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DENVILLE - The Morris Knolls field hockey team saw its run in the state tournament end Thursday, Nov. 5, with a 3-1 loss to Roxbury in a North 1, Group 4 quarterfinal contest played at Roxbury.
The 7th-seeded Lady Eagles trailed 1-0 at the half and then saw No. 2 Roxbury score two goals in the second half for a 3-0 lead before Knolls could get on the board.
Mallory Vanderyajt scored the Knolls' goal, converting a pass from Taylor Deemer for the final score of the game.
Sarah Stuby made eight saves for Roxbury (11-4-1) while Sabrina Goldtrap stopped seven shots on goal for Morris Knolls (9-9-2).
(Pictures for this game can be found on "MK-Roxbury FH" under "HS Photo Albums")
MK edges High Point DENVILLE - Shannon Fisher's goal midway through the first half proved to be the game-winner as Morris Knolls beat High Point, 2-1, in a girls high school field hockey game played at High Point on Monday, Nov. 2.
Fisher scored on an assist from Jenna Channell, who had given the Lady Eagles (9-8-2) a 1-0 lead on an assist from Fisher 10 minutes into the game. Three minutes later, Nikki Hull scored the only goal of the game for High Point (10-8).
Morris Knolls head coach Amy Ottavinia had post-game praise for Cassie Tomkins for her solid play throughout the contest.
"Cassie worked extremely hard in today's game," Ottavinia said. "She was really working the ball up the field throughout the game and played a big role in generating offense for us."
Fisher's goal gives MK 1-1 tie
DENVILLE - Shannon Fisher scored on an assist by Mallory Vanderyajt as Morris Knolls and Mount Olive tied 1-1 in a high school field hockey game played at Mount Olive on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Sabrina Goldtrap finished wit 10 saves for the Lady Eagles while her teammates put 15 shots on Mount Olive goaltender Jill Dicola.
Morris Knolls is 8-8-2 after the tie; Mount Olive is 6-12-1.
Knolls falls to West Morris, 3-0
DENVILLE - Morris Knolls was held to three shots goal in losing a 3-0 decision to county power West Morris in a field hockey game at West Morris on Friday, Oct. 30.
The win broke a four-game winning streak for the Lady Eagles, who slipped to 8-8-1 with the loss. Randolph is now 14-4-1.
Morris Knolls goalie Sabrina Goldtrap turned away eight shots on goal for the game while West Morris goaltender Brooke Bastello had three saves.
Knolls advances in state tourney DENVILLE - Jenna Channell scored two goals and Mallory
Vanderyajt had a goal and two assists as the Morris Knolls High School
field hockey team, seeded No. 7 in the 10-team North 1, Group 4 state
sectionals, defeated No. 10-seeded Hackensack, 5-0, on Hackensack's turf field as the
tourney opened preliminary-round play Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The win
puts the Lady Eagles (8-7-1) into a first-round game against No. 2 seed
Roxbury at Roxbury, a game that must be played on or before Thursday, Nov. 5.
Morris Knolls had a 6-7-1 record at the time of the state's cutoff date of Wednesday, Oct. 21, when all teams with .500 or better records qualified automatically for the sectional tournament.
A provision in the field hockey tournment rules provides for teams with sub-.500 records to apply to be admitted to the tournament and that's what Knolls coach Amy Ottavinia did, citing the fact her team was "... playing better at the time" and the record was only one game off the .500 cutoff mark.
"We found out Monday, the day before tournament started," Ottavinia said after Tuesday night's game, a game that was moved to Hackensack because Knolls' field was unplayable. "The girls were very excited.
"And we're excited about meeting Roxbury again, too. We played them to a tie the first time around."
As for Tuesday's game, Channell scored the first two goals for Knolls with Breana
Penzenik and Vanderyajt getting the assists. Nikki Halm followed with
an unassisted goal to give the Lady Eagles a 3-0 halftime lead. Shannon
Fisher's goal off a feed from Vanderyajt in the second half gave
Knolls' a 4-0 lead and then Vanderyajt scored the game's final goal on
an assist from Sasha Brown.
Sabrina Goldtrap started in goal
for Knolls and Brianne Dostenko finished up but the Lady Eagle duo did
not have to make a single save during the game.
