Perhaps it was fortunate for parents that we didn’t get into Regionals - we were close, but instead of taking the usual 24 teams they took only 18 - because this was Parent’s Weekend! Parents of Carly, Rachel, Zanna, Julia and Abby and friends of many were there under sunny skies and 10+C/50+F temps. After enjoying our game two years ago, Middlebury today had enough players to have two simultaneous games and displayed improved quality after three years as a club/former JV team.
Advising to “do it for the seniors” - Carly Brown, Caroline Collins-Pisano, Sophia Greszczuk, Katie Reisman and Cate Rozelle - we looked as happy as ever to have a game today!
Lizzy got us started by earning and taking a corner kick and a free kick in the Middlebury third before her shot sailed over their cross-bar. Claire had her shot saved in the 7th minute before Julia’s went wide seven minutes later.
After Sara earned a free kick, Rachel’s shot went over. Kalyn earned a corner in the 17th minute, resulting in Lana’s three corner kicks and Kate’s sweetly struck shot that was saved.
Kalyn earned another corner taken by Lana. Kalā acrobatically got her foot on the ball and chipped it over their keeper, but the goal was disallowed because we had an extra player on the field.
Mudia had a shot go wide and then made a perfect cross to Eliza, whose attempt at a tap-in hit the upright. Ash had a shot go over before Lizzy had two shots saved and a third that hit the cross-bar.
Kalyn and Abby had shots saved in the last minutes of the half before Julia earned a corner taken by Lizzy. During the break, we discussed following up shots that bounce back into play and continuing our good field-switching and give-and-go passing.
Eliza had a shot saved right away before Mudia earned a free kick in the Middlebury third taken by Ash. Then Sophia’s shot went wide.
Zanna earned a corner taken by Lana, and Kalā had a shot blocked. Mudia earned a corner taken by Ash, and Eliza had a shot go wide. Zanna earned another corner taken by Lana in the 49th minute.
Abby had a shot go over the cross-bar before another player’s shot went wide. Lizzy had a shot saved and later took another corner kick. Julia had a shot saved and Lizzy took another corner. Mudia earned another corner that was taken by Ash in the 69th minute.
Ash set us up for great success with her shot saved in the 71st minute for three corners, resulting in Kalā’s goal on the third corner kick.
Middlebury had a free kick from their end-line before they got a shot on our goal that Caris saved in the 78th minute. Julia earned a corner taken by Nathalie before Kalyn and Abby had shots saved.
After Middlebury’s free kick from mid-field, Julia earned a free kick taken by Claire and Abby took a corner in the last minute.
With almost 30 shots to their one, we well deserved the win, but it was perhaps more impressive to see our stepping to the ball, getting the ball away from Middlebury players, connected passes, switching the ball to the opposite side of the field and the individual moves we made to keep the ball and open up space for passing options!
The glorious day was capped by a lovely ceremony honoring the seniors and memorable chances for parents to admire their talented children!
G: Caris White
CD: Kalā Harman+Molly Knox, Rachel Horne
OD: Ash Mitcham+Lana Kanno, Kate Clark+Sara Pickrell
CM: Sophia Greszczuk+Claire Meli+Lizzy Strapp, Krista Schemitsch+Abby Burgess
OM: Eliza Durbin+Zanna Stutz, Kalyn Dawes+Nathalie Maffei
F: Mudia Ikoba, Julia Gottschalk
Shots 27:1 Saves 1:14
4 Lizzy earned and took a corner kick
5 Lizzy earned a free kick in their third, her shot over
7 Claire shot saved
14 Julia shot wide
16 Sara earned a free kick, Rachel’s shot over
17 Kalyn earned a corner taken by Lana three times
Kate shot saved
19 Kalyn earned a corner taken by Lana
Kalā scored with her foot but disallowed due to 12 players fielded
25 Mudia shot wide
27 Mudia cross to Eliza whose shot hit the upright
Ash shot over
28 Lizzy two shots saved, a third hit the cross-bar
34 Kalyn shot saved
38 Abby shot saved
40 Julia earned a corner taken by Lizzy
42 Eliza shot saved
44 Mudia earned a free kick in their third, taken by Ash
Sophia shot wide
47 Zanna earned a corner taken by Lana
Kalā shot blocked
48 Mudia earned a corner taken by Ash
Eliza shot wide
49 Zanna earned a corner taken by Lana
52 Abby shot over, another player’s shot wide
54 Lizzy shot saved
59 Lizzy corner
61 Julia shot saved for a corner taken by Lizzy
69 Mudia earned taken by Ash
71 Ash shot saved for a corner taken by Ash three times
Kalā scored again! ->1:0
74 Middlebury free kick from their end line
78 Middlebury shot saved
Julia earned a corner taken by Nathalie
Kalyn shot saved
Abby shot saved
79 Middlebury free kick from the half
80 Julia earned a free kick taken by Claire from the half
Abby corner
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