2006 Seven Sisters Field Hockey Championship – Day Two
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Wellesley won its Seven Sisters-record eighth field hockey championship (sixth in seven years) by defeating Wheaton (Ma.) 4-1 on Sunday morning on Clothier Field. Twin sisters Julia and Lydia Parzych (Auburn, MA - Auburn), senior forwards for the Blue, each scored a goal, while teammate Sara Stein (Ann Arbor, MI - Greenhills) took home tournament MVP honors.
Senior midfielder Beth Kelley (Lynnfield, MA - Lynnfield) opened the scoring with 20:14 to play, hitting the ball from the perimeter into the right corner of the goal, and Wellesley took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
Senior midfielder Jenn Shrull (Windham, NH - Pinkerton) netted Wellesley's second goal, with the assist going to Lydia Parzych after the latter received a Kelley penalty corner. Parzych picked up another assist 10 minutes later when sister Julia tipped in her outside shot. Lydia picked up a goal of her own with 6:13 to play before Wheaton senior Rachel Sminkey (White River Junction, VT - Hartford) spoiled the shutout at the 5:24 mark off of a pass from sophomore forward Alisa Ardito (Branford, CT - Branford).
Wellesley sophomore goalkeeper Emily Hewitt (Alexandria, VA - St. Stephens and St. Agnes) made eight saves in the win, while Wheaton senior Mary Catherine Bell (Columbus, IN - Miss Porter's School) made 12 stops.
Mount Holyoke scored the game's first three goals and held on for a 5-2 win over Smith to take third place in the championship. Lyons' freshman Mary Kate Switchenko (Sturbridge, MA - Dana Hall) scored a game-high two goals, while sophomore Jaimie Macari (Fiskdale, MA - Tantasqua Regional), senior Ariana Baudouin (Norwalk, CT - St. Luke's), and senior Susan West (Gwynedd Valley, PA - Germantown Friends) added one each. Senior Linnea Michaels (Hunington Sta., NY - Huntington) and junior Alex Janos (Hillsborough, NJ - Hillsborough) netted goals for Smith, while Pioneer freshman goalkeeper Margaret Winters (Purchase, NY - Hackley School) made a game-high seven saves.
Host Swarthmore won its second game of the tournament, 4-1 over local rival Haverford in the fifth place game. Haverford junior Sarah Walker (Wilton, CT - Wilton) scored with no time left in the first half to tie the game at one, but Swarthmore got second-half goals from sophomore Ashley Gunter (Crisfield, MA - Worcester Prep), senior Summer Spicer (Laurel, DE - Laurel), and junior Abigail Fischer (Sudbury, MA - Lincoln-Sudbury) ; Garnet freshman Alex Gilbert-Bono (Wellesley, MA - St. Mark's) scored the game's first goal. Haverford freshman goalkeeper Grace Bundens (Woodbury, NJ - Moorestown) made a tournament-high 15 saves.
In the seventh place game, Vassar downed Bryn Mawr by a 4-0 margin, outshooting the Owls 16-2. Brewer sophomore Hannah Beswick (Wilmington, DE - Wilmington Friends) and junior Katherine Simon (Waukesha, WI - Arrowhead) each put in two goals. Owl freshman Caitlin Evans (Mill Valley, CA - Santa Catalina) made nine saves in goal.
Started in 1980 at Barnard College, Seven Sisters Championships are conducted in the sports of basketball, crew, cross-country, field hockey, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball. Only five of the original Seven Sisters (Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley) remain; Haverford and Swarthmore were invited as "cousins" while Elms has joined for this tournament to make an even eight participants.
All-Tournament Team
(MVP) Sara Stein—Midfielder—Wellesley
Jenn Shrull—Midfielder—Wellesley
Sara Dimick—Forward—Wheaton
Kim Anson—Midfielder—Wheaton
Lyndsie Ryalls—Forward--Wheaton
Ari Baudouin—Midfielder—Mount Holyoke
Rachel Brady—Goalkeeper—Bryn Mawr
Summer Spicer—Midfielder—Swarthmore
Rebecca Capute—Defender—Smith
Zoe Lloyd—Forward—Haverford
Emily Fare—Defender—Vassar
Day Two Results
Championship Match: (1) Wellesley 4, Wheaton 1
Third-place Match: (4) Mount Holyoke 5, (3) Smith 2
Fifth-place Match: Swarthmore 4, Haverford 1
Seventh-place Match: Vassar 4, Bryn Mawr 0
Day One Results
First Round
(1) Wellesley 3, Bryn Mawr 0
Wheaton 3, (2) Swarthmore 2
(3) Smith 1, Vassar 0 2OT
(4) Mount Holyoke 3, Haverford 2 OT
Second Round
(1) Wellesley 3, (4) Mount Holyoke 0
Wheaton 6, (3) Smith 2
Haverford 2, Bryn Mawr 0
(2) Swarthmore 2, Vassar 1 2OT