By Allison Goldsmith
I&M Sports Editor

Photo by Nicole Harnishfeger Kelly Reid carries the ball against Old Rochester in the quarterfinal-round playoff game Sunday.

(Nov. 12 , 2009)For the second straight season, the varsity field hockey team has been eliminated from the Division II South Sectional playoffs by Old Rochester.

After an emotional 2-1 victory at home over rival Martha’s Vineyard in the first round Friday afternoon, the fifth-seeded Whalers traveled to Mattapoisett for a quarterfinal clash with the fourth-seeded Bulldogs, and lost 1-0.

“We definitely knew we were going up against a good goalie. It was the same goalie as last year. I knew they had a lot of speed. We were prepared for that,” head coach Lori Moran said. “Talent-wise they are a good team. They obviously made it to the semifinals two years in a row. We needed the luck of a bounce and we just didn’t get one.”

The Whalers, who outscored their opponents 81-9 this season, closed out another successful schedule at 14-3-2. All three losses were by 1-0 scores.

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