Libby Bacher in 2011 semifinal playoff game vs. Merrimack Valley (photo by Nashua Telegraph).
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EXETER . Brianna Durgin scored the game.s only goal to lead No. 4 Merrimack Valley past No. 8 Souhegan, 1-0, in the Division II field hockey semifinals Thursday at Bill Ball Stadium in Exeter.
Libby Bacher in 2011 semifinal playoff game vs. Merrimack Valley (photo by Nashua Telegraph).
The Souhegan High School field hockey team did the unthinkable on Sunday.
No. 8 Souhegan opened the Division II tournament with a 3-0 win last Friday over No. 9 Plymouth -- the team that upset the Sabers in the first round last year -- and went on the road to defeat top-seeded and unbeaten Lebanon, 4-3, Sunday in the quarterfinals. It wasn't so much the win that was a surprise for Souhegan, but how the Sabers did it -- Lebanon had allowed just two goals all season before giving up double that in one game.
... Now Souhegan will face the top-seeded Raiders, who defeated No. 16 Bedford 4-0, in the prelims. Lebanon allowed just two goals all season, outscoring its opponents 59-2. The two teams did not play in the regular season.
"Sometimes when you only know a little bit, you have a couple things to work on, but you're not so focused on eliminating certain players or things," Hooper said. "You're able to just kind of play the way you do."
Fleming (Plymouth coach) liked Souhegan's chances of pulling off an upset.
"It's a good Souhegan team and they should be able to do well against Lebanon," she said. "They'll take it to them. Somebody needs to."
Souhegan's Libby Bacher moves the ball downfield against Plymouth (NH High School Sports).
Libby Bacher in 2011 quarterfinal playoff game vs. Plymouth (Jeff Hall photo).
Libby Bacher in 2011 quarterfinal playoff game vs. Plymouth (Jeff Hall photo).
Libby Bacher, Alex Kiddie and Sarah Hurd had the goals for the Sabers, who improved to 3-2 on the season. Avirl Erdody stopped 11 shots for Milford while Laure Elser, Lorisa Monahan and Shannon Kolasinski played well for the Spartans ( 2-3).
Sept. 9: Souhegan 2, Hollis/Brookline 1
Libby Bacher scored both goals for the Sabers, while Madison Repp scored the lone Cavaliers goal.
With the win, the Sabers improve to 2-2 after starting the year with two losses.
Lizzie Callahan and Libby Bacher had two goals each with single goals from Jessie Jay and Harlee Forest as the Sabers improved to 1-2 on the season.
Rachel Dobbs, Alex Kibbie and Lizzy Callahan each scored a goal to lead the Sabers (4-1) to a road win over the Spartans (3-2) on Tuesday. Lindsey MacPhee, Libby Bacher and Colleen Walsh each had an assist in the win. Goalie Morgan King was strong in net, turning away seven shots to earn the shutout and center midfielder Ali Sagon also played well in the win.
The Sabers improved to 5-1 as they crush the Sachems. Libby Bacher and Lindsey Macphee each scored two goals. Other goal scorers were, Lizzie Callahan, Alex Kibbie and Emily Gravel. Morgan King was the winning goalie.
The Sabers (5-1-1) and Clippers (5-1-1) battled to a tie in a contest that featured two of the better teams in Division II. Libby Bacher and Rachel Dobbs each had a goal for Souhegan, while Lizzie Callahan had an assist. Goalie Morgan King stopped five shots, while Astrid Benson also played well in contest.
Rachel Dobbs scored two goals and Libby Bacher scored one goal and had an assist to lead the Sabers (6-1-1) to a win in Dover on Friday. Morgan King turned away seven shots for the win while Kathleen Malloy also played well for Souhegan.
Rachel Dobbs scored five goals of the Sabers six goals, while Libby Bacher added one of her own and assisted on two more in the win over the Pythons. Morgan King stopped the one shot she faced in net as the Sabers improved to 7-1-1.
The Sabers improved to 11-1-1 with goals from Libby Bacher, Astrid Benson and Lizzie Callahan. Ali Sagon and Rachel Dobbs had two assists each for the Sabers, who got 10 saves in net from Morgan King.
Sadie Oliver had three goals and Kathleen Malloy and Rachel Dobbs had two each for the Sabers, who improved to 3-0 on the season. Libby Bacher, Lizzie Callahan and Bree Gunter had one goal each for Souhegan, while Molly Dalton and Morgan King shared the shutout in goal.
Field hockey: No. 1 Souhegan aces big test... (from Coaches Aid)
Souhegan continued to pressure the Portsmouth defense and doubled its lead with 14:44 left in the first half. Dobbs, parked on the right side of the cage, placed a nice pass in front to Libby Bacher, who fired it past Linscott to make it 2-0.
"That goal was a perfect pass across field," said Hooper. "They lined up wonderfully and got their sticks where they needed to be."
Down two goals early, the Sabers scored two goals in the final five minutes of the first half and then clinched the game with two in the second half. Scoring for Souhegan were Rachel Dobbs, Libby Bacher, Sadie Oliver and Lizzie Callahan. Morgan King and Molly Dalton split duties in net for the undefeated Sabers (9-0).
Sarah Curtis scored twice for the host Spartans (10-2-1) in the second half to give the Sabers the only blemish on their previously unbeaten, untied record. Souhegan, now 12-0-1, got goals from Libby Bacher and Rachel Dobbs, both in the first half for a 2-0 intermission lead. Curtis got the equalizer with 8:34 left in regulation.
Milford goalie Sarah Gautier had 15 saves overall, 11 in the second half. For the Sabers, Molly Dalton had 12 saves, one in the second half.
Libby Bacher scored unassisted with 6:30 left in the game to give Souhegan (2-1) a 1-0 win over Portsmouth (1-1) on Wednesday on the seacoast.
Bacher's goal was all the Sabers needed as goalie Molly Dalton turned away 14 shots to earn the shutout. Ali Saigon also played well for the Sabers in the win.
Libby Bacher scored three goals to lead Souhegan past John Stark, 7-0.
Abby Nelson and Emily Readdy scored two goals each, while Molly Dalton had five saves in goal for the Sabers (9-2), who plays Hanover on Saturday.
Sabers, Cavs advance in Class I field hockey tourney. Libby Bacher and Abby Nielsen scored one goal each to lead third-seeded Souhegan to a 2-0 win over No. 14 Kingswood in the first round of the Class I field hockey tournament Thursday in Amherst.