It's pretty common for a high school sports team to print out a list of seniors during their designated night of celebration at a home game.

On the Battlefield varsity field hockey team, it took an entire program to get down all the names.

The Class of 2012 Bobcats includes 11 players and a handful of off-the-field managers, all of whom were rewarded big time Monday night in Haymarket with a 5-0 win over Liberty.

One top accomplishment from the victory came in that Battlefield bumped its record back up to .500 on the season at 5-5.

"I think it's a morale booster," said senior defensive captain Hailey Boone.

She explained that the current crop of Bobcats, many of whom have been together on the same team since 2008, are "acting as a family" at this point in the season.

"We all love the game," added Gabby Cirigliano, the team's leading scorer on the night with three goals. "I think it's the best part of everyone's day. I know it is mine."

Cirigliano's goals all came in the second half. Battlefield had already established a 2-0 lead by halftime as senior Danya Galdamez assisted both Laura Szczybra and Anna Savoia on goals near the bookends of the first half.

Less than a minute apart, Cirigliano and Somina deposited two successful shots at the 22:20 and 21:36 marks of the second half, with Savoia and senior offensive captain Ashley Bishop earning credit for the assists.

Afterward, Liberty managed to challenge Battlefield's defense with drives deep in Bobcat territory twice.

Goalkeeper Dakota Garcia kicked away one potential threat and Szczyrba swatted away the ball on a missed swing the other try.

For almost exactly 20 minutes, the two teams played to a standstill with ball control mostly favoring Battlefield on Liberty's side of the field.

On a rebound, Cirigliano finally poked in her final shot of the game with 1:37 remaining in regulation for the fifth and final goal of the game, charging at the net from the Liberty goal keeper's left side.

The familiar sound of "thud" echoed through the baseball field (BHS home games are played in the outfield) as Cirigliano smacked the ball into the wooden backstop for the game clincher.

Battlefield head coach Margaret Power said afterward that the team has worked on give-and-go passing throughout the year, emphasizing receiving and controlling passes with purpose.

"(We're) taking our time to look up and see if we're passing to a person or pass to a field space," she said. "It has evolved. There's still some times when the ball comes when we hit and hope, but I don't recall a time in this game where that happened."

Power emphasized the team's collective intelligence as both a strong suit and potential weak spot. She explained how her players are "very smart" with a tendency to over-analyze what should be a fast-paced situation like on touches in front of the net after a shot on goal.

Where that level of field awareness comes in handy though is reading the body language of opponents.

According to Boone, Battlefield could target Liberty's offense by watching how players angled themselves on pass attempts.

That allowed them to anticipate where the ball would travel and give them better chances at causing turnovers.

"We were using our flats and throughs, especially (when it) came toward us," added Cirigliano.

Having lost three recent games by one goal each, including two in the district, Battlefield entered the final week of the regular season this week with three district games to go before playoffs start.

That means Battlefield still has the chance to earn a better spot in the post-season district bracket but need more games like Monday night and fewer games like the overtime losses to Stonewall Jackson and Osbourn Park.

"We are definitely competitive within our region," said Power. "It's nice that we had this game to boost our scoring confidence."