SHORE CONFERENCE FINALS

  

Shore's run in the tournament ended today with an unprecedented 14th straight title as the young Blue Devils outshot and outscored the scrappy Bulldogs of Rumson 2 to 1

After falling behind 1-0 at the 23 minute mark, Shore maintained their resolve and scored 2 times in the next 4 minutes to take a 2 to 1 halftime lead. Junior mid Carol Middough converted a stroke after the Rumson goalie sat on the ball, to even the score at 1. A minute later, Middough took a beautiful pass from junior mid, Grace Santi to put the Devils up for good.

Shore came out in the second half with a few adjustments and played great defense, holding the Bulldogs to only 4 shots. Shore outshot Rumson 20 to 12 with North Carolina Bound, Shannon Johnson, registering 10 saves. Shore snapped Rumson's 15 game win streak and sent the purple dawgs home with their tail between their legs.

Katie Aitkens and Morgan Jones played aggressive defense and executed our game plan to perfection. Shore showed great character after falling behind, by coming right back aggressively on attack. Katie Mannino and Kara Casale gave the Rumson defense all they could handle setting up the 2scores.

This was Shore's 18th title overall against 3 losses in the title game. They have been to the finals 21 of the 28 year history of the tournament. Shore's last loss was in 1998 to Southern Regional.

Congratulations to the team......a well earned victory...you kept your poise and composure.

Shore vs Freehold

Senior, Kara Casale registered 2 goals as the Blue Devils slammed Freehold Boro 5-0 in the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament. Her performance gave her 20 goals on the year a career high.

The young Devils also,received goals from sophomore, Katie Mannino, and juniors, Carol Middough and Molly ONeill. Freshman Jess Welch had an assist and Middough added 2 assists.

Shore came out focused and intense as they put in 4 goals before the half executing their game plan to perfection. They worked hard this week on improving their play and reaching their goals raising their level of play from last week.

Casale had the game winner just 4 minutes into the game on a pass from Jess Welch. Less than a minute later Katie Mannino scored from a Middough pass to make it 2 -0. Keeping an attack mindset Shore added 2 more goals before the half with Middough scoring on a shot from the 16 and Casale beating the keeper to end the half.

Shore outshot the the Colonials 22 to 12 with Shannon Johnson getting 10 saves some which were spectacular to give Shore the shutout.


Shore returns to the finals for the 14th consecutive year on Saturday at 11am at Holmdel. 

Shore vs Mater Dei

Shore v Mater Dei

Freshman forward Jess Welch scored the game winner just 6 minutes into the game as Shore clinched their 42 consecutive conference championship with a  5. 0 win over Mater Dei.

Junior Carly Rosati had 2 goals, junior Carol Middough and senior Kara Casale each added single tallies and Katie Mannino and Middough added assists while the defense bolstered by Emma Feroce, Morgan Jones, Gina Jelliff and Katie Aitkens held the Seraphs to 1 shot on the day.

Shore has it's final conference game tomorrow against Keyport who remains 1 game behind in the standings.

Shore vs Ocean

Shore vs Ocean

Sophomore forward Katie Mannino scored the first hat trick of her career and it came at a perfect time. With a trip to the semi-finals of the Shore Conference Tournament at stake, the young Devils came out strong pounding the Ocean net. 10 minutes into the game freshman forward, Jess Welch, got the game winner on an assist from Mannino. Just 2 minutes later Katie M scored her first goal and added her second 3 minutes later with Kara Casale getting the assist.

Shore dominated the midfield with Carol Middough and Grace Santi shutting down Oceans attempts to control the middle while pressuring the Ocean backfield with textbook 2 v 1 combinations. The Shore backfield with seniors, Katie Aitkens and Morgan Jones were the backbone of the defense with timely interceptions and counter attacks.

The defense held the Spartans to just 9 shots and senior keeper Shannon Johnson kept Ocean off the board with 3 saves.  The Blue Devils stuck to the game plan and showed mental and physical toughness throughout the game. We are proud of how the young Devils played against a very good Ocean team.

Shore enters the semi-finals for the 14th year in a row and they are playing a very good Freehold Boro team at Holmdel at 5pm on Wednesday . Shore has played Boro the last 2 years in the finals with Shore winning the title both years.  Come out and support as they continue to defend the SCT tittle.

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Shore Trivia

Shore played Long Branch only one other time in the Shore Conference Tournament. What year was it, what round was it and what was the final score. Come on now dust off your brains...who was the coach of Long Branch at the time?

Shore v Long Branch

The Blue Devils opened up it's defense of the Shore Conference Tournament with a 4-0 win over a much improved Long Branch team. Scoring the game winner just 2 minutes into the game off a pass from Carol Middough was junior Grace Santi. It was all the scoring Shore needed as the defense shutdown
The Wave attack, limiting them to only 4 shots. Senior, Shannon Johnson got the shutout registering 3 saves on the day.

