Glen Ridge HS field hockey team falls in state tourney quarterfinals to end impressive season

Lily Turino, right, works the ball for Glen Ridge during the win at Columbia this season. Photo by Steve Ellmore.

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity field hockey team had a good run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament.

The seventh-seeded Ridgers defeated 10th-seeded Florence, 4-1, Oct. 25, at George Washington field. Gretchen Gilmore had two goals; Erin Chung and Elizabeth O’Connell each had a goal; and Caroline Keavey had two assists.

GRHS then fell at second-seeded Madison, 9-0, in the quarterfinals on Oct. 30.

Glen Ridge enjoyed an impressive season, finishing with a 9-5-4 record.