The Missouri State Field Hockey Tournament began this week with overtime thrillers and major upsets. The remaining 16 teams play Saturday, with quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 27, semifinals on Thursday, Oct. 29 and the championship game at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at Sportport in Maryland Heights.
Principia 3, Oakville 2, 2 OT
Hazel Stewart scored twice, including the game-winning goal in double overtime as Principia outlasted Oakville 3-2.
Stewart was stopped on a stroke attempt late in the fourth quarter by a brilliant stick save by Oakville goalie Allyson Brown, but recovered to score the game-winner in the second 7-on-7 session.
Scarlett Gordon scored the other Principia goal and Alex French made 14 saves.
Olivia Romano and Tessa Lillard scored for Oakville, which ends its season with a 7-8 record.
No. 15 Principia (13-4-1) will face No. 2 MICDS (15-3-1) at 9 a.m. Saturday at MICDS.
Ursuline 9, United 1
Lexi Nichol had a hat trick and Sloane Seago scored twice as Ursuline defeated United.
Ursuline, which scored five times in the third quarter, received three assists from Audrey DeHaven and single goals from Hadley Hockenberry, Maddie Hollenberg, Lucie Naeger and Whitney Rick.
United finished the season with a 6-12 record.
No. 10 Ursuline (13-3-2), which is on a seven-game winning streak, will face No. 7 Lafayette (15-7-1) at 11 a.m. Saturday at MICDS.
Westminster 3, Edwardsville 0
Caroline Campbell, Ellie Yeadon and Sydney Simmons scored goals as Westminster knocked Edwardsville from the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Simmons, a senior, scored her sixth career playoff goal against the Tigers. She netted a hat trick in a 4-0 win last year and scored twice, including the game-winner, in a 4-3 victory in 2024.
Lydia Blind made 15 saves for Edwardsville, which finished the season with a 4-13 record.
No. 9 Westminster (13-7-1) will face No. 8 Summit (10-10) at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Villa Duchesne.
Nerinx Hall 4, Notre Dame 1
Celia Medeiros scored three goals and Taylor Koenemann added a fourth as the Markers defeated Notre Dame in a battle of GISL conference members.
Nerinx goalie Mary Clare Lindh made 14 saves, one away from her season high.
Notre Dame (7-7) goalie Meghan Newell made nine saves and Grace Williams scored.
No. 16 Nerinx Hall (8-10-1) will play No. 1 Villa Duchesne (21-1) at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Villa.
Marquette 3, St. Dominic 1
Sydney Rosen scored twice and added an assist as Marquette broke a scoreless tie at halftime to earn a first round victory. Sydney Rubenstein added a goal and Fofie Holt made three saves for the Mustangs.
St. Dominic ends its season with a 4-12 record.
No. 13 Marquette (15-7), which won a playoff game for the 20th consecutive season, will face No. 4 St. Joseph’s (11-5-1) at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Academy.
Pembroke Hill 1, Cor Jesu 0
Lottie Swanson scored and freshman goalie Lil Schumacher Brown secured a shutout as No. 21 Pembroke Hill shocked No. 12 Cor Jesu, knocking the Chargers out of the state tournament in the first round for the first time since the turn of the century.
Cor Jesu (7-10-2), which struggled to score goals all year, was shut out for the eighth time. The Chargers defeated Pembroke Hill 3-1 earlier this season.
No. 21 Pembroke Hill will face No. 5 Ladue (14-5) at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Academy.
Visitation 2, St. Teresa’s 0
Hayden Duffy and Grace Inserra scored and goalie Lauren Jane Masson delivered a shutout to lead the Vivettes to a first-round victory,
With the game tied at halftime, Duffy scored her team-leading 18th goal in the third quarter before Inserra netted her 7th of the season in the fourth to insure the win.
Masson, who leads the STL-area with 259 saves, notched her eighth shutout of the season.
No. 11 Visitation (12-8-1) will face No. 6 Kirkwood (11-6-1) at 2 p.m. Saturday at John Burroughs.
Lindbergh 2, Eureka 1 – 2 OT
Kennedy Herbst scored the game-winning goal in double overtime as Lindbergh squeezed past Eureka. Trailing 1-0 in the fourth quarter, Elaina Meyer scored the game-tying goal, then assisted on the game-winner.
Evy Przygoda made four saves to earn the win.
Eureka ends its season at 7-11-2.
No. 14 Lindbergh (12-10-1) plays No. 3 John Burroughs (15-2) at noon Saturday at John Burroughs.