by Christina Hurley
Newport was not expecting the Hopkinton Varsity Field Hockey team to come out with such brute force; Danielle Gonzales scored the first goal scored 29 seconds into the game. The adrenaline was flowing as the team ran back for high-fives expecting more goals to come. As the game continued the ball went back and forth over the 50 mark, then the referee called a warning on Abby Lunau for pushing one of the Newport girls. Shortly after Mimi Ramsdell was taken out of the game accused with shoving and given a yellow card. During the first half of the game the Hopkinton team started to realize that the ref was calling unfairly. Less than two minutes later the ref called yet another yellow card on Margareta York for shoving when she only tripped into another girl. Now left with only 9 players on the field vs. 11, Hopkinton still held their ground and overcame the loss of the two players; keeping the defense strong. The second half of the game began with all 11 players back on the field; Hannah Richards scored the other 3 goals. Half way through the second half of the game the ref calling unfair calls tripped, and hurt her leg. After the time out ended, her leg is wrapped in an ace bandage cast and she asked the teams if they would like to continue for the remaining 16 minutes and 54 seconds left or end the game. Hopkinton was given the decision and they decided to end the game 4 Hopkinton, 0 Newport. Miranda Murphy, a senior at Hopkinton and the varsity sweep, said, “It feels good to win on your last homecoming.”
