TOP FOUR ADVANCE IN "C" FIELD HOCKEY

The top four seeds all advanced in the IAAM C-Conference field hockey quarter-finals on Tuesday. Institute of Notre Dame and Baltimore  Lutheran both breezed through with 6-0 wins, while Mercy and Annapolis Area Christian both posted one-goal wins.

The semi-finals are now set, for Thursday, with  Mercy visiting IND at Herring Run, and AACS on the road  in Towson at Lutheran.

Here is a look at Tuesday's quarter-finals.

#1 Institute of Notre Dame 6, #8 Catholic 0
Alyssa Dondero scored two goals and added one assist, and Jennifer Sykes chipped in with two assists, as the Indians raced out to a 4-0 lead at the half and cruised from there.

#4 Mercy 2, #5 St. Timothy's 1
The host Magic trailed 1-0 at the half, but rallied for a pair of second-half goals by Jenna Parr and Sasha Slacum for the one-goal win. Rebecca Tracey notched seven saves for Mercy, while Sam Jackson had eight for STS. Allison Madera scored the St. Tim's goal.

#3 Annapolis Area Christian 1, #6 Oldfields 0
The Eagles edged Oldfields in another one-goal contest.

#2 Baltimore Lutheran 6, #7 Key 0
Alora Gullivan poured in four goals, and Sara Gast had one goal and two assists as the Saints breezed with a pair of 3-0 halves. Afriya Quashnie had 14 saves for Key.

SEMI-FINALS

#4 Mercy @ #1 Institute of Notre Dame
The Indians handled the Magic twice in-season by scores of 5-2 and 4-0.

#3 Annapolis Area Christian @ #2 Baltimore Lutheran
The Saints also potsed a pair if regular season wins over the Eagles, 3-0 and 3-1.

--Mike Buchanan