We had originally hoped to play Middlebury during the week early in October, as we had for many years, but when they were discontinued as a JV team (as we were in 2006), we encouraged them to come on their own. We planned today as a backup in case we didn't go to Regionals (we had 13 players ready to go but felt that we would need at least one more than that to go, and staying home allowed us to have almost everyone at our game).
Katie Bernardez's dad and TDX fraternity brothers were here (he said they were celebrating TDX's 150th year!) and Katie Fearon's mother and high-school sophomore sister, and many other fans to help celebrate the seniors (with a wonderful ceremony before the game) for whom this is their last fall game under partly sunny skies around 10C/50F.
After Middlebury's free kick from half-field, Meredith had a shot from the left side of the field go barely wide. Caris came out boldly to grab the ball off the foot of a Middlebury attacker in the 16th minute (she drove all the way from New Haven where she was visiting family just for our game!!).
Katie F took a look before passing the ball to Zanna, who put the ball into the lower-left side of Middlebury's net in the 19th minute. Then Dani, Sophia and Namya had shots over or wide.
After Aislinn's corner kick, Middlebury had one, too, and then a shot go wide of our net. Then Namya and Jenna had shots saved, and Middlebury had another free kick from half-field. Just before the end of the half, Namya earned corner kicks taken by Sarah twice before Katie F's shot was saved and Jenna's shot went wide.
During the break we spoke about not playing down to Middlebury's level (even though they played much better than the last couple of years), continuing to use give-and-go passes and making shorter passes in order to maintain possession.
Caris made a huge save by saving Middlebury's powerful shot in the 43rd minute. Then Lana's shot was saved before Katie F's saved shot rebounded to Zanna, who got us our 2nd goal in the 45th minute.
Sarah got two more corner kicks and a shot go over their crossbar after Middlebury had a shot go wide. In the 55th minute, Middlebury's corner kick found the head of one of their players for a solid placement into the left side of our net.
Only a minute later, Sarah found the lower-left near-post side of their net. Then after Zanna's shot went wide, Katie F made a cross from the left side that Ella almost was able to slide into their net from the right side, but it went just wide into the side netting.
Aislinn and Sarah had shots go wide before Sarah's free kick from 30 yd. Katie F and Namya had shots saved, and Sarah had one go over their crossbar in the last few minutes.
We were lucky Middlebury were able to come!
G: Kelly Rutherford, Caris White
CD: Katie Bernardez+Molly Knox, Kalā Harman
OD: Aislin Mitcham+Katie Reisman, Kelly Rutherford
CM: Sophia Greszczuk+Claire Meli, Ella Steinhilber+Lana Kanno
OM: Jenna Salvay+Meredith Srour, Aislinn Mitcham
F: Namya Malik+Sarah Abramowitz, Dani Black+Zanna Stutz
Shots 21:5 Saves 3:7
2 Middlebury free kick from half field
15 Meredith's shot just wide
16 Caris came out to grab the ball off a Middlebury attacker
19 Katie F's cross found Zanna, goal lower left 1:0
21 Dani's shot over the crossbar
22 Sophia's shot wide
25 Namya's shot wide
27 Aislinn's corner kick
29 Middlebury corner kick
29 Middlebury shot wide
30 Namya's and Jenna's shots saved
31 Middlebury free kick from half field saved
34 Namya earned a corner kick taken by Sarah (2x)
35 Katie F's shot saved
35 Jenna's shot wide
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43 Caris saved a Middlebury power shot for a corner
44 Lana's shot saved
45 Katie F's shot saved, Zanna got the rebound 2:0
47 Middlebury shot wide
50 Sarah corner kick
51 Sarah corner kick
52 Sarah's shot over
55 Middlebury corner, header from right to left side 2:1
56 Sarah's shot to lower left near post 3:1
59 Zanna's shot wide
60 Katie F's cross to Ella - shot wide
61 Aislinn's shot wide
64 Sarah's shot wide
64 Sarah's free kick from 30 yd
66 Katie F's shot saved
67 Zanna's shot over
70 Namya's shot saved
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