NEWPORT — Even the top field hockey teams want to get better. Earlier this season, Nokomis was struggling on its offensive penalty corners.

The Warriors switched some things around, and they’ve gotten great results. Nokomis scored three goals on corners Wednesday to beat Oceanside 6-0 in an Eastern B quarterfinal.

“We changed up our corners,” said Nokomis forward Drew Graves, who now inserts the ball on offensive corners. “It just makes it easier for us to get some shots off and work better passing. We just work a lot better this way.”

Graves had two goals, while Leah Edmondson had three and Marissa Shaw also scored. Edmondson also had a hat trick when Nokomis defeated Oceanside 3-1 on Sept. 13.

“We were a lot more intense (this time),” Edmondson said. “We came out a lot more excited and pumped because it was our first playoff game, and we knew that they were going to be a tough team.”

Nokomis dominated the play, and Oceanside didn’t get a shot until there was 15:26 left in the game and the Warriors had a 5-0 lead. In the first half, Edmondson scored the first goal on an assist from Graves, and the second goal went Shaw-to-Edmondson-to-Graves. Edmondson later scored from Shaw and Nokomis led 3-0 at the half.

Edmondson got her third goal 7:21 into the second half off passes from Taylor Lovley and Brittany Dunton. Shaw scored on a nice solo drive six minutes later, and with 4:43 to go, Graves knocked in a rebound to make it 6-0.

“We focused a lot on keeping the ball tight to the stick, and our passing and communicating,” Nokomis coach Katie Thompson said. “Since we saw them last time, those are things we have really emphasized and really focused on, so it’s good to see that working on that so much has paid off.”

Girls soccer

Lawrence 3, Brewer 0: Three different players scored in the second half to lead the visiting Bulldogs in a KVAC A game.

Hannah Sheperd scored an unassisted goal 7:30 into the second half to give Lawrence (7-6-1) all the offense it would need. Lindsay Morris and Mindy Rowell also scored for Lawrence. Brewer finished 0-14-0.

Boys soccer

Mt. Blue 3, Erskine 0: Colton Hall scored all three goals as the Cougars won the KVAC A game in Farmington on Tuesday.

Ryan Pulver had 10 saves for Erskine (7-6-1). Matt Crowley had six saves for Mt. Blue (8-5-1).

College field hockey

UM-Farmington 2, Thomas 1: Kashley Weymouth and Kaitlyn Bullen both scored in the first half as the Beavers won the North Atlantic Conference game in Waterville.

Weymouth scored on a breakaway at the 5:44 mark for UMF (8-6-0, 6-2-0 in the conference). Bullen scored the eventual game-winner 20 minutes later.

Alei Collier scored her first collegiate goal in the second half for Thomas (5-11-0, 3-5-0 in the conference).

Sophomore goalkeeper Jasmine Bishop had 11 saves for Thomas. Curran Brierley had eight saves for UMF.

Women’s soccer

Thomas 5, Maine Maritime Academy 1: Arian Kumlangnam scored with an assist from Kristi Hilton to break a 1-1 tie and lift the Terriers to a win in Castine.

Elizabeth Goodall, Jillian Lamber, Mary Grace Morris and Terissa Ridge also scored for Thomas (3-12-0, 3-5-0 in the conference). Jenn Day had a pair of assists for the Terriers and Kate Tibodeau had two saves.

Natasha Morris scored and Emily Brogden had an assist for MMA (0-13-0, 0-8-0 in the conference).
 

 

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