Williams 4Oct2025

The last time we played Williams was 13Oct2013 in Williamstown, a scenic campus with beautiful foliage at that time. They had planned to play us again in the fall of 2023 but were unable to make it. This fall they joined our Region1 club soccer league, bringing the number of teams in our division to nine. Avery set the time for our game at 11am so as not to conflict with sorority rush bid day.

The weather was glorious with blue skies and 20+C/70+F. We were grateful that Steve Small, our officials coordinator, was able to find the required three officials for our game. We were delighted to see Colleen Cranna’s parents here from Virginia!

We spoke about making good, short passes rather than long passes that can easily be intercepted. Williams looked sprightly and put a great deal of pressure on us, but we prevailed in the 3rd minute when Neva made a perfect pass to Mia H, whose shot from the left side of the field made into the lower left corner of their net for our first goal.

Mia H had another shot saved and Williams got off a corner kick before Katelyn profited from Williams GK miscue for our second goal. Abby took a free kick from midfield before Genevieve smothered a Williams cross in the 19th minute. 

Neva and Katelyn had shots saved before Williams from what looked an offsides position sent a rocket shot into our net to put them on the scoreboard in the 28th minute. Kya had a shot go wide before Genevieve stopped another cross.

During the break we suggested that with Williams having scored they would come out wanting more - that they had some speedy players and were able to split our back line easily. Other suggestions were to watch our weak side, make short passes, keep stepping, look for passing opportunities. Our switching the side of play was good, and our crosses were effective.

Early in the second half, Pine free kick in their third and Colleen B had two shots blocked before Genevieve made two crucial saves. Neva earned a free kick in their third taken by Pine, whose shot went over, and Katelyn had a shot go over their crossbar before Neva earned and took a corner kick and Kat had a shot go wide.

Meg took a free kick in our third before Genevieve picked off another Williams cross.

Mia H earned and took a corner kick before Genevieve made another save.

Mia H scored in the 60th minute and then Mia J followed suit two minutes later to give us four goals. Pine had a shot saved and Emeline took a free kick in midfield before Genevieve made yet another save! Mia J earned a corner kick that was taken by Neva before Genevieve made another save.

After Williams sent a shot over our crossbar, we had a shot go wide. Mia J had a shot go wide just before Pine converted on her shot from the right side of the field into the lower left corner of the Williams goal in the 80th minute.

GK: Genevieve Schaefer

CD: Kelly Zreloff+Colleen Cranna, Meg Stanitski+Emeline Hobart

OD: Kat Bramante+Pine Harman, Molly Dorfman

CM: Abby Headstrom+Kya Bruckner+Colleen Bailey, Sage Stretch

OM: Mia Harlin+Neva Mermagen

F: Katelyn Sentnor, Mia Jacobson

Shots  16:5  Saves 3:5

3 Neva to Mia H from left side to lower left -> 1:0

6 Mia H shot saved

7 Williams corner

9 Katelyn profited from GK miscue ->2:0

11 Abby free kick from midfield 

19 Genevieve smothered a Williams cross

22 Neva shot saved

26 Katelyn shot saved

28 Williams rocket -> 2:1

29 Kya shot wide

31 Genevieve stopped another cross

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42 Pine free kick in their third

     Colleen B shot blocked

45 Colleen B shot blocked

46 Williams shot saved by Genevieve 

47 Williams shot saved by Genevieve

48 Neva earned a free kick in their third taken by Pine, shot over

50 Katelyn shot over

52 Neva earned and took a corner kick

     Kat shot wide

54 Meg free kick in our third 

55 Genevieve picked off another cross

57 Mia H earned and took a corner kick

59 Williams shot saved by Genevieve 

60 Mia H scored -> 3:1

62 Mia J scored -> 4:1

64 Pine shot saved

69 Emeline free kick midfield

70 Genevieve made another save

     Mia J earned a corner taken by Neva

74 Genevieve made another save

75 Williams snot over

78 Dartmouth shot wide

79 Mia J shot wide

80 Pine from the right side to lower left -> 5:1