"Michelle Zollo continues to be solid in the defensive end in keeping the ball out of our goalcage," Ottavina said. "It was a good defensive effort by the entire unit.
"Sabrina has been stellar in goal all season and, although she wasn't tested against Hackensack, her communication skills were, as usual, key in the win as she is constantly telling the defense to mark and where to look for the open girls.
"Taylor Deemer is a great defender who has made some goal-line saves for us and Marth Lavery has very quick feet and is able to chase down anybody."
Knolls fired 25 shots
on the Hackensack goal.Knolls stops Montville, 3-1
DENVILLE - Sasha Brown, Taylor Deemer and Shannon Fisher made "Senior Day" for he Morris Knolls High School field hockey program a bit more special as they scored goals to lead the Lady Eagles to a 3-1 victory over Montville in a game played at Knolls on Thursday, Oct. 22.
Knolls goalies Sabrina Goldtrap and Brianne Dostenko also contributed to the victory as Goldtrap started and made five saves and Dostenko finished up and finished with one save.
Nikki Halm had two assists for the Lady Eagles and Mallory Vanderyajt, who had scored goals in Knolls' two previous games, also had an assist. Knolls outshot Montville (5-7-1) by a 13-7 margin.
"The girls played great and it was a nice way to honor the seniors," said MK field hockey coach Amy Ottavinia after the game. "The senior girls were escorted by their parents onto the field and presented with a flower."
(To view a Photo Album of "Senior Day," please visit "H.S. Albums" and click on "MK-Mont FH.")
Knolls seeks states
DENVILLE - The deadline for qualifying for the state field hockey tournament was Wednesday, Oct. 21. Teams must have at least a .500 record to qualify automatically.
Morris Knolls head coach Amy Ottavinia took advantage of a provision in the NJSIAA rules that states sub-.500 teams can apply for the tournament. With her Eagles at 6-7-1 and 2-0-1 in their last three games, Ottavinia filled out the forms and sent in the paperwork.
The team will find out if it is in the field when the brackets are announced next week.
Knolls win, 1-0
DENVILLE - Mallory Vanderyajt scored the only goal of the game on assists from Nikii Halm and Megan Fredricks 4:13 in the first overtime period as Morris Knolls beat Sparta, 1-0, in a high school field hockey game played at Sparta on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Morris Knolls pulled to within a game of .500 at 6-7-1 with the win; Sparta fell to 1-13-1.
Lady Eagle goalie Sabrina Goldtrap stopped all six shots she saw for the shutout.
Knolls outshot Sparta 14-6 and had 16 penalty corners to five for Sparta.
MK, Roxbury in 1-1 tie
DENVILLE - Mallory Vanderyajt's goal with 15 seconds to play in the first half was the only score of the game for Morris Knolls in a 1-1 high school field hockey game that went double-overtime at Knolls on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Vanderyajt controlled a rebound about 12 yards out and fired the ball past the Roxbury goalie and into the back of the cage for the goal to pull the Lady Eagles (5-7-1) into a 1-1 tie. Roxbury had gone ahead 1-0 when Kriss Henderson scored with 3:27 left in the first half.
The goalies and defenses took over after that and no goals were scored in the second half or in either of the two overtime periods.
Morris Knolls goalie Sabrina Goldtrap finished with 11 saves and Roxbury keeper Sarah Stuby stopped seven shots by Knolls.
"Both teams played very well and had opportunities to score only to be turned aside by the goalies, both of whom played with a lot of heart," said Knolls coach Amy Ottavinia after the game. "Sabrina's toughest chance came on a breakaway when she was able to deflect a shot from a Roxbury player who was coming right in on her."
Knolls stops Hills, 3-0
DENVILLE - Taylor Deemer scored what proved to be the winning goal and Shannon Fisher and Cassie Tomkins each scored a goal and an assist as Morris Knolls snapped a three-game losing and scoreless skid with a 3-0 victory over sister-school Morris Hills in a high school field hockey game at Morris Knolls on Monday, Oct. 12.
Morris Knolls (5-7) had lost twice to Chatham and once to Morristown - the Nos. 3 and 6 seeds in the county tournament - in its last three game without scoring a goal.
Deemer broke the scoreless streak with an unassisted goal in the first half and Fisher added her goal with an assist from Tomkins to give the Lady Eagles a 2-0 lead at the half.
