Valley Sports ReportTIOGA CENTER — Aubrey Bennett scored the eventual game-winner early in the fourth quarter to cap Tioga's 3-2 come-from-behind win over Moravia here Wednesday afternoon in Section IV field hockey action at Haggerty Field.
With the win, Tioga improves to 3-7 on the season, and surpasses its win total from 2025.
"We started the game ready to go with the attitude that we were going to win," said Tioga coach Aubrey Worthing.
"We had some great connections and passing, and our teamwork really stood out to me tonight," she noted.
"There was hustle from the whole team tonight. We beat them to many balls and used our speed to make progress toward the goal.
"It was a big win for the team and they should be very proud of the way they played," Worthing added.
Moravia took a 2-0 with 2:21 remaining in the first quarter, but Adelia Davis, off an assist from Taylor Sindoni scored with 1:01 left in the opening stanza to close the gap to 2-1.
With 1:50 remaining in the first half, Davis returned the favor, assisting on a goal by Sindoni to tie the game at 2-2.
After a scoreless third quarter, Bennett scored in the opening minute of the fourth quarter off an assist from Ayla Gage.
The Tioga defense kept Moravia from a shot-on-goal in the fourth quarter to preserve the win.
"Payton Ross stepped up tonight as captain and got everyone hyped up," said Worthing.
Tioga had a 13-6 advantage in shots-on-goal, while Moravia had a 9-5 edge in penalty corners.
Paige Fenton recorded four saves in the cage for the Tigers, and Vangie Decker added one save.
Tioga returns to action Friday afternoon when it hosts Owego at Haggerty Field.
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IN PHOTO 1: Tioga's Taylor Sindoni. IN TOP PHOTO: Tioga's Kaylene Sindoni. ... PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BELLIS.
