To say Crestwood is in familiar territory is an understatement.

The Comets live in the postseason. The pressure, the intensity, the late-game heroics are something just about every player on the squad can share a story or two about.

Crestwood makes its third straight appearance in the semifinals of the PIAA Class 2A Field Hockey Championships tonight at 7 p.m. at Emmaus H.S.

The Comets will take on Oley Valley the No. 2 seed from District 3. The winner advances to the state championship game and will face the winner of Villa Maria vs. Moravian for the title on Saturday at noon at Zephyr Sports Complex in Whitehall.

Unlike the Comets who rallied in the second half to fight off a tough Selinsgrove team for a 3-2 win, the Lynx (23-1-2) scored two goals in the first six minutes of their game and cruised to a 4-0 win over Forbes Road in the quarterfinals.

(They do) lots of good passing. Good recaptures and move the ball around well, Crestwood head coach Pat Moratori said. Theyre very much like a District 3 team, short, crisp passing. They move the ball laterally well.

This will be a rematch of last years semifinals game in which the Comets won 2-1 in double overtime. The Lynx are led by senior Carly Kauffman who is headed to Boston College next year. Shes scored 32 goals this season.

As a team, Oley Valley has scored 105 goals, including 17 shutouts.

After playing relatively close to home since the postseason began, the Comets will be making the hour-plus trek to Emmaus. Despite the distance, Crestwood knows the field. The team plays Emmaus at the start of each season. This year, it was the Comets turn to travel.

Its newer than ours, there are no football lines, thats a little different, Moratori aid. It doesnt bounce as much as ours. Its slower than ours, ours has been packed down.

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