By Lisa Timpf

The Dalhousie women's field hockey team concluded their regular season with wins over St. Mary's, Moncton, and St. Francis Xavier to finish in top spot in the AUAA Eastern Division.

Dal's matchup with St. Mary's last Wednesday came down to strokes-one which Dal scored and one which St. Mary's missed.

Mary McGlone set the scene, coming in on the St. Mary's goaltender in an excellent individual effort. A penalty stroke was awarded to Dal as a result of a foul by the SMU goaltender on the play, and Sharon Andrews stepped to the line to take the stroke for Dal. Andrews put the ball in low on the right side to give Dal a slim 1-0 lead.

Awarded a penalty stroke with minutes left in the game, St. Mary's threatened to tie things up, but the ball stayed out of the net and Dal had earned a victory.

An earlier defensive play on a penalty corner may well have preserved the win for Dal, as Maureen Levy stopped the ball on the goal line and cleared it out.

On Friday, the Tigers played host to Universite de Moncton and emerged victorious, 3-0.

Sharon Andrews scored in the first half to give Dal a 1-0 lead, then added another on a penalty stroke, flicking the ball in at waist height on the right side.

Mary McGlone accounted for Dal's third goal, dribbling to her right at the top of the circle and firing the ball back into the left corner of the net.

On Saturday, Dal took their show on the road to travel to St. Francis Xavier. Once again, McGlone and Andrews led the scoring parade for the Tigers, netting two goals each in a 4-0 Dal victory.

Claudette levy was in net for the Dal shut-outs.

The Tigers' 10-2 record and consequent first place Eastern Division finish will result in a match with second - place Western Division finisher Moncton in the AUAA semifinals this weekend. St. Mary's will face UNB in the other semi-final.

The CIAU championships are slated for November 3-6 at UNB.

First published in the Dalhousie Gazette vol 116, iss 8 on October 27, 1983