2012 State
Tournament Recap
Gahanna Columbus Academy -
2012 State Champions
Coach
Anne Horton
2012 OHSAA Field Hockey State Tournament
November 2-3, Upper Arlington High School
Semifinal #1
Gahanna Columbus Academy 4, Cincinnati
Ursuline Academy 0
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio � Gahanna Columbus Academy defeated Cincinnati
Ursuline Academy 4-0 in the first semifinal game of the 2012 OHSAA state
field hockey tournament that began Friday at Upper Arlington High
School.
Columbus Academy (18-0-1) will play in the championship game Saturday at
1:00 p.m. against the winner of the Columbus Bishop Watterson and Shaker
Heights Hathaway Brown game. The Vikings are looking to win their ninth
OHSAA field hockey state championship, with their most recent title
coming in 2006. Ursuline Academy, which was making its first state
tournament appearance since 2001, finished the year 17-1-1.
CA - 3-1�4
UA - 0-0�0
Scoring:
CA- Paige Berliner (assist Courtney Deena) 23:56, 1st half
CA- Alyssa Edwards (assist
Charlotte Vaziri) 22:26, 1st half
CA- Paige Berliner (assist Courtney Gittins) 16:38, 1st half
CA- Alyssa Edwards (assist Hana Sinno) 23:28, 2nd half
Saves:
CA- 0 (Sarah Guendert)
UA- 6 (Emily Lotterer)
Shots on Goal:
CA- 8
UA- 2
Penalty Corners:
CA- 2
UA- 1
### OHSAA ###
Semifinal #2
Columbus Bishop Watterson 1, Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown 0
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio � Columbus Bishop Watterson
defeated Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown 1-0 in the second
semifinal game of the 2012 OHSAA state field hockey tournament
that began Friday at Upper Arlington High School.
Bishop Watterson will play in the championship game Saturday
against Gahanna Columbus Academy who beat Cincinnati Ursuline
Academy in the first semifinal game of the day. The Eagles,
which have nine state tournament appearances, are looking to win
their first title since 2009 and third overall. Hathaway Brown,
the 2011 runner-up, finishes the year 15-4-1 in its 14th state
tournament appearance
BW - 1-0 �1
HB - 0-0 � 0
Scoring:
BW- Emily Engert (assist Stephanie Polletta) 28:46, 2nd half
Saves:
BW- 3 (Bridget Wagy)
HB- 2 (Brenna Scully)
Shots on Goal:
BW- 2
HB- 4
Penalty Corners:
BW- 8
HB- 4 |
### OHSAA ###
State
Championship Game
Gahanna
Columbus Academy 2, Columbus Bishop Watterson 1 (2 OT)
UPPER
ARLINGTON, Ohio � In double overtime, Gahanna Columbus Academy
freshman Hana Sinno scored the game-winning goal to give the Vikings a
2-1 win over Columbus Bishop Watteron Saturday in the 2012 OHSAA field
hockey state championship game at Upper Arlington High School. Academy�s
Charlotte Vaziri (Jr.) scored the game�s first goal with 4:03 remaining
in the first half, but the Vikings were unable to hold off the Eagles as
Alessandra Margello (Sr.) tied the game with 9:01 left in regulation.
The
state title is the ninth for Columbus Academy (19-0-1), which has made
the state tournament every year since 2008. The Vikings now have a five
title lead over Kettering Fairmont (4) for the most field hockey state
titles. Academy posted 12 shots on goal compared to five for Watterson,
and also led in penalty corners 12-8.
Academy
also defeated Watterson during the regular-season, 1-0, and posted
shutout victories in 12 of its 20 victories this season.
Bishop Watterson, which had previously won state titles in 2009, 2005
and 1995, finished the season 19-2-0.
CA -
1-0-0-1 �2
BW - 0-1-0-0 �1
Scoring:
CA-
Charlotte Vaziri (assist Brie Sahl, Grace Geiger) 4:03, 1st half
BW- Alessandra Margello (assist Olivia Pardi), 2nd half
CA- Hana Sinno (assist Charlotte Vaziri) 6:05, 2nd OT
Saves:
CA- 4 (Sarah Guendert)
BW- 4 (Bridget Wagy)
Shots on Goal:
CA- 12
BW- 5
Penalty Corners:
CA- 12
BW- 8
### OHSAA ###
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