Third-seeded Ward Melville edged No. 2 Smithtown East, 4-3, in the Suffolk Class A field hockey semifinals.

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Smithtown East's Christina Fini chases after a loose ball in the first half of a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Smithtown East's Shannon Rooney hits downfield in the first half of a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Ward Melville's Deryn Blaney, left, and Smithtown East's Emily Marklin battle for a loose ball in the first half of a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Smithtown East's Christina Fini, left, gets pressured by Ward Melville's Kelsey Catalano in the first half of a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Ward Melville's Mary Brigid Coughlan, right, races downfield as Smithtown East's Victoria O'Brien gives chase in the second half of a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Ward Melville field hockey players react after their 4-3 double overtime win over host Smithtown East in a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Ward Melville's Mary Brigid Coughlan cuts across the field in the second half of a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Ward Melville's Vanessa Pryor passes downfield in the second half of a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Ward Melville players, from left, #6 Kim Geiger, #18 Mary Brigid Coughlan and #15 Emma Holland react to a goal scored by teammate #7 Vanessa Pryor to tie the score 3-3 with 12:34 remaining in the second half a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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Ward Melville's Liz Conley heads downfield in the second half of a Suffolk Class A semi-final playoff game. (Nov. 7, 2011)

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