WATERLOO, Ont. (November 1, 2013) – Sir John A. MacDonald SS (Kitchener), Resurrection CSS (Kitchener), Oakville Trafalgar HS (Oakville) and Pickering HS (Pickering) all won their quarter-final matches as play concluded during the second day of the 2013 OFSAA Field Hockey Championship in Kitchener-Waterloo.

Three-time defending champion Resurrection, top seeded Sir John A. MacDonald and No. 3 Oakville-Trafalgar are the remaining schools who are undefeated after two days of play. Resurrection and Oakville Trafalgar will meet in a semifinal game at Warrior Field tomorrow while Sir John A. MacDonald will battle Pickering in the other semifinal hosted at St. David’s Field.  Both games get underway at 9:30am on Saturday.

In the quarter-final round Sir John A. MacDonald breezed past No. 7 Nelson HS (Burlington) 5-0.  Anna Larsson of Kitchener, Ont., netted a hat trick while teammate Nicole Woodcroft of Waterloo, Ont., notched the game winner just two minutes into the match.  Kelly Burns registered the shutout for the Highlanders.

Host Resurrection won their quarter-final match edging unranked Saltfleet DHS (Stoney Creek) 3-1.  Sister duo of Emily and Danielle Buttinger scored the first two goals respectively for the Phoenix while Hannah Askin added the third in the opening half to make the score 3-0.  Rachel Smith scored Saltfleet’s lone goal in the second half.

Oakville Trafalgar easily defeated No. 4 Merivale HS (Ottawa) 5-0 to advance.  Oakville’s Ellie Cookson continued her hot play netting two in the win while Brittany Grist scored the game winner.  Other scorers included Logan Hannay and Sadie Stephenson.  Cookson was one of the top scorers in pool play and now has a total of seven goals.

No. 6 Pickering knocked off No. 5 Goderich DCI (Goderich) 2-1 in a dramatic shootout victory.  Mikhaela Slavin of Pickering, Ont., notched the shootout winner on Pickering’s fifth shooter to clinch the game.

Leesa Oortman-Gerlings also scored in the shootout for Pickering and was the Trojan’s lone scorer in regulation.  She scored with just two minutes to play to make the score 1-1 pushing the game into overtime. Payten Lang was the lone scorer in regulation for Goderich.

Following semifinal games, action will move exclusively to St. David’s for the medal rounds with the bronze medal game going at 12:00pm while the gold medal game will be played starting at 1:30pm.

To follow the 2013 OFSAA Field Hockey Championship in progress visit www.ofsaa.on.ca/field-hockey and go to the schedule & results page. Unofficial live scores along with goal scorers will be posted in realtime online in this section.  You can also follow directly at: http://www.mystatsonline.com/hockey/visitor/league/schedule_scores/schedule.aspx?IDLeague=5251&header=no&css=left

2013 OFSAA Field Hockey Championship
Kitchener – Waterloo, Ontario

Semifinal Schedule (Nov. 2)
SF1: No. 1 Sir John A. MacDonald SS (Kitchener) vs. No. 6 Pickering HS (Pickering) @ St. David CSS (9:30am)
SF2: No. 2 Resurrection CSS (Kitchener) vs. No. 3 Oakville Trafalgar HS (Oakville) @ Warrior Field (9:30am)

Quarterfinal Results (Nov. 1)
QF1: Pickering HS (Pickering) def. Goderich DCI (Goderich) 2-1 (so)
QF2: Oakville Trafalgar HS (Oakville) def. Merivale HS (Ottawa) 5-0
QF3: Sir John A. MacDonald (Kitchener) def. Nelson HS (Burlington) 5-0
QF4: Resurrection CSS (Kitchener) def. Saltfleet DHS (Stoney Creek) 3-1

Final Pool Play Results (Oct. 31 – Nov. 1)

Pool A
GM 1: Sir John A. MacDonald SS (Kitchener) def. Ajax HS (Ajax) 5-0
GM 2: Saltfleet DHS (Stoney Creek) def. Clarkson SS (Mississauga) 5-3
GM 11:  Clarkson SS (Mississauga) def. Ajax HS (Ajax) 2-1
GM 12: Sir John A. MacDonald SS (Kitchener) def. Saltfleet DHS (Stoney Creek) 6-1
GM 21 Sir John A. MacDonald SS (Kitchener) def. Clarkson SS (Mississauga) 5-0
GM 23: Saltfleet DHS (Stoney Creek) def. Ajax HS (Ajax) 5-0

* No. 1 Sir John A. MacDonald SS (3-0) and Saltfleet DHS (2-1) advance to quarterfinal games this afternoon

 

Pool B
GM 3: Resurrection CSS (Kitchener) def. Havergal College (Toronto) 2-0
GM 4: Nelson HS (Burlington) def. Bill Crothers SS (Unionville) 2-1
GM 9: Nelson HS (Burlington) ties Havergal College (Toronto) 1-1
GM 10: Resurrection CSS (Kitchener) def. Bill Crothers SS (Unionville) 5-0
GM 22: Resurrection CSS (Kitchener) def. Nelson HS (Burlington) 4-0
GM 24: Havergal College ties Bill Crothers SS (Unionville) 0-0

*No 2. Resurrection CSS (3-0) and No. 7 Nelson HS (1-1-1) advance to quarterfinals games this afternoon

Pool C
GM 5: Oakville Trafalgar HS (Oakville) def. Michael Power/St. Joseph CSS (Toronto) 3-0
GM 6: Pickering HS (Pickering) def. North Hastings HS (Bancroft) 5-0
GM 15: Oakville Trafalgar HS (Oakville) def. North Hastings HS (Bancroft) 5-0
GM 16: Pickering HS (Pickering) def. Michael Power/St. Joseph CSS (Toronto) 4-2
GM 17: Oakville Trafalgar HS (Oakville) def. Pickering HS (Pickering) 2-0
GM 19: Michael Power / St. Joseph (Toronto) def. North Hastings HS (Bancroft) 3-1

*No. 3 Oakville Traflagar HS (3-0) and No. 6 Pickering HS (2-1) advance to quarterfinals games this afternoon

Pool D
GM 7: Merivale HS (Ottawa) ties Malvern (Toronto) 2-2
GM 8: Goderich DCI (Goderich) def. Regiopolis-Notre Dame CHS (Kingston) 2-0
GM 13: Merivale HS (Ottawa) ties Regiopolis-Notre Dame CHS (Kingston) 0-0
GM 14: Goderich DCI (Goderich) def. Malvern CI (Toronto) 2-1
GM 18: Merivale HS (Ottawa) def. Goderich DCI (Goderich DCI) 3-1
GM 20: Malvern CI (Toronto) def. Regiopolis-Notre Dame CHS (Kingston) 2-1

*No. 5 Goderich DCI (2-1) and No. 4 Merivale HS (1-0-2) advance to quarterfinals games this afternoon