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Evelyn Butorac celebrates her go-ahead goal against Wesleyan in September 2024
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Evelyn Butorac '27 celebrates her go-ahead goal in the fourth quarter against Wesleyan
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Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN (3-1, 0-1)
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Winner Hamilton HAMILTON (2-2, 1-1)
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN
(3-1, 0-1)
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Final
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Hamilton HAMILTON
(2-2, 1-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 0 1 0 0 1
Hamilton HAMILTON 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Jim Taylor

No. 24 field hockey edges No. 15 Wesleyan 2-1 in NESCAC action

First career goal by Butorac '27 was the game-winner midway through the fourth quarter

CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Evelyn Butorac '27 scored midway through the fourth quarter and lifted the Continentals to a big 2-1 NESCAC win against the Wesleyan University Cardinals at Hamilton's Goodfriend Field on Saturday, Sept. 14.
 

Season Update

  • The nationally ranked No. 24 Continentals (2-2, 1-1 NESCAC) posted their first win in three attempts against a ranked opponent.
  • No. 15 Wesleyan (3-1, 0-1) suffered its first loss of 2024 in its conference opener.
 

How It Happened

  • The play that led to the game-winning goal didn't look like much as a foul by the Cardinals gave Hamilton a restart near midfield. Sydney Familo '25 whacked the ball across the 23-meter line and it was tipped by a Wesleyan player. The momentum of Familo's hard pass carried the ball into the arc where Butorac ran onto it. She smashed a bouncing shot between the goalkeeper and the near post from the right wing with 7:54 left.
  • Claire Tratnyek '26 gave Hamilton a 1-0 advantage just 1:52 into the first quarter. Delaney Grace '25 inserted the ball to Tratnyek at the top-right portion of the arc on a penalty corner. A centering pass by a teammate was deflected by a defender and Tratnyek stole the ball from a Cardinals player. She swept a low shot into the back of the cage through the traffic in front.
  • Wesleyan had five of its 10 shots in the second quarter and the Cardinals were rewarded for their solid play with 18 seconds remaining. Helen Deretchin scored on a backhand shot into the right side of the cage from near the top of the arc after a turnover by the Continentals inside the arc.
 

Notes

  • Butorac's goal was the first of her Hamilton career.
  • Familo's assist was her first career point for the Continentals.
  • Tratnyek recorded at least one point for the second straight game.
  • Abby Griffin '26 started in the cage for Hamilton and made four saves.
  • Kelly Janssen '28 relieved Griffin at the start of the third quarter and stopped one shot.
  • Audrey Pace turned away five shots for Wesleyan.
  • The Cardinals held the edge in shots (10-9) and corners (5-4).
 

Next Game

The Continentals host Union College (4-1 overall) for a non-conference contest on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m.
 
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