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SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: OWEGO FALLS TO MARATHON IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE (24 PHOTOS) (2019-10-17)

Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — A strong defensive effort turned away Marathon early, but the Olympians would regroup in the second half to post a 2-0 Section IV Division 3 win over Owego here Thursday night.

The Indians battled Marathon's persistent barrage of penalty corners to force a scoreless deadlock at the intermission. The Olympians amassed six corners in a 5-minute span of the first half — the first began with 16:25 left on the clock and ended with 11:37 to go.

Marathon took two more corners in the final minute of the half, but again was denied by the Owego defense and goalie Sarah Haskell.

Marathon (10-6) ended up with nine corners in the first half and 10 for the game.

The Indians continued to hold their guest at bay through much of the second half, but as the clock dwindled down inside of 10 minutes, the Olympians broke the scoreless tie. Olivia Lisi scored at 9:09 with Ellery Ensign picking up the assist.

Riley Jennison scored an insurance goal with 2:53 left.

Haskell had another solid performance in goal in her final regular season game at Christy J. Valvo Stadium, collecting eight saves.

At the other end of the field, goalie Korah Smith, supported defensively by three of the team's four returning division all-stars, faced just two shots from the Indians (2-14).

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IN PHOTO: Owego's Jillian Rollison. ... PHOTOS BY TIM TAYLOR.


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