The EGR Field Hockey started their official schedule on Tuesday v. Greenhills. Not having played Greenhills last year, the team did not know what to expect. What they got was a hard fought contest that ended with EGR on the unlucky side of the total. At times, the game had the feel of a mid-season contest, which bodes well for the rest of the season. Greenhills started the scoring with a penalty stroke half way through the 2nd quarter. Ellie Hilgendorf (Jr) made a valiant effort for the shot about hip high on her waffle board side. The shot just had enough steam to get by her and put Greenhills up 1-0. EGR came back in the 2nd half tallying their first goal of the season on a beautiful play by Addie Storrs (Jr) dispossessing the defender in her zone and capitalizing by sliding a sweet pass to Kellan Hudson (Sr), who slotted the ball past the Greenhills keeper to level the score at 1-1. The teams went back and forth putting pressure on each other. Ultimately, with about 10 minutes remaining in the contest, Greenhills broke through with another goal. With the score 2-1, EGR really poured it on, even at times with a 2-person disadvantage. Unfortunately, they could not get the tying goal, and the game ended with Greenhills walking off with a 2-1 victory. The improvement is noticeable and the season has a lot of promise as the team heads into a few weeks of heavy competition. It is going to be exciting, so come on out and support the EGR Field Hockey program as the girls ratchet up their intensity.