hi this is nicole be a part of the belmont field hockey coaching staff and i'm here to commentate today's game its playoff game for the northeast a vision won it is the belmont hosting mascot on that regional kicking off the play here is going to be belmont with the opening pass back belmont looking to get a shot off early go drive the ball up the left side of the field strong passing string looking to also get the ball right into the circle strong defense here mary power double team with molly excellent pass the forward line it's going to be a sixteen yard hit here belmont exit look right to that four line belmont chasing that ball down strong look to the four line again keeping that pressure on looking for a double team here on the sideline and strong the center mary power excellent cross right in front of the net arena that is a turnover as belmont had to move the ball five yards in putting it into the circle so to mask oval morgan chase put the ball into the circle every lifting it over masco into open space up to serina now their advantage here belmont moment taking control of the play here early in the first  shot on net lifted up so the ball can be left and went into open space the ball could not be lifted when there are multiple people around strong pressure there belmont keeping the ball in the and we got the first corner here of the game so mask is only going to be able to keep four players down on defense and belmont will be multiple men up on the last game belmont drew a lot of corners in the first round of the playoffs going to capitalize on that strategy again today interception there from belmont masco put some strong pressure there it was a foot to get a turnover side in here from belmont for seventeen eight mccarthy excellent defense or has got to give her five yards it was a good look there her mask go a little too far ahead of our continuing to use the strategy a look in the ball into open space which isn't proving to work very well for them and connecting in a series of passes here looking to put that ball on net and get a shot here excellent pressure here for the belmont frontline  she's got to carry it five yards of before putting it into the circle the ball have to travel outside of the circle before they can take a shot damascus front line they're looking to put the ball into the net in masco circle clear belmont goalie and morgan bring in the ball up the right line keeping that pressure on as they try to work it out excellent pass across the field up to morgan morgan looking to dump it off up front great pass up the left wing into the center pass the ball out in a hurry looking for the shot from up top and we have another corner here utilizing a different strategy this time pass up top shot and  belmont has put themselves on the scoreboard taking control of the game it is belmont one masco zero taking advantage of those corner opportunities in this contest belmont going to look to keep momentum after scoring great teamwork from belmont looking to pass through the open player great pressure from belmont keeping control of the play great pressure belmont maskell looking to get the ball into the circle so close circle here they're going to have to carry the ball five yards before putting it in interception belmont turn over the mask of all masco working it using the sideline to work it down to ball coming out belmont trying to get over to the right wing and morgan remaining control the ball coming up masco looking to bring up to their left wing belmont remaining in strong control putting all the pressure on masco here in the first half coming up on five minutes left and we have another corner here from belmont this will be corner number eight of the game for belmont belmont looking to keep the ball down here and get another shot on here in the first half excellent team work on pressure here belmont the first half and murray tripping up masco quite often here in the first half giving belmont multiple advantages their left sideline looking to pass it to their center forward you know be coming out belmont masco having a hard time in the first half making connection a pass in the belmont steven has been stellar looking to put another shot and here and drawing and other corner just about one minute here remaining in the first  a month keeping that pressure on thirty seconds left belmont continuing to block it up in the front line making it hard for masco to get out of their defensive e and here we have it the first half is over belmont is on the board scoring one to nothing