Ponies score five goals in home-opening win vs. Dexter

By Stuart Hedstrom
Staff Writer

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Senior Alli Bourget recorded a hat trick and freshman Cassidy Marsh found the goal twice and assisted on her teammate’s third goal as Foxcroft Academy defeated neighboring rival Dexter Regional High School, 5-3, in the team’s home opener on Sept. 2.

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TWO GOALS, ONE ASSIST — Foxcroft Academy freshman Cassidy Marsh heads toward Dexter Regional HIgh School senior back Alyssa Brasier and the Tiger goal during the Sept. 2 game in Dover-Foxcroft. Marsh and senior Alli Bourget combined for all five Pony goals, with Marsh assisting on her teammate’s third goal, as Foxcroft earned a 5-3 victory in its first home game of the season.

Bourget began the scoring between the Class B Ponies (who improved to 2-0) and Class C Tigers (1-1) nearly eight minutes in. Her shot from the left of the Dexter goal found its mark on the right side to put Foxcroft on the scoreboard at the 22:13-mark.

With less than four minutes to play in the first half Bourget moved the ball down the left side of the field, hit a low shot that landed in the right corner to give her team a 2-0 advantage with 3:39 remaining before the break.

Soon after play resumed, Dexter cut the deficit in half. The Tigers had three consecutive penalty corners and the team made the third of these opportunities count. Junior Hayley Rossman hit the ball in from the left where senior Abby Webber got control. She passed to her sister junior Kaitlyn Webber who scored the Tiger goal at the 27:56-mark.

Foxcroft responded with its own post-penalty corner goal — the two teams finished nearly even on the stat sheet with the Ponies having a slim 12-11 corner edge. Bourget hit the ball in from the left and sophomore Cailin Seavey then passed it to Marsh for a goal from the left side and 3-1 lead.

Less than two minutes later Marsh scored on a shot from the left, with sophomore Makenzie Beaudry assisting, as the Ponies were ahead 4-1 at the 22:09-mark.

Dexter used another penalty corner for Tiger goal No. 2 as the offense kept the ball in play.Sixteen seconds after the corner Kaitlyn Webber scored on the unassisted play.

Four-plus minutes later Bourget reached the hat trick total with a goal, with Marsh assisting as the senior and freshman finished with a combined five goals and an assist.

Rossman had the third Dexter goal with just over two and half minutes to go. Kaitlyn Webber assisted as she scored and had a hand in all three of her team’s goals.

Senior Megan Peach made a game-high seven saves for the Tigers. Freshman Abbie Moore stopped a half dozen shots for Foxcroft.

The two teams are scheduled to play again near the end of the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. in Dexter.

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TRYING TO GET A STICK ON THE BALL — Senior Abbi Bourget of Foxcroft and Dexter junior Olivia Webber battle for a loose ball during Friday’s game between the Class B Ponies and Class C Tigers.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom

GOAL-SIDE — Freshman Jemyni True looks to get a shot off as Dexter senior goalkeeper Megan Peach is ready to kick the ball away.

FIELD HOCKEY

Foxcroft 5,  Dexter 3

DEX  0  3  |  3
FOX  2  3  |  5

First half: F — Al. 
Bourget; 
F — Al. Bourget.

Second half: D — K.
Webber (A. Webber);
F — Marsh (Seavey);
F — Marsh (Beaudry);
F — Al. Bourget (Marsh);
D — Rossman 
(K. Webber).

Saves: D — Peach 7;
F — Moore 6.

Penalty corners: D — 11;
F — 12.

Records: D 1-1;
F 2-0.