Wozniak’s double hat trick catapults Conestoga to win over Marple-Newtown

BERWYN>>The Conestoga field hockey team has won the last three straight Central League titles, and kicked off its campaign for a fourth in dominant fashion. Led by Shae Wozniak, who notched a hat trick twice over with six goals in the game, the Pioneers (2-0 overall, 1-0 Central League) cruised to an 11-0 rout of visiting Marple-Newtown (1-2, 0-1) in the league opener for both schools.

“We really are deep with our offensive threats,” said Conestoga coach Regan Marscher. “We did some really nice passing and moved the ball and distributed it well. This team is unselfish, yet at the same time hungry. I’m really proud of the way this team played on offense today.”

Wozniak was on fire early, posting a hat trick before six minutes had been played, and adding a fourth with 4:24 still to play in the first period. Within 90-seconds of the start of the second half, Wozniak had put up her second hat trick of the game, finding the back of the cage three times in thirty-second intervals to start the third.

“I’ve never had a six goal game before, but this was a total team effort today,” said Wozniak. “Everyone moved the ball around well, and we communicated well. This is a nice way to get the season going. We’ve got a really tough schedule this year, which will help us down the road in the post season. “

Despite her six goal outburst, it was hardly a one woman show for the Pioneers, who saw five different goal scorers, and six different players credited with assists, led by Ava Lofgren who tallied the assist on each of Wozniak’s first three scores.

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