WESTFIELD — Westfield/Brocton suffered its first defeat of the season the last time it matched up with Silver Creek/Forestville on Oct. 10 in Brocton.

On Friday afternoon, the third-seeded Wolverines found redemption in the postseason scoring a pair of goals in the first half to come away with a 2-0 victory over the sixth-seeded Black Knights in Section VI Class C quarterfinal action at the NorthLake Family Recreation Center in Westfield.

“There’s always motivation when you come into a game such as this,” Westfield/Brocton head coach Neil Huber said. “We were working hard toward that perfect season, but losing that gave us a little more motivation coming into these games. We expect to win.”

“We were just nervous that game. We didn’t play as one,” Westfield/Brocton goalkeeper Angel Busch said of the last matchup. “This game, coming back from two losses near the end of the season, it’s incredible, because this showed if we play as one, we’re at the top (of Class C).”

Westfield/Brocton rebounded from its late-season struggles in a big way Friday. The Wolverines played from behind for a large portion of the game the first time the two teams met in Brocton, then trailed again for most of their last game of the season, a 2-0 loss to Maple Grove.

On Friday, Westfield/Brocton changed that trend in a hurry. Brocton junior Juli Smith drilled a shot from the wing into the high right corner of the net less than five minutes into the game to put the Wolverines ahead 1-0.

“Juli’s got that rocket shot and she nailed it,” Huber said. “Any keeper — I don’t care who it is — would struggle to stop that. It was just a phenomenal shot. … That just gave us the confidence right away.”

Silver Creek/Forestville was unable to create the kind of opportunities Westfield/Brocton had.

“Their first touch was just enough better than ours, certainly in the first half,” Silver Creek/Forestville head coach Kevin Rice said. “I thought our energy level was good. We battled hard and created some opportunities. … Ultimately, it came down to touches.”

The Wolverines kept consistent pressure the rest of the first half. Silver Creek/Forestville survived a pair of opportunities by Westfield/Brocton, the first a free kick by Katie Bodenmiller that bounced around in the box and went off the foot of Haleigh Dellow and just missed the net; the second a shot from the top of the box through traffic by Bodenmiller that hit off the goal post. Finally, with less than a minute left in the first half, the Wolverines found the back of the net, as Sheala Barresi capitalized with a goal off an assist by Bodenmiller.

“We’d been pushing all half to put another one in. I knew getting a second one, even against a team as good as Silver Creek, that slows everything down,” Huber said. “My girls played great after that. It was very nice to see.”

After the goal, Westfield/Brocton carried a two-goal lead into the break, which made the entire mindset of the Black Knights change moving forward.

“That drastically changed things,” Rice said. “I told my girls before the game, if we’re up 1-0, we’re tied, or we’re down 1-0, I’m OK with any of those scenarios. … If I could have a minute and a half of my life back, that last minute and a half would be it. That was definitely a killer. … Against a lot of teams, we’re still OK, but not against Westfield.”

For the Wolverines, though Busch has been nearly flawless this season, the extra cushion after the second goal helped ease any nerves that might have arose the later the game went.

“The ideal situation for me is to have a shutout in a playoff game, but that’s really hard to do,” Busch said. “As soon as we got that second goal, all of that pressure was off.”

The rest of the way, the Westfield/Brocton defense kept Silver Creek/Forestville scoreless. Limiting opportunities for the opposition has been something the Wolverines have excelled at all season long.

“My defense has been stellar this year. Heather and Laura Johnston, Mary Conklin and Makartnee Mortimer, I can’t say enough about how well those girls are playing,” Huber said. “Angel steps up when she needs to. She makes the saves when she needs to.”

Westfield/Brocton now moves forward in the Class C bracket to the semifinals.

“I wish Westfield luck. Katie Bodenmiller is a class act. As an opposing coach, I like watching her. She plays the game the right way,” Rice said. “I wish her and the rest of her team luck moving forward.”

The Wolverines take on No. 2 Portville on Monday at 5 p.m. at Eden High School. Portville defeated No. 10 Randolph 2-1 on Friday.