Phillipsburg Upsets Vernon in Second Round Hunterdon Warren Sussex Field Hockey

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Freshman Emma Butler scored in overtime off a corner to lead the 11th-seeded Phillipsburg High School field hockey team to a 2-1 victory over host and No. 6 seed Vernon in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament second round game on Tuesday.

P’burg advances to play at third-seed Warren Hills (7-4) on Oct. 10 in the quarterfinals, two days after the teams meet in Washington Twp. in a Skyland Conference contest. The Blue Streaks beat the ‘Liners 5-1 on Sept. 12.

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Sophia Remian, the only senior on Phillipsburg’s roster, scored her fifth goal of the season and 17 ^th of her career which also came off a corner, where the Liners held a 11-4 advantage over the Tigers. Sophomore Jackie Miller added an assist and junior goaltender Bella Turdo was credited with two saves.

Butler scored five goals in a 16-0 drubbing of North Warren in a first-round game on Saturday and leads P’burg in goals for the season with those six goals in the last two contests as well as in points with 16.

The Stateliners (4-5-1) have won four of their last five games under first-year coach Rachel Phillips. Only a 3-2 home loss to Hillsborough, when the Raiders scored twice in the final three minutes, stands in the way of a five-game winning streak.

Vernon fell to 6-4 on the season.

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