If not for a bad five minute stretch in their first round match in the MIAA Division 2 South tournament, the story might be different Foxboro Warriors field hockey team. Despite holding an advantage in shots and short corners in the 2-0 lost to #11 Medway, #6 Foxboro could not find the finishing touch to get a goal past the Mustangs.
"I can’t say they didn’t give 110% effort. The effort was there, we just had a lot of chances we couldn’t finishes," Foxboro head coach Melissa Bordieri said.
The Warriors did a good job of controlling the first 5-10 minutes of the game but shortly after a timeout, the Mustangs got on the board with a goal from Kelsey Shea from Katie Peters.
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About five minutes later, Kayla Kenney put Medfield up 2-0 with a goal from the right post off a short corner with 18:33 left in the first half.
Foxboro was able to earn multiple chances in the second half but wide shots and saves by Maddie Lamson preserved the clean sheet for Medway.
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"We had opportunities to put the ball in the net, especially in those final minutes we had plenty of chances," Bordieri said.
With 17:03 left to play, a pass inside the circle almost found Meredith Cronin but Lamson was able to kick the ball away just before Cronin could get a touch.
Later in the half on one of the eight Warriors' short corners of the second half, Morgan Ames had a good look at the net with about 3 minutes to play but was denied on the attempt.
The Warriors finish the season with a record of 11-5-3 while Medway will play #3 West Bridgewater on Nov. 3.
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