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10/01/2018 12:00 AMField Hockey
The Valley Regional field hockey team picked up a 5-1 win against Morgan last week. With the victory, the Warriors boosted their record to 5-1-0-1 on the season.
Valley faced off against at home Morgan on Sept. 28. The Warriors were bolstered by a four-goal performance from Tory Rider, as well as three assists by Annie Cooper in the victory. In the first half, Rider put one in the net off an assist from senior captain Cooper a little more than 10 minutes into the game. After Morgan tied the game at 1-1, Valley went up 2-1 just before the end of the first half when Rider scored off assists from Cooper and freshman Abby Amara.
Midway through the second half, Rider netted her third goal of the day on assists from junior Riley Millburne and Cooper to make it 3-1. The Warriors then scored two quick goals within the final minutes of the game. First, Rider picked up an unassisted goal on a breakaway to make it 4-1. Cooper followed by scoring off a corner on assists by Amara and Millburne. Mia Cost made nine saves in goal for Valley.
Girls’ Soccer
Valley earned a 2-2 tie in its lone game last week to move to 1-2-2 on the season. The game saw Ava Duval net a pair of goals to help the Warriors earn a point by battling the Shoreline Conference rival Wildcats to a draw.
Old Lyme opened the scoring with a quick goal in the first minute of that game. Valley responded with a goal from Duval that came off a deflection and went right into the net. Duval picked up her second goal in the first half, before Old Lyme scored a goal to even the score at 2-2, which held up as the final score.
Volleyball
The Warriors lost a pair of matches last week and are now 2-6 this year.
On Sept. 24, Valley lost a 3-1 contest at home against East Hampton. The Bellringers took the first two sets by the same 25-19 score. Valley won the third set by a 26-24 score, after which East Hampton took the third set, 25-7. Senior Emily Hutchinson had eight kills, five blocks, and an ace, while fellow senior captain Maddy Just recorded 13 digs with 16 service receives, two blocks, and four kills for the Warriors. Alena Crosby had 21 assists, six digs, and an ace for Valley. Zoe Hollwedel contributed 16 digs with one ace and one kill.
On Sept. 28, the Warriors headed to Haddam-Killingworth, where they lost a 3-0 match (25-22, 25-21, 25-11). Just provided seven kills, 10 digs, six receptions, and an ace; Hutchinson had five kills, a block, and an ace; and Crosby had 21 assists and a pair of aces. Hollwedel posted 14 service receives to go with 16 digs and an ace. Senior Maddy Meyer added three kills, an ace, and two digs in the loss.
Football
The Warriors had a bye week for Week 4 and are now preparing to play Old Saybrook-Westbrook on the road this week. Valley enters the matchup with an overall record of 3-0. The Rams are bringing a record of 1-3 into their contest against the Warriors. The game kicks off at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Old Saybrook High School.