Anusha Thompson notched her first goal of the season — and her second — as Hammond defeated Wilde Lake, 4-0, Thursday afternoon.
The sophomore scored on two nearly identical second-half plays.
"I was on post and Claudia [Rodriguez-Jones] and Megan [Mantsch] did a quick pass and I swept it in," Thompson said.
The two goals by Thompson gave the Golden Bears a 2-0 halftime lead.
Hammond coach Lauren Harrison said her team was a little bit nervous entering the game.
"We knew they were a very similar team to us," she said.
The Golden Bears have been working on game fundamentals in practice, but specifically on post play.
"The post has been killing us," Harrison said. "We can get it up there and we don't score, so we did a good job of that today."
Three of her team's four goals came from post play.
The Wildecats had some offensive opportunities, but was unable to convert.
Hammond 4, Wilde Lake 0
Goals: Ha — Anusha Thompson 2, Rachel McClanahan, Claudia Rodriguez-Jones. WL — none.
Assists: Ha — Rachel McClanahan, Megan Mantsch.
Saves: Ha — Makayla Paris 4. WL — Brittany Rotolo 2.
Halftime: Hammond, 2-0.
Around the league:
Glenelg 5, River Hill 0
Gabby Rachuba had three goals and an assist as Glenelg blanked River Hill, 5-0, to remain undefeated.
The Gladiators host Howard in a make-up game Friday and then finish their regular season on Tuesday at Centennial.
Goals: G — Gabby Rachuba 3, Leanne Duncan, Grace Olson. RH — none.
Assists: G — Paige Reese 2, Leanne Duncan 2, Gabby Rachuba.
Saves: G — Kaylin Caine 1. RH — Caroline Kral 13.
Halftime: Glenelg, 4-0.
Howard 7, Oakland Mills 0
Howard dominated against Oakland Mills Thursday, but Scorpions goalie Lizzie Yu had an impressive 29 save game in the losing effort.
"Oakland Mills has an amazing goaltender who had a fantastic game," said Lions coach Kristen Vance.
Howard had 19 corners and 36 shots on goal.
Oakland Mills did not enter the Howard defensive circle.
Goals: Ho — Sarah Gobell 2, Zoe Summa 2, Emily Taylor, Jamie Tsao, Annette Jarosz. OM — none.
Assists: Ho — Zoe Summa 2, Annette Jarosz 2, Kelsey Murray.
Saves: Ho — Casey Lawlor 0. Lizzie Yu — 29.
Halftime: Howard, 3-0.
Reservoir 6, Long Reach 0
Goals: Re — Haley Tiller 2, Julia Dixon, Sarah Nam, Michelle Armstrong, Christina Barrett. LR — none.
Assists: Re — Haley Tiller, Sarah Nam.
Saves: Re — Emily Fourney 2. LR — Taylor Novotny 23.
Halftime: Reservoir, 2-0.
Marriotts Ridge 4, Centennial 1
Goals: MR — Lily Kennedy 2, Caroline Blalock, Sarah Blalock. C — Olivia O'Connell.
Assists: MR — Bailey Christianson, Abby Poole, Sarah Blalock. C — none.
Saves: MR — Katie Garman 1. C — Jenna Dietrich 12.
Halftime: Marriotts Ridge, 2-1.
Atholton 2, Mt. Hebron 0
Goals: A — Tori Raulin, Christianna Kelley. MH — none.
Assists: A — Tori Raulin.
Saves: A — Adira Colton 10. MH — Jen Schaaf 6.
Halftime: tied, 0-0.