The Phillipsburg field hockey team waited 364 days to get its revenge.

The Stateliners’ last game of the 2024 season was a 5-1 loss at Montclair in the NJSIAA North Group 4 final.

This year, one goal was enough for Phillipsburg to earn its first sectional title since 2021.

The top-seeded Stateliners defeated sixth-seeded Montclair 1-0 at Phillipsburg Wednesday afternoon.

“Especially after losing 5-1 last year, we knew we had to come back for revenge,” Phillipsburg senior goalie Jordan Nonnemacher said. “We definitely did.”

“From the second the game ended last year in the sectional final, we’ve been looking forward to this exact moment right now,” Phillipsburg coach Rachel Phillips said. “They really put in an immense amount of work starting all the way in July for this goal. We got th

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