Taking a 1-0 lead into the second half Shore opened up the game by scoring 3 goals in the span of 3 minutes. Carol Middough registered the hat trick dominating play in midfield.

Shore returns to action Saturday morning in the quarterfinals with an 11 am game against Ocean, who pulled out a 1-0 overtime win over the 9th seed Holmdel.

SHORE VS TOMS RIVER NORTH

  

The Blue Devils finished up their regular season with a 6 to 1 win over Group IV Toms River North. Leading the way in scoring was junior Molly O Neill who scored a hat trick in the span of 3 minutes before the end of the half. Shore peppered the Mariners with 47 shots with Jess Welch, 2 goals and Carol Middough, 1 goal,adding to the scoring.

While ONeill, Middough and Welch were finishing inside the circle, Annie Deusch,Kara Casale, Gina Ruscil and Michaela Curtis were setting the table with assists.

The Shore record is now 12 and 1 as they enter the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament. Shannon Johnson had 3 saves on the day

The tradition continues

  

The tradition continues!

Shore Trivia

  Shore field hockey trivia:   Consider yourself an expert if you know this answer:  Can you name the 2 mother daughter combinations that have scored varsity goals for Shore Regional?

Can you name the only mother daughter combination that scored varsity goals as freshman ?

Shore vs Mater Dei

Shore v Mater Dei

Freshman forward Jess Welch scored the game winner just 6 minutes into the game as Shore clinched their 42 consecutive conference championship with a  5. 0 win over Mater Dei.

Junior Carly Rosati had 2 goals, junior Carol Middough and senior Kara Casale each added single tallies and Katie Mannino and Middough added assists while the defense bolstered by Emma Feroce, Morgan Jones, Gina Jelliff and Katie Aitkens held the Seraphs to 1 shot on the day.

Shore has it's final conference game tomorrow against Keyport who remains 1 game behind in the standings.

Shore vs Keyport

  After spotting the Raiders 1 goal just 1 minute into the game, Shore scored 8 unanswered goals to finish undefeated and clinch their 
42nd consecutive division championship.

Since 1971 Shore has lost only 6 games in divisional play. 

Senior Kara Casale tied the game at 1-1 at the 6:49 mark off an assist from junior Grace Santi. Casale then got the game winner just 4 minutes later and added 2 more before the end of the half. The devils held a 6 - 1 lead with Freshman Jess Welch and sophomore Katie Mannino adding goals in the first half.

Shore opened up the second half scoring 2 more times by the 40minute mark with goals from Mannino and junior Grace Santi.


Shore held a 35 to 3 edge in shots with Shannon Johnson and Freshman Sarah Dwyer getting 2saves. Shore remains home on Monday with a non conference game with Group 4 Toms River North before beginning their defense of the Shore Conference tournament title.

Śhore will play a home match against the preliminary round game Long Branch v Lacey winner on Tuesday at 4 pm. THe quarterfinal match will be played Saturday October 20 at the higher seeded team.

Shore vs Henry Hudson

Junior mid, Carol Middough scored 3 goals, and had 2 assists, as the Blue Devils shutout the Admirals of Hudson. Middough had the game winner just 1:46 into the game on a pass from freshman Jessica Welch. Before the half was over Middough also added 2 assists.

Also scoring in the first half was freshman Annie Deusch, senior Kara Casale, and senior Bailey Bestle. Casale added 2 assists to make the score 7-0 at the half.

The Shore defense held Hudson to 1 shot as the defense led by Michaela Curtis and Gina Jelliff scored their 7th shutout of the season. Shannon Johnson, a senior, was in goal for the Devils.

The shore attack led by Casale, Middough and Bestle unleashed 42 shots on goal to make it a busy day for the Hudson keeper.

Shore returns to action  next Tuesday and Wednesday with home matches against conference foes Mater Dei and Keyport. Shore is looking to win its 42 nd straight championship

Shore vs The Ranney School

Senior, Kara Casale led the Blue Devils with 3 goals as Shore shutdown and shutout The Ranney School  7 0 to remain undefeated in conference play. a sale got the game winner just 7 minutes into the game off an assist from junior, Carol Middough.

Shore dominated play outshooting the Ranney school 36 to 3, with Shannon Johnson getting 1 save on the day. The defense led by Morgan Jones and Katie Aitkens limited The Ranney school to only a few possessions inside the 25.

Goals were also scored by Molly ONeill, Jessica Welch, Katie Thomasian and Carol Middough. ONeill, Welch and Annie Deusch added assists.

Shore will play its first game in a month on Thursday when it hosts the Admirals of Hudson on Senior Day.