Fisher returned the favor and assisted on Tomkins' goal for the only score of the second half.
While the Deemer-Fisher-Tomkins trio took care of all the scoring, Knolls head coach Amy Ottavinia said that Mallory Vanderyajt also had a big hand in the victory.
"Mallory was a workhourse in getting the ball up the field," Ottavinia said after the game. "She set up many of our corners and shots ... she had an outstanding game."
Morris Knolls goalie Sabrina Goldtrap finished with five saves for the shutout while Rachel Sonnenberg stopped seven shots on goal for Morris Hills (4-8).
MK falls in MCT
Go to "MCT Fall Report" and click on "MCT Field Hockey" for game details of the Lady Eagles' 2-0 first-round loss to Chatham on Saturday, Oct. 12.
MK bows to Chatham
DENVILLE - The Morris Knolls and Chatham field hockey teams tuned up for their game against each other in the county tournament by playing a game Thursday, Oct. 8 ... against each other. Sabrina Goldtrap made 10 saves and the Lady Eagles were held to only five shots on goal as Chatham beat Knolls, 2-0, in a high school field hockey game at Chatham on Thursday, Oct. 8.
The two teams will be back at each other in Morris County Tournament quarterfinal that will be held at Haas Field in Chatham on Saturday, Oct. 10, starting at 10:30 a.m.
Megan Palmisano and Kathlee Ughetta scored first-half goals for Chatham (10-1), the No. 3 seed in the county tourney
Morris Knolls (4-7), who reached the quarters with a 3-2 upset victory over No. 6 Morristown last weekend, is now 4-7 and has lost three straight since beating Morristown.
MK blanked by Morristown
DENVILLE - What a difference three days makes!
The Morris Knolls field hockey team, fresh off a comeback upset 3-2 victory over Morristown in a first-round game in the Morris County Field Hockey Tournament at Morristown on Saturday, Oct. 3, played host to same team on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and didn't fare as well.
This time around, Morristown (7-3) went out ahead and stayed there and gained a measure of revenge for the MCT defeat by beating Knolls, 3-0, in their rematch.
The Lady Eagles (4-5) were able to put only two shots on the Morristown cages while Knolls goalie Sabrina Goldtrap finished the game by stopped eight of the 11 shots she faces.
MK wins in MCT
(Go to "MCT Scores, Skeds" Page in menu bar and click on "Field Hockey" when sub menu pops up)
Knolls falls, 1-0
DENVILLE - Mallory Vanderyajt's unassisted goal was the only score of the game for Morris Knolls as the Lady Eagles dropped a high school field hockey game to Randolph, 2-1, in a night game at Randolph on Thursday, Oct. 1.
Sabrina Goldtrap finished the game with six saves for Knolls, which saw its record dip to 3-4 with the loss.
Morris Knolls, the 11th-seeded team in the 2009 Morris Count Field Hockey Tournament, faces No. 6 seed Morristown in a first-round game on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Morristown in a game that is scheduled to start at 11 a.m.
Knolls snaps skid
DENVILLE - The losing streak is history.
But the Morris Knolls High School field hockey team had to work overtime - double overtime, in fact - in order to get it done as the Lady Eagles beat Mendham, 2-1, on Shannon Fisher's goal less than a minute into the second extra session in a game played at Knolls on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Fisher scored her fourth goal of the season 58 seconds into the second OT period to snap a three-game losing streak for the Lady Eagles. Fisher controlled a rebound of teammate Mallory Vanderyajt's shot on goal
Knolls is now 3-3 after opening the season with two victories and then suffering through a stretch where they were held scoreless for three games.
Mendham (3-2) scored the only goal of the first half and Morris Knolls got even just 2:17 into the second half when Taylor Deemer scored a goal off a Vanderyajt corner.
The game remained scoreless through the rest of regulation and the first overtime period until Fisher pounced on Vanderyajt's rebound and delivered the game-winner.
Knolls goalie Sabrina Goldtrap finished the game with 10 saves. The Lady Eagles put 13 shots on the Mendham cages.
The Lady Eagles were seeded 11th in the 19-team field for the 2009 Morris County Field Hockey Tournament. For the complete list of seeds and tournament schedule, please return to the Home Page, click on the "MCT Seeds, Skeds" Page on the menu bar.
