West Morris Field Hockey Falls in Morris County Final

The No. 1 seed Madison and No. 2 seed West Morris Central field hockey teams faced off in the Morris County Championship at Boonton Saturday evening. In a game that could have gone either way with a couple of bounces, Madison came out on top 3-1 to win their fifth title in six years.

IN SHORT

Madison came out dominating the first 15 minutes, moving freely within its offense. Dellavia put in the game's first goal at the 12:59 mark off an assist from Rachel Alvey.

But West Morris showed that it deserved to be in the championship and at the 8:45 mark, Erin Gutkind fired in a rebounded shot to knot the score at 1.  Gutkind seemed to everywhere on the field, stopping the Madison offense and leading West Morris into the Madison zone.  But in the second half, Dellavia scored her second goal on an assist from Michelle Montagna at 14:44 to put Madison in the lead at 2-1.  West Morris did not go down easy, out-shooting Madison 17-9.  A goal from Madison's Skyler Oates with 3:42 left in the game sealed the victory.

WOLF OF THE GAME

Erin Gutkind- Erin scored the lone West Morris goal of the game. Her end-to-end play earned her the offensive player of the game award.  

OTHER KEY PERFORMANCE

Goalie Jen Cuozzo (West Morris) - Cuozzo directed the defense and repeatedly turned back the Dodgers; Kayla Mosser (West Morris) - played solid defense and slowed down the Madison offense.

THEY SAID IT

"They got a lot of heart. A couple bounces here and there and the game could have gone the other way. We did everything we were supposed to do except to pull the ball in the goal enough. There is no doubt that we left it out on the field and we have to leave here with our heads high. We weren't dominated. I hope that finally West Morris field hockey will finally get the respect they deserve." - West Morris head coach Courtney Bertos