Mustangs Advance to State Championship With Victory Over York Falcons

The Mustangs field hockey team bested the York Falcons in the state semifinals, extending their undefeated record to 21-0 and advancing to the VHSL State Championship. A back-and-forth bout between the two juggernauts saw the Mustangs emerging victorious by a score of 3-2. Meridian was able to snatch the early lead thanks to a goal by sophomore Lenea Paradiso, putting the Mustangs ahead 1-0 just four short minutes into the game. By the end of the first quarter, the Falcons had managed to tie the game 1-1. Early in the second quarter, the Mustangs took back the lead with an incredible goal by junior Zorah Randhawa, who knocked an airborne pass from sophomore Emery Pintauro into the Falcons’ goal. “The focus points of tonight were the team and having fun. I told the team that we needed to have fun and play as a team, and that’s exactly what they did,” head coach Anne Steenhoek said.

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