Lakers blank MK
DENVILLE - The Morris Knolls High School field hockey team saw its record dip to 2-3 for the season after being shut out by Mountain Lakes, 2-0, at Mountain Lakes on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The loss was the third in a row for he Lady Eagles, all by shutout.
Meg Lappe and Erin Turkot scored the goals and Allie Deering and Leslye Kang had assists for the Lady Lakers, who improved to 4-3.
Sabrina Goldtrap finished with five saves for Knolls; Anna Kessler stopped four shots on goal for the shutout.
Knolls loses, 2-0
DENVILLE - Morris Knolls was able to penetrate the Pope John defense for only two shots on goal as the Lady Eagles lost a 2-0 high school field hockey decision to Pope John in Sparta on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Pope John got a first-half goal from Caroline McKinley and a second-half goal from Melanie O'Connor to improve its season record to 4-1.
Morris Knolls, which fell to 2-2, got a 14-save performance from goalie Sabrina Goldtrap.
Lady Eagles blanked
DENVILLE - Morris Knolls put 10 shots on goal but couldn?t score as Kittatinny beat the Lady Eagles, 2-0, in a high school field hockey match at Knolls on Monday, Sept. 21.
Knolls goaltender Brianne Dostenko finished with three saves.
The loss was the first of the season for Knolls after two wins while Kittatinny improved to 2-3.
Knolls beat Vernon, 2-0
DENVILLE - Shannon Fisher had a goal and an assist as Morris Knolls beat Vernon, 2-0, in a high school field hockey game played under the lights at Vernon Thursday, Sept. 17.
The Lady Eagles scored both goals in the second half to improve their season record to 2-0.
Cassie Tomkins converted a pass from Fisher to give Knolls a 1-0 lead and Fisher scored the final goal of the game on an assist from Mallory Vanderyajt.
Vernon (1-2) did not put a shot on goal during the game, giving Knolls goalie Sabrina Goldtrap a "no-save" shutout. Morris Knolls finished with 10 shots on goal.
MK wins opener
DENVILLE - At least for a day, the lines of communications had to be open on the Morris Knolls High School field hockey team.
The Lady Eagles are fielding a team with a lot of players in new positions this year and one of the keys for the team right now is making sure they talk to each other on the field, according to head coach Amy Ottovinia.
"With so many players in new positions this year, one of the main things we're working on is good communications," Ottovinia explains. "And we'll need to play solid team defense, too.
"Still, the girls feel they can be competitive this season."
Everything worked out well for the Lady Eagles in their season opener, a 5-0 victory over Parsippany Hills (1-2) at Parsippany on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Senior Mallory Vanderjayt scored two goals and had an assist; junior Shannon Fisher had two goals; senior Lindsey Albanese finished with a goal; and junior Megan Fredricks and senior Cassie Tomkins each added an assist.
Sabrina Goldtrap and Brianne Dostenko shared the goaltending duties for the Lady Eagles. Goldtrap didn?t face a single shot while she was in the cage and Dostenko completed the shutout by stopping two shots on goal.
Knolls outshot Par Hills, 11-2.
Seniors Nikki Halm, Michelle Zollo, Tomkins and Vanderyajt are the team captains and head a returning group of letter winners that include juniors McKenna Schuster, Fisher and Fredricks.
Newcomers expected to contribute throughout the season are seniors Taylor Deemer, Martha Lavery, Jenna Channel and Albanese; juniors Sasha Brown and Goldtrap; and Dostenko, a sophomore.
The team finished 19-3-2 last season and won the Iron Hills Conference's Iron Divison championship and went on to win the North 1, Group 4 state sectional championship.
Ottovinia is in her sixth year as the head coach of the Knolls field hockey program. She compiled a 68-26-2 record for her first five seasons.
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In photo above, Morris Knolls High School varsity field hockey coach Amy Ottovinia (right) and assistant coach Rebecca Toth talk to the Lady Eagles during halftime of their 5-0 victory over Parsippany Hills at Parsippany on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Below, Shannon Fisher (11) gets past a Par Hills defender as she moves upfield and, in bottom photo, Mallory Vanderyajt (5) gains control of the ball. Photos by Vince Zvolensky.
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