The Gloucester High School varsity field hockey team continued its romp through the 2015 schedule with a 12-0 shutout of Bethel at GHS on Tuesday.
Now sporting a 10-0 record, the undefeated Dukes have yet to play a complete game. Each of their wins has been cut short by the mercy rule, which ends the game midway through the second half if a team has a six-goal lead or better.
“We’ve basically lost two and a half games of playing time,” said GHS coach Mike Miller. Although he is glad his girls are playing so well, the shortened games do not let him get through his substitute rotation.
Kessa Romero had a hat trick in the win Tuesday and Karly Harwood, Molly Vaughan and Brittany Romero had two goals each. Bri Greene, Cassidy Goodwin and Shaelyn McNeil also scored.
Bri Romero had three assists in the win and Goodwin, Greene and Cheyenne Hollandsworth had two each. Maddie Hutson, Meredith LeBel and Harwood also assisted goals.
“We played quite well considering the grass was wet and that slowed us down. Our passing game was exceptional and allowed us to get the ball to open players,” Miller said.
Gloucester downed visiting Warwick, 6-0, last Thursday with two goals each from Greene and Harwood and one apiece from B. Romero and Goodwin. Goodwin and Hutson had three assists each and Harwood assisted on a goal. Miller said, despite the score, the Raiders proved to be scrappy opponents.
“They were very aggressive, and it was good to play an aggressive team. It made us work harder,” said Miller. “Our passing game worked well, but some of our goals did not come that easy. I think it just came down to us being better skilled.”
The Dukes beat the hosts at Heritage 13-0 on Sept. 22. Goodwin and Romero each had a hat trick in the win and goals were scored by Bri Miller, Whitney Robins, Alexis Lester, Hollandsworth, Hutson, Harwood and Vaughan.
Hutson, Goodwin and Romero had two assists each and assists came from Lester, Hollandsworth, Harwood, Kendall Gamble, Greene, LeBel, Caroline Kersey and Vaughan.
The day before besting the Hurricanes, Gloucester dominated home standing Denbigh by the same 13-0 score. B. Romero, Harwood, Goodwin and Lauren Petty had two goals each in the win. Also finding the net were Vaughan, Greene, Hollandsworth, Hutson and Kersey.
Goodwin tallied four assists against the Patriots, Kessa Romero had two and assists were provided by Hutson, LeBel, Hollandsworth, Vaughan and B. Romero.
Playing on the thick grass of the Menchville field on Sept. 17, the Dukes prevailed, 6-0. Taylor Green, B. Romero, Hollandsworth Hutson, Goodwin and Vaughan scored against the Monarchs.
Goodwin also provided three assists while Vaughan and Romero had two each. This also marked the first game this season that goal keeper Izzy Morande has had to make a save.
The Dukes are scheduled to host Kecoughtan today and Menchville on Tuesday.