilkes put the DeSales back line under pressure creating three shots and four corners in the first ten minutes of the game. In the 11^th minute Ashley Hahn (Bangor, PA/Bangor) scored the first Lady Colonels goal when she finished a goal one time off a rebound. In the 17^th minute Aliya Frankel (Ventnor, NJ/Holy Spirit) doubled the Wilkes lead when she deflected an Ashley Ream (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) shot high over top of DeSales goalkeeper Becky Rasmuson. Less than a minute later Emily Saliba (Scotrun, PA/Pocono Mountain East) got a goal of her own for the Lady Colonels when her high shot from the right side found its way through traffic and into the cage. DeSales got a goal back in the 27^th minute when Jesse Marshall one-timed a pass into the cage off of a feed from Alison Malatesta. The Lady Cololnels stymied the DeSales attack and added a fourth goal before the break when Devon Kriebel (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) tipped in a Saliba initial shot. Wilkes outshot DeSales 9-3 and had a 7-1 advantage in corners for the half.

In the 44^th minute Ream made it 5-1 when she rocketed a shot from the left side into the cage off of a corner feed from Hahn. Five minutes later DeSales made it 5-2 when Meryah Harding one-timed a pass from Malatesta into the back of the cage. In the 53^rd minute Haley Coleman (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton) scored the final goal for the Lady Colonels when she tapped in a pass from Hahn making it 6-2. For the game DeSales outshot Wilkes 18-16 while Wilkes garnered more corners 15-11. Alexis Reed (Greenport, NY/Greenport) made nine saves in goal for the Lady Colonels, making a few nice saves to stymie any DeSales momentum.

With 4^th seeded Misericordia upsetting #1 seeded Delaware Valley the Lady Colonels will host the Cougars on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Schmidt Stadium for the Freedom Conference Championship and a berth to the NCAA Tournament. The last time the Lady Colonels won a Freedom Championship was 1999.

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