Enfield Field Hockey Team Makes the Final Four [VIDEO]

ENFIELD, CT — Seeking its sixth state championship, but first since 1994, the Enfield High School field hockey team took another big step Friday, holding off a tough Norwalk team in a 2-1 victory in the Class L quarterfinals.

Norwalk, the seventh seed, grabbed an early lead just over four minutes into the contest, but Jessie Maier made a great individual rush and fired in a shot from the right side of the circle to knot it at 1-1 heading into halftime.

After intermission, the Eagles tallied the game-winner on a goal by Kaitlyn Bourque, assisted by Maier, with 21:48 to play.

Laurissa Montigny and Taylor Poletti helped preserve the win with stellar defensive plays at the Enfield goal line.

Goalkeeper Kelly Mazza stopped seven shots to earn the victory.

Second-seeded Enfield will open a semifinal doubleheader Tuesday at Watertown High School, facing No. 3 Staples at 4 p.m. The other semifinal matchup, pitting top-seeded Glastonbury against No. 4 Darien, follows at 6 p.m.

Unfortunately, Enfield was unable to pull off a home-field double win, as the girls soccer team fell to Wilton 2-1 in double overtime in the second round of the Class LL tournament.

Here are Friday's results of girls soccer, volleyball and field hockey action involving teams from Hartford and Tolland counties. Click on a header for the complete bracket.

GIRLS SOCCER

Class LL (second round)
No. 1 Glastonbury 7, No. 17 Shelton 0 (next: No. 9 Staples at Glastonbury, Monday 2 p.m.)
No. 2 Suffield 1, No. 18 Fairfield Warde 0 (next: No. 10 Newington at Suffield, Sunday 2 p.m.)
No. 10 Newington 1, No. 7 Amity Regional 0 (next: Newington at No. 2 Suffield, Sunday 2 p.m.)
No. 6 South Windsor 2, No. 11 Middletown 0 (next: South Windsor at No. 3 Ridgefield, Monday 4 p.m.)
No. 13 Wilton 2, No. 4 Enfield 1

Class L (second round)
No. 17 Farmington 1, No. 1 RHAM 0 (next: Farmington at No. 9 Sheehan, Sunday 2 p.m.)
No. 7 Daniel Hand 1, No. 10 Berlin 0
No. 6 Pomperaug 3, No. 11 Avon 1

Class M (quarterfinals)
No. 17 Tolland 2, No. 8 Watertown 0 (next: Tolland vs. No. 4 Notre Dame-Fairfield, Monday TBA)
No. 3 Lewis Mills 1, No. 27 New Fairfield 0 (next: Lewis Mills vs. No. 15 Immaculate, Monday TBA)
No. 15 Immaculate 3, No. 10 Northwest Catholic 1

Class S (quarterfinals)
No. 24 Portland 6, No. 1 Capital Prep 2
No. 13 Old Saybrook 3, No. 12 St. Paul 1
No. 2 Old Lyme 2, No. 7 Coventry 0
No. 11 Terryville 3, No. 14 Bolton 2

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Class M (quarterfinals)
No. 7 Granby Memorial 3, No. 2 Haddam-Killingworth 1 (next: Granby Memorial vs. No. 3 Seymour, Tuesday TBA)
No. 3 Seymour 3, No. 6 Plainville 2
No. 1 Torrington 3, No. 8 Tolland 0

Class S (quarterfinals)
No. 2 Coventry 3, No. 7 Norwich Tech 0 (next: Coventry vs. No. 3 Hale Ray, Tuesday TBA)
No. 1 Lyman Memorial 3, No. 8 Northwest Catholic 2

FIELD HOCKEY

Class L (quarterfinals)
No. 2 Enfield 2, No. 7 Norwalk 1 (next: Enfield vs. No. 3 Staples, Tuesday 4 p.m. at Watertown)
No. 1 Glastonbury 3, No. 8 South Windsor 0 (next: Glastonbury vs. No. 4 Darien, Tuesday 6 p.m. at Watertown)

Photo credits: Tim Jensen

Video credit: Rob Fortier