Shore vs Saint Rose

Shore ran their record to 6 and 0 in the conference as they beat St Rose of Belmar 6-0 for their 5th shutout on the year. Freshman Jess Welch led all scorers with 2 goals and senior Kara Casale had 3 assists on the day .Carol Middough, Annie Deusch, Katie Mannino and Carly Rosati each had single tallies as The Blue Devils outshot the Purple Roses 25 to 7

Senior, UNC bound, Shannon Johnson had 6 saves. Shore has 4conference matches to play as they pursue their 42nd consecutive division title. They return to action on Tuesday vs Ranney, in Tinton Falls.

Shore vs Henry Hudson

Senior Kara Casale had a hat trick as Shore remained undefeated in conference play with an 8 0 win over the Admirals of Henry Hudson. Grace Santi got the game winner just 6 minutes into the game before Casale scored back to back goals just 10 minutes later. Also scoring for Shore was Junior Carol Middough, sophomore Katie Mannino, Freshman Annie Deusch and senior Bailey Bestle.

Middough, Casale, Middough and Nadine Pearsall added assists. The Blue Devil defense with Gina Jelliff, Emma Feroce, Morgan Jones and Katie Aitkens held Hudson scoreless yielding just 8 shots

Shannon Johnson recorded 2 saves for her 4th shutout of the year.

Shore vs Keyport

Senior, Kara Casale scored 2 goals to lead Shore to a 4 to 1 conference win over previously undefeated Keyport  and take sole possession of first place in the B Central Division. Junior Carol Middough and freshman Jessica Welch each had single tallies for the Blue Devils. Molly ONeill, Grace Santi and Annie Deusch had assists on the day.

Playing solid defense for the Devils was senior back Katie Aitkens and Morgan Jones. Shannon Johnson had 2 saves on the day as Shore's stingy defense yielded only 5 shots for the Red Raiders.

Shore is back in conference action Thursday and Friday as they continue to be road warriors, traveling to Henry Hudson and St Rose.

Shore vs Madison

The Shore Blue Devils rallied to score 2 goals in the second half but ultimately fell short, losing to Madison 3 to 2  on Madison's Turf field. Senior Kara Casale and junior Carol Midough led Shore with Casale scoring 2 goals and Middough adding an assist in the loss.

Opening action saw Madison dominating play limiting Shore to just 3 shots. But after an early second half adjustment Shore started to control midfield scoring 2 goals and adding a third game tying goal that was nullified by the officials after the Madison coaches appealed from the sidelines. it is unclear why exactly the goal was called back.

Shore dropped to 4 and 1 and Madison remained undefeated at 6 and 0. Shore continues play this week with 3 more away games including Thursdays action changing from a home game to away at Hudson.

Senior keeper Shannon Johnson, had 7 saves on the day keeping Shore in the game. Madison's 3rd goal came on a bizarre play with Shannon making a dive to save the initial shot before a Madison player lifting the ball over her head.

Shore vs Mater Dei

The  Blue Devils kept their undefeated season  going as they beat the Seraphs of Mater Dei with an 11-0 shutout. Opening up the scoring for Shore just 1:42 into the game was junior mid Grace Santi, her first of 2 assisted by junior forward Carol Middough.  Freshman, Jessica Welch and junior Carly Rosati led all scorers with hat tricks as the Shore distaff held an 8-0 lead at the half.

The defense led by senior captains, Shannon Johnson and Katie Aitkens,  Senior, Morgan Jones, junior Michaela Curtis and freshman Annie Deusch held the opponents to zero shots as Shore registered their 4th shutout of the year.

Also scoring for Shore was Kara Casale, Molly ONeill, Bailey Bestle and Middough was credited  with 3 assists and Annie Deusch with 2 assists.

Shore pounded the nets with 36 shots as they have a perfect 3-0 conference record, looking to gain their 42nd consecutive championship.

Shore travels once again this weekend in a battle of the unbeatens with Madison. Shore was  6 -3 winner in 2011.

800 Wins !

Shore Vs Lawrenceville

Shore (4) Lawrenceville (0)

Junior forward, Carol Middough scored 2 goals and added an assist on the game winner as Shore shutout Lawrenceville Prep 4 0. Sophomore, Katie Mannino had a goal and an assist and freshman Jess Welch had the game winner just 12 minutes into the game. grace Santi added an assist for Shore.

Shannon Johnson, who has committed to UNC had 7 saves on 7 shots to preserve the shutout.

SHORE VS RANNEY

 Shore (9) Ranney (0)

Juniors, Carol Middough, Grace Santi and freshman Jessica Welch Scored 2 goals each as Shore rolled to a 9- 0 conference win over Ranney. Juniors Carly Rosati and Molly ONeill added single tallies. Assists were added by Middough, Katie Mannino and Santi. Shore outshot Ranney 21 to 1. Shannon Johnson and Hannahn Stone recorded the shutout for Shore

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