We last played at WPI four years ago on their turf field above a parking garage - a large, fast surface. Today we had blue skies, no wind with 20C/70F temperatures for our game at 2pm.
We arrived strong and confident with 21 players including 7 or our 8 new amazing players and Colleen Cranna in support but not quite ready to play. Our goalkeeper, Addi Winship, is on the Geology Stretch trip this fall, so Genevieve, Chloe, Pine and Sage offered to play GK.
Somehow WPI earned a free kick in their third in the 6th minute before Nicole earned a corner kick a few minutes later minutes later. Mia H had her shot saved before a WPI corner kick and a other free kick in their third. We had a free kick in our third before Katelyn earned a free kick in their third taken by Nicole whose shot was blocked.
In the 16th minute WPI took a free kick in their third before Nicole had a shot saved. She followed that up by showing her immense speed and composure with a shot slotted into the lower left side of their net from the right side of the field for our first goal in the 2nd minute. She had another shot a minute later that went wide.
Chloe saved WPI shots that were wide in the 28th and 31st minutes; then WPI had a free kick in our third before Mia J showed her skill and composure to slot the ball into the lower left corner from the right side of the field in the 39th minute.
Then WPI took a free kick in our third that went wide but was saved by Chloe, and
Neva had a shot saved before she took a corner kick.
During the break we applauded our improved passing during the half and were happy that we became more calm with the ball.
We had a free kick from midfield just before Mia H sent her header wide. Pine saved a WPI shot soon after. A few minutes later, Avery earned a free kick in our third that was taken by Carly. In the 49th minute, Colleen B made a lovely cross for Avery to send the ball into the lower left side of their net for our third goal.
After WPI’s free kick in our third, Avery set up Katelyn’s goal in the 55th minute. Then Sage had a shot go wide before WPI took a free kick in their third. Mia H had a shot go over their crossbar before Neva earned and took a corner kick that led quickly to Mia J’s gorgeous volley in the 66th minute.
Near the end of the game, Genevieve and Molly had shots go wide. We were so proud of how both the returning and the new players gelled so quickly to show their skills!
GK: Genevieve Schaefer,
CD: Carly Fleming+Kelly Zreloff, Meg Stanitski, Emeline Hobart
OD: Chloe Gern+ Maddie Kim, Katherine Bramante+Pine Harman
CM: Kya Bruckner+Avery Jones+Colleen Bailey, Julia Åkerlind+Sage Stretch+Emeline Hobart
OM: Mia Harlin+Nicole Bogdanos, Neva Mermagen+Molly Dorfman
F: Katelyn Sentnor, Mia Jacobson, Genevieve Schaefer
Shots 15:4 Saves 4:4
6 WPI free kick in their third
8 Nicole earned a corner kick
9 Mia H shot saved
10 WPI corner
12 WPI free kick in their third
13 Dartmouth free kick in our third
14 Katelyn earned a free kick in their third taken by Nicole
whose shot was blocked
16 WPI free kick in their third
20 Nicole shot saved
22 Nicole shot from the right into the lower left corner -> 1:0
23 Nicole shot wide
28 WPI shot wide/saved by Chloe
31 WPI shot wide/saved by Chloe
33 WPI free kick in our third
39 Mia J shot from the right into the lower left corner -> 2:0
41 WPI free kick in our third wide but saved by Chloe
42 Neva shot saved
43 Dartmouth corner kick taken by Neva
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42 Dartmouth free kick midfield
43 Mia H header wide
45 WPI shot saved by Pine
48 Avery earned a free kick in our third taken by Carly
49 Colleen B crossed to Avery lower left -> 3:0
50 WPI free kick in our third
55 Avery set up Katelyn’s goal -> 4:0
56 Sage shot wide
57 WPI free kick in their third
63 Mia H shot over
66 Neva earned and took a corner kick
Mia J volley! -> 5:0
70 Genevieve shot wide
77 Molly shot wide
80 Mia J earned a free kick midfield
