PITTSFIELD – Maine Central Institute’s Kerri George can be pretty disruptive on a field hockey field.

She’s fast. She’s skilled. And she has a nose for the goal.

But according to the senior forward, her responsibilities are really quite simple.

“Pretty much my job is either to bring [the ball] down, or to get on the post for any loose balls,” George said Wednesday, after she’d done plenty of both.

George scored twice (while lurking near the post), assisted on another MCI goal, and helped the fourth-seeded Huskies to a 4-0 win over No. 5 Hampden Academy at Manson Park.

The game was a Class B Northeastern Division quarterfinal.

The Huskies dominated from the outset while improving to 9-6. They outshot Hampden 23-6, scored the only goal they’d need just 3:55 into the contest, and rolled to the win. The Broncos finish up 9-6.

“If we can use our speed to our advantage, I think we’re tough to beat,” MCI coach Julie Treadwell said. “We used our speed, played together and supported well.”

Forwards George and Heidi Andrews proved tough to stop in the open field, and Ali Ross helped control the midfield in the win.

The Huskies broke on top off a penalty corner early in the first half, as George pounced on the rebound of a Ross shot and knocked it past HA goalie Jen Hessert (12 saves).

Ross, a senior midfielder, set up the next two MCI scores.

First, she fired a free hit from just outside the circle that Andrews redirected to make it 2-0 with 15:29 to go in the first.

Then, early in the second half, Ross again smacked a free hit from just outside the circle that George poked home. That made it 3-0 with 26:05 to go in the game.

Hampden Academy coach Deanna Hessert said her team never seemed to find its stride during the game.

“We came out a bit flat in the first half. We really did,” Hessert said. “We picked it up a little bit in the second part of the first half, but we played more flat than usual.”

Freshman Mackie Sullivan tallied the fourth goal with 8:38 to play when she slapped a George cross past a diving Jen Hessert from two yards out.

MCI goalie Amanda Quint not only made three saves on six stops, but also sang a stirring rendition of the national anthem before the game.

HA’s Sarah Peters came closest to breaking up the shutout, as she made three breakaway runs that came up empty. She shot wide once and was foiled by Quint twice.

Treadwell said the Huskies’ teamwork paid dividends.

“I think the biggest key for us was we played very well together,” Treadwell said. “We were aggressive, which was obviously another key, but we played and used each others’ strengths.”