Randolph Field Hockey beat the undefeated Boonton Bombers, 1-0, on Thursday, Oct. 5, which was also Teacher Appreciation night, at Bauer Field. 

“Boonton is such a strong program; all the credit to them,” Senior Co-Captain Riley Novak said. “And it was so exciting beating them for our Teacher Appreciation game.” 

In the beginning of the game, the Rams started with the ball. After a quick and unsuccessful drive, the ball was handed over to the Bombers. For the next couple of minutes, the ball went back and forth between the teams at around the half field point.  

Randolph was able to put high pressure on Boonton through the first quarter; however, despite a close shot from senior Summer Walsh, the quarter ended scoreless.  

The second quarter was a gritty battle of the ball switching position and players fighting for leverage, spending most of the quarter battling at mid field. By half time, the score remained 0-0.  

As the second half began, both teams ran on the field eager for the ball. With 2:26 left in the third, senior Joelle Yurchuk passed the ball to senior Madison Molina, who ripped a shot into the Bombers’ goal. 

The fourth quarter saw no points scored, despite meaningful attempts from both sides. Randolph was able to defend against the top ranked Bombers and win, 1-0.  

“I’m very proud of everyone on my team for fighting all four quarters and not letting our guard down,” Novak concluded.  

Randolph ended the game with five shots on goal, and junior goalie Jessica Altemose totaled five saves. 

Randolph will play again on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Roxbury High School.