Sussex Academy sophomore forward Emma Orlen, right, tries to get a poke on the ball in front of the cage with senior Bailey Mears applying pressure as well during the Seahawks' 5-2 win over Parskide in an Aug. 24 scrimmage. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks junior Olivia Dickerson carries the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Maeve Lawson heads into the attacking third.
Seahawks sophomore Emma Orlen tries to keep the ball in along the sidelines.
Sussex Academy junior Logan Stiles isn't afraid to get low on defense.
Seahawks senior Bailey Mears found the fourth goal to be quite funny.
Sussex Academy senior Meredith Schiff leads the charge out of the cage on a Parkside corner.
Seahawks sophomore Grier Lawson makes a kick save.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton slices through a pair of Rams.
Seahawks junior Maeve Lawson strides toward goal.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton winds up for an outside blast.
Seahawks sophomore Emma Orlen prepares to insert on a corner.
Sussex Academy junior Maeve Lawson dashes inside.
Seahawks senior Bailey Mears watches her shot.
Sussex Academy senior Bailey Mears gives Maeve Lawson a pat on the back as senior Liz Layton clicks with the latter celebrating Lawson's goal.
Seahawks junior Maeve Lawson powers forward.
Sussex Academy sophomore Audrey Snyder passes across goal.
Seahawks senior Meredith Schiff went wide and then cut back in to score in the shootout.
Sussex Academy sophomore Grier Lawson comes out of the cage on the one-on-one.
Seahawks sophomore Audrey Snyder stands ready to take her turn in the shoot-out.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton smiles after sophomore Grier Lawson was able to stop her in the shoot-out.
Sussex Academy sophomore forward Emma Orlen, right, tries to get a poke on the ball in front of the cage with senior Bailey Mears applying pressure as well during the Seahawks' 5-2 win over Parskide in an Aug. 24 scrimmage. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks junior Olivia Dickerson carries the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Maeve Lawson heads into the attacking third.
Seahawks sophomore Emma Orlen tries to keep the ball in along the sidelines.
Sussex Academy junior Logan Stiles isn't afraid to get low on defense.
Seahawks senior Bailey Mears found the fourth goal to be quite funny.
Sussex Academy senior Meredith Schiff leads the charge out of the cage on a Parkside corner.
Seahawks sophomore Grier Lawson makes a kick save.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton slices through a pair of Rams.
Seahawks junior Maeve Lawson strides toward goal.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton winds up for an outside blast.
Seahawks sophomore Emma Orlen prepares to insert on a corner.
Sussex Academy junior Maeve Lawson dashes inside.
Seahawks senior Bailey Mears watches her shot.
Sussex Academy senior Bailey Mears gives Maeve Lawson a pat on the back as senior Liz Layton clicks with the latter celebrating Lawson's goal.
Seahawks junior Maeve Lawson powers forward.
Sussex Academy sophomore Audrey Snyder passes across goal.
Seahawks senior Meredith Schiff went wide and then cut back in to score in the shootout.
Sussex Academy sophomore Grier Lawson comes out of the cage on the one-on-one.
Seahawks sophomore Audrey Snyder stands ready to take her turn in the shoot-out.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton smiles after sophomore Grier Lawson was able to stop her in the shoot-out.
Play days are always a fun time, but they fall short of a full game ... literally. In an effort to build off their first play day and prepare for a play day at Cape, players on the Sussex Academy field hockey team welcomed Parkside (Md.) to their nest Aug. 24.
“Girls came out super ready to play today,” coach Caitlyn Hardy said. “I think Saturday really helped us get a good eye of what positions we can and cannot play this season, so tonight was a really good job of them coming out playing 100%.”
The Seahawks held a 2-1 edge after the first quarter. Meredith Schiff’s early goal in the second quarter gave Sussex Academy a 3-1 lead. Parkside showed they were in it to win it, though, and trimmed the host’s advantage to 3-2 on an excellent shot from the outside.
A little chaos ensued in front of the Rams’ cage, leading to the Seahawks’ fourth goal of the contest and a few laughs from each side. Maeve Lawson earned a pat on the back when she knocked in the fifth and final goal of Sussex Academy’s 5-2 preseason win.
Hardy said a few players stood out for her on the day.
“Olivia [Dickerson] in the midfield, and Maeve up top,” Hardy said. “Maeve has never played forward. We put her up there this weekend and she killed it, and I think tonight she did really well. Olivia is a defender; we put her at midfield, and she played almost that whole game.”
It’s no surprise to Hardy the two former defenders fared well in their transition.
“It's funny, because I think a lot of Sussex Academy players start as defenders and move their way up the field because they can see the most as a defender,” Hardy said.
Despite the 5-2 score, both teams got in some extra practice for the new overtime rule set to take effect. If teams are tied, they will play a 10-minute 7-on-7 sudden-death period. Should both teams survive, five players will be selected for a shootout.
The shootout begins at the 23-yard line, and the offensive player has eight seconds to try to score while the goalie can choose to stay put or come off the line. Coming out of the cage to challenge seemed to work the best, and both teams seemed to enjoy the new element of the game.
Sussex Academy sophomore forward Emma Orlen, right, tries to get a poke on the ball in front of the cage with senior Bailey Mears applying pressure as well during the Seahawks' 5-2 win over Parskide in an Aug. 24 scrimmage. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks junior Olivia Dickerson carries the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Maeve Lawson heads into the attacking third.
Seahawks sophomore Emma Orlen tries to keep the ball in along the sidelines.
Sussex Academy junior Logan Stiles isn't afraid to get low on defense.
Seahawks senior Bailey Mears found the fourth goal to be quite funny.
Sussex Academy senior Meredith Schiff leads the charge out of the cage on a Parkside corner.
Seahawks sophomore Grier Lawson makes a kick save.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton slices through a pair of Rams.
Seahawks junior Maeve Lawson strides toward goal.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton winds up for an outside blast.
Seahawks sophomore Emma Orlen prepares to insert on a corner.
Sussex Academy junior Maeve Lawson dashes inside.
Seahawks senior Bailey Mears watches her shot.
Sussex Academy senior Bailey Mears gives Maeve Lawson a pat on the back as senior Liz Layton clicks with the latter celebrating Lawson's goal.
Seahawks junior Maeve Lawson powers forward.
Sussex Academy sophomore Audrey Snyder passes across goal.
Seahawks senior Meredith Schiff went wide and then cut back in to score in the shootout.
Sussex Academy sophomore Grier Lawson comes out of the cage on the one-on-one.
Seahawks sophomore Audrey Snyder stands ready to take her turn in the shoot-out.
Sussex Academy senior Liz Layton smiles after sophomore Grier Lawson was able to stop her in the shoot-out.Event Details :
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