Scenes from Ward Melville's victory over Whitman in a Suffolk field hockey matchup on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.

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Alexa Kidd #6 of Ward Melville, left, controls the ball during a Suffolk County Division I field hockey match against host Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. She scored a goal in the third quarter to extend the Patriots' lead to 3-1 shortly after Whitman cut the deficit to one. Ward Melville went on to win by that same score.

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Alexa Kidd #6 of Ward Melville control the ball during a Suffolk County Division I field hockey match against host Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. She scored a goal in the third quarter to extend the Patriots' lead to 3-1 shortly after Whitman cut the deficit to one. Ward Melville went on to win by that same score.

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Courtney Quinn #12 of Ward Melville, left, gets pressured by Brianna Morrissey #20 of Whitman during a Suffolk County Division I field hockey match at Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Quinn scored a goal in the third quarter to extend the Patriots' lead to 2-0. Ward Melville went on to win 3-1.

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Alexa Kidd #6 of Ward Melville, right, moves a ball downfield as Angela Shedlow #12 of Whitman gives chase during a Suffolk County Division I field hockey match at Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. 

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Peyton Phillips #1 of Ward Melville, center, gets congratulated by teammates Izzy Paglia #9, left, and Ava Simonton #22 after scoring a goal in the first quarter of a Suffolk County Division I field hockey match against host Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Ward Melville went on to win 3-1.

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Peyton Phillips #1 of Ward Melville, right, races downfield as Kristy Chillemi #3 of Whitman gives chase during a Suffolk County Division I field hockey match at Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Phillips scored the opening goal in the first quarter. Ward Melville went on to win 3-1.

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Courtney Quinn #12 of Ward Melville settles a corner pass during a Suffolk County Division I field hockey match against host Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. She scored a goal in the third quarter to extend the Patriots' lead to 2-0. Ward Melville went on to win 3-1.

Credit: James Escher

Ava Simonton #22 of Ward Melville, right, gets pressured by Morgan Fulcher #7 of Whitman during a Suffolk County Division I field hockey match at Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.

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