Akron posts key win at Barker to clinch at least a tie for the N-O field hockey title
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Akron’s Brooke Milhollen (5) scores the eventual game winning goal in the Lady Tigers key 3-1 win at Barker this afternoon. Defending for Barker are Jillian Maines and goalie Adeline Atwater. Joining in on the play for Akron are Madison Gates, Brooklyn Gerstung (3) and Abigail Schlabach (13).
Clinching at least a tie for a seventh straight league title, Akron downed host Barker 3-1 in a key Niagara-Orleans field hockey game this afternoon.
The keeps Akron undefeated in N-O action at 10-0 with two games remaining while runner-up Barker slips to 9-2 with one game to go.
Akron built up a 2-0 advantage as Mackenzie Tomporowski scored with 5:16 remaining in the first quarter and Brooke Milhollen tallied with only 14 seconds to go in the third period.
Barker did cut the deficit to 2-1 when Sophia Pavlock scored at 13:27 of the final period but Akron got that one right back as Tomporowski tallied the clincher at the 11:32 mark.
Akron will close out the N-O season with games next week against Newfane and Kenmore on Tuesday and Thursday while Barker will finish with a contest at Medina on Tuesday.
Sophia Pavlock, who scored the Barker goal, works to advance the ball against Akron’s Brooke Milhollen.
