ROCKAWAY - Morris Hills and Randolph each finished with 10 shots on
goal, but the Lady Knights couldn't get anything past Randolph keeper
Kristina Johnson and lost a 3-0 decision in a high school field hockey
game played at Randolph on Friday, Oct. 31.
Cristina Folino got all three goals for Randolph, which improved to
14-4-1 for the season. Rachel Sonnenberg finished with seven saves for
Morris Hills, which is now 5-14.
Lady Knights bow in state sectional game
ROCKAWAY - The
Morris Hills High School field hockey team lost to Newton, 5-0, in a
North 1, Group 2 sectional tournament game played at Newton on
Thursday, Oct. 29.
The Lady Knights, the No. 14 seed, were held to two shots on goal
by Newton, the top-seeded team in the 14-team section. Morris Hills is
now 5-13; Newton (14-1-1) was led by the three-goal, one-assist output
of Chelsea Grotyohann.
Lady Knights won on Sihlanick's goal
ROCKAWAY -- Rachel Sihlanick's second-half goal was the only score of the game as the Morris Hills High School field hockey team beat Vernon, 1-0, in a game played at Vernon on Shursday, Oct. 22.
The victory stopped a five-game losing streak for the Lady Knights, a streak that saw them get outscored, 14-0, by their opponents with three of the losses by 1-0 scores.
Morris Hills is 6-11 with the victory; Vernon slipped to 4-9.
Mendham stops Hills, 1-0
ROCKAWAY - The Morris Hills High School field hockey team suffered its fifth straight shutout defeat with a 1-0 overtime loss to Mendham at Morris Hills on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Alyssa DiMaio scored the game-winner for Mendham in the first overtime period after the two teams battled to a scoreless deadlock in regulation.
Morris Hills is 5-11 with the loss; Mendham improved to 7-7.
Mendham stops MH, 1-0
ROCKAWAY - Morris Hills put only two shots on goal in a 1-0 loss to
Boonton in a high school field hockey game played at Boonton on Friday,
Oct. 16.
The Lady Knights slipped to 4-10-0 with the loss; Boonton improved to 9-4-1.
Pope John routs Hills, 8-0
ROCKAWAY - Pope John's Alicia Koert did the most damage with three
goals and two assists as Morris Hills lost an 8-0 verdict to the Lady
Lions in a field hockey game played at Sparta on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Morris Hills goaltender Rachel Sonnenberg had a very busy day as she faced 25 shots on goal for the game.
Morris Hills season record fell to 4-9 with the loss; Pope John is 10-2-1.
Hills falls to Knolls, 3-0
ROCKAWAY - The Morris Hills High School field hockey team suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of sister-school Morris Knolls in a game played at Knolls on Monday, Oct. 12.
Rachel Sonnenberg, the Lady Knights goalie, finished the game with seven saves while her teammates put five shots on Knolls keeper Sabrina Goldtrap.
The loss saw Morris Hills season record slip to 4-8.
Lady Knights bow to Lenape Valley in OT
ROCKAWAY - The Morris Hills and Lenape Valley field hockey teams locked in a scoreless battle for two halves and one overtime period before Lenape Valley's Val Collins scored the only goal of the game for a 1-0 Lenape Valley victory in a high school contest played at Morris Hills on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Goalie Rachel Sonnenberg finished the game with seven saves for Morris Hills (4-7); Lenape Valley (5-5-1) keeper Deanna Utter had three saves.
Morris Hills wins on Scaffidi goal, 1-0
ROCKAWAY - Nicole Scaffidi took care of all the scoring for the game when she notched an unassisted goal in the second half to give the Morris Hills High School field hockey team a 1-0 victory over Mount Olive in a game played at Mount Olive on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Scaffidi's goal came six minutes into the second half and was the only shot the Lady Knights were able to get past Mount Olive goalie Jill Dicola, who stopped 11 others.
Morris Hills goalie Rachel Sonnenberg stopped seven shots for the shutout as Morris Hills improved to 4-6 and Mount Olive slipped to 2-7.
Knights win MCT prelim, 1-0, on Sihlanick goal
ROCKAWAY - Rachel Sihlanick scored the only goal of the game as the Morris Hills High School field hockey team defeated Mount Olive, 1-0, in a Morris County Field Hockey Tournament preliminary-round game played at Mount Olive on Thursday, Oct. 1.
The Lady Knights (3-5), seeded No. 17 in the 19-team tournament, now travel to face top-seed Madison (8-1) in a first-round game scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, at 9 a.m.
Morris Hills scored its goal off a corner that was sent in by Lindsay Kasper to Nicole Scaffidi, who then passed the ball to Sihlanick for the score.
Lady Knight goalie Rachel Sonnenberg made five saves for the shutout and got a lot of support from a defense that was led by Chelsea Palmisano.
"Chelsea had a great day for us ... especially on defensive corners," Morris Hills head coach Cindy Moncalieri said after the game. "She saved us quite a few times out there ... she was really on her game."
Mount Olive (2-6), the tournament's 16th seed, held Morris Hills to only three shots on goal for the entire game, something that Moncalieri said will have to change when the Lady Knights go up against Madison on Saturday.
We didn't play up to our standards against Mount Olive," Moncalieri said. "But the positive side to it all was we came out with a win and get to play another tournament game.
"Madison is tough and is even tougher on their home turf. And they are coming off a loss (a 2-1 double-OT defeat at the hands of Oak Lawn on Thursday) and that might motivate them even more for our game. The girls are excited about playing Madison and they are excited to be playing in another county tournament game.
"But they also know they are going to have to play hard to have any kind of a chance against Madison ... harder and a lot better."
Lady Knights bow to unbeaten West Morris
ROCKAWAY - The Morris Hills High School field hockey team was held to three shots on goal in a 3-0 loss to unbeaten (6-0) West Morris in a game played at West Morris on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
The first half was scoreless and West Morris scored all three of its goals within a 10-minute period in the second half to hand Morris Hills its fourth loss in six games.
Rachel Sonnenberg was in goal for the Lady Knights and she finished with 13 saves. Morris Hills is now 3-4 after the loss.
The Lady Knights were seeded 17th in the 19-team field for the 2009 Morris County Field Hockey Tournament. For the complete seeding list and tournament schedule, please return to the Home Page, and click on the "MCT Seeds, Skeds" page icon that is on the menu bar.
