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Severna Park stuns Cape hockey in overtime 1-0

Vikings’ feet to the fire this week
September 27, 2016

Cape Henlopen of Delaware and Severna Park of Maryland are each five-time defending state champions. They have played each other early in the season each of those five seasons. The head-to-head record is now 2-2-1 after the Falcons scored an overtime victory at Champions Stadium in front of a packed house Sept. 24, winning on a crossing shot by Hunter Chadwick off a feed from Ellie Schepens.

The loss was the first for Cape since losing to Severna Park Sept. 15, 2012, on a high-stick goal with 13 seconds left to play. The goal was considered controversial from the Cape bench, but was allowed to stand.

The Vikings then ran off 63 games without a loss, tying Severna Park Sept. 28, 2013.

On Saturday, Cape had a goal called back in the first half as the Falcons’ goalie swatted a ball away high into the air that was batted back into the goal by Cape’s Jackie Cannon. The goal was signed good then followed by a referee consult, which saw the goal waved off and a corner awarded.  

Cape had a clear 15-4 advantage in corners and a 12-3 advantage in shots. The Vikings’ goal differential after four games is 12-1. Last year, after four games against the same four teams – Smyrna, Caesar Rodney, Dover and Severna Park – Cape held a 16-0 goal differential.

The Vikings have their feet to the fire this week, as they play at Laurel Tuesday, Sept. 27, then host Delmar Thursday, Sept. 29.  

Cape lost the junior varsity game to Severna Park 4-0, being outshot 10-7, but the Vikings held a 7-2 advantage in penalty corners.

Coach Kate Austin reacted to the loss: “It’s disappointing to dominate and not be able to take advantage of scoring opportunities. It’s one thing to just not be the better team and have an off day and lose, but we should have easily beaten them. The takeaway is figuring out how to make adjustments offensively to give the extra effort and play to the whistle to put the ball in the goal. We had chances in the first half where we just stopped playing and let the ball roll over the end line. I don’t think we’ll get 15 to 20 scoring opportunities against teams like Delmar and Milford, and we need to be more of a threat in the circle.”

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