Field Hockey: Conestoga cruises past Easton in 3A state opener

WORCESTER >> Conestoga took the opening center pass of its PIAA Class-3A state playoff opener straight into Easton’s end Tuesday afternoon. After a few passes, the shot went just wide of the cage 15 seconds into the game, but it was a sign of things to come.

The Pioneers put 29 shots on goal in a dominant 5-0 win over Easton on a cold and rainy day at Methacton High School.

“Getting the ball around the goalie and really using our people on the post really worked,” senior Kendall McGee said. “It was really cold, so obviously our hands — it was hard to get it in. Once we just kept our sticks down and were getting the rebounds it was easy to get the ball in.”

Conestoga, the District 1 runner-up, will face District 3 third-place finisher Hershey, a 7-0 winner of Pine-Richland, in the quarterfinals Saturday at a time and location to be determined.

McGee got the scoring started halfway through the first half.

“It really set the tone for our playing and hyped us all up to get us going,” McGee said of getting on the board first. “We knew that their defense wasn’t too strong and that their goalie was really good with her hands. We were really trying to get it down on the ground. That really set the tone for the whole rest of the game